May is National Strawberry Month. It’s been said that strawberries are nature’s candy, and we’d have to agree! They’re such an inspiring fruit, in fact, that The Beatles even wrote a song about fields of ‘em. (Actually, that song probably had nothing to do with real strawberries, but we digress…) We consider strawberries to be [...]
By Eat Jackson’s Restaurant Insider on “The Other Side of the Table.” My friend Cody Lynn Woodward once said at a blues show, “This is a living piece of art, and we are part of it.” That’s the thought that crosses my mind every night as I wait tables. The band is playing…
Be in the Know About Jackson Events May is Spring Parties Month at Eat Jackson! Be sure to check out our stories on Kentucky Derby parties (and start planning ahead for next year) and Graduation parties of all kinds, and keep an eye out for an upcoming story on…
Editor’s Note: Hickory Pit is the third local BBQ joint on the Eat Jackson BBQ Trail. May is National Barbecue Month, and we’re celebrating in falling off the bone goodness. In case you missed the first two stops at Pig Shak BBQ and Chimneyville Smokehouse…
Cerami’s Italian Restaurant in Brandon (Well, Flowood if you want to get technical) has a pretty interesting history. In a nutshell, the original Cerami’s Italian Restaurant was opened in Jackson in 1977 by Fred Cerami, the menu revolving around his Sicilian family’s recipes. Fred chose to close the…
Mint the Restaurant in Ridgeland never seems to disappoint when it comes to lunch. Yep, I know we’ve been there before, but it seemed like a good idea at the time, and frankly a good idea again right now. However, this lunch was destined to be better than average since I…
Join us today on Chef Chat on Eat Jackson Radio as we visit with Chef Alex Eaton from Table 100 in Flowood, MS. Chef Eaton shares his stories from culinary school and working in New Orleans restaurants including a tale…
Coffee shops are filled with them. Apartment complexes will soon miss them. Many, many books will be bought/sold/traded because of them. Congratulations Class of 2012! A couple of weeks ago, we shared a couple of our favorite graduation party ideas.
Flowood restaurant Table 100 hosted national television film crews this past Saturday. Today in America with Terry Bradshaw film crews came through town on May 12, 2012 gathering footage for the five-minute segment about the City of Flowood. Since local restaurants are so much a part of the makeup of any regional area…
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. If there’s one thing most mothers do a lot of during their lifetimes, it’s cook for their families! Back when running a bustling commercial kitchen was still a glimmer in a little chef’s eye, his or her mother was more than likely the one…
There are so many reasons why I love my mother. Not only is she a great role model in a million-and-one different ways who always loves me no matter what, but she is also one heck of a cook! My mother got her cooking…
Be in the Know About Jackson Events May is Spring Parties Month at Eat Jackson! Be sure to check out our stories on Kentucky Derby parties (and start planning ahead for next year) and Graduation parties of all kinds! We’re also in the throws of National BBQ Month, so…
We often get the question “Who has the best gyro in town?” We know everyone has their own opinions on this subject, but we decided to do our own Eat Jackson study to determine Eat Jackson’s favorite gyro. We chose four of the more popular Greek joints in and around…
