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Chef’s Profile: Gary Hawkins at Sophia’s Restaurant

Have you ever wondered what chefs do on their days off? Or what got them interested in cooking in the first place? We were wondering the answers to those questions, plus a few others, so we decided to ask them! In Eat Jackson’s first ever “Chef’s Profile,” we caught up with Chef Gary Hawkins at [...]

The Most Heavenly Biscuits

Everyone knows you can’t have a good ol’ genu-ine Southern, rib-stickin meal without a proper side of bread. Acceptable forms of “side of bread” are many: cornbread, buttered toast, rolls… Those all work. Those are all well and good. But if you want what we think should be the definition of the perfect Southern “side [...]

The Sweetest of the Valentine's Day Treats

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! One of the most classic ways to impress your valentine is to shower him or her with food and sweets. A good meal, some cupcakes, some candy, some chocolate… We’re pretty sure it’s human nature to enjoy sweets-eating, and what better day to indulge in all things sweet than on [...]

Restaurants with ACTUAL Vegetarian Fare?

Editor’s Note: We love hearing from you guys! You give us ideas of where to eat, what to order, and what you think about places we recommend. When you have questions for us, we do our best to answer them. So send them to us as often as you think of them! We were recently [...]

Jackson Welcomes Its First Food Truck

That’s right, Fred’s Franks opened this week as Jackson, Mississippi’s first mobile food stand, aka “food truck.” We caught up with Fred, owner and operator at Fred’s Franks, the first mobile food stand downtown Jackson has seen since the food truck ordinance passed last July. This hotdog stand has been up and running (and selling [...]

How to Celebrate National Pizza Pie Day

February 9th is National Pizza Pie Day. Lucky for you, today happens to be February 9th! We’ve known for a few weeks now that this day was near, so we celebrated early in order to give you some ideas of how you yourself could celebrate. We think the best way to celebrate National Pizza Pie [...]

Rabbit for Lunch, Anyone?

I love eating lunch downtown. I’m always reminded of how far downtown has come lately, and how much potential growth still lurks around every corner. Just like Jackson has been, I am revitalized each time I spend time walking its streets. Recently a friend and I decided that we needed to lunch at Parlor Market. His [...]

What's the Best at Miller's Grill?

If you’ve never been to Miller’s Grill, located in downtown Jackson on Capitol Street, just a block west of the Governor’s Mansion, then may I recommend you go…immediately? Is the Experience the Best Part? The experience alone is worth the trip. I’ve been twice in the past several months, once before the lunch crowd got [...]

What's the Secret to Making it Grandma's Way?

There are few things in life better than Grandma’s cookin’. Even if Junior doesn’t like spinach, you know he’ll eat (and like) the Spinach Casserole his grandmother makes. Grandmas everywhere are as talented in the kitchen as seasoned lawyers are in the courtroom, and nothing warms a grandmother’s heart more than to see her grandkids [...]

The Making of a Cocktail: Babalu’s Baba-rita

The Babalu experience is like none other in the Jackson area. The stylish Fondren setting, the comfortable, casual décor, the “I Love Lucy” episodes projected on a wall in the main dining area, their beautiful patio perfect for outdoor dining on a pretty day or star-filled night, and their killer tapas menu are all reasons why [...]