This time of year, your schedule gets busy. That whole end-of-school-year schedule sets in, with graduations, music and dance recitals, baseball games, awards days, school programs, exams, half-days… with so much vying for your attention, make mealtime stress-free with these convenient and tasty take-out ideas from local restaurants in the Jackson metro area. The seven ideas [...]
The second annual Stray at Home Art + Music Festival is in downtown Jackson THIS Saturday! The Stray at Home event raises awareness for JIG (Jackson Inner-city Gardeners). There is a heavy emphasis on local, and especially as an event for JIG, an emphasis on fresh foods! That’s right: not only is this event extremely exciting [...]
Cock of the Walk in Ridgeland, right on the Reservoir, is like no restaurant I’ve ever been to before. It is charming, old fashioned, without all the modern glamour. As we sat down to order, I stared blankly at the menu until it registered with me that there are only two options: Catfish or Chicken. [...]
I don’t even have to explain this clever little word play to the true nerds among us, but for the rest of you: “May the Force be with you” is the iconic Jedi blessing, and one of the most recognizable lines from Star Wars. That’s why, on May 4th, Sneaky Beans in Fondren will be [...]
THIS JUST IN: Sal & Mookie’s was taken over by King Kong! Okay, not really. Sal & Mookie’s was not taken over by King Kong (no matter what the event poster indicates). But they WERE taken over by Chef Jesse Houston, who orchestrated last night’s The Empire State Strikes Back: Pop-Up Pizza, another amazing event at [...]
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mitchell Moore, the owner of Campbell’s Bakery in Fondren, to have a conversation about one of my favorite things. I’m talking, of course, about cake. Moore, who took over Campbell’s in 2011, had plenty to say about cake, and rightly so: his team decorates about 30 cakes [...]
No doubt about it: Brent’s Drugs is a longstanding favorite of Jacksonians. In 1946, pharmacist Alvin Brent opened the Fondren area pharmacy and soda fountain, and history was made. Brent’s Drugs quickly made its mark on Jackson as the neighborhood gathering area. Ownership has since changed hands, but friends and neighbors still gather at Brent’s, [...]
Easter weekend is upon us, and it’s also highly anticipated by many here in the Deep South as a celebration of spring food and warmer weather. For some, too, it’s a day to indulge for the first time since Fat Tuesday! Lucky for Jackson, lots of local establishments have special menus for Easter brunch and [...]
Nothing says Southern quite like the experience of going out to lunch with the “church crowd” on a Sunday afternoon. Everyone is dressed in their best and still on good behavior – at least for a little while. Families come together to share a meal, and friends wave and shake hands from across a crowded [...]
Thinking about takeout? Think about trying the Swamp Burger Signa’s Grille. It was a perfect afternoon, the kind of afternoon you want to spend on your porch eating dinner and enjoying the newly gained extra hour of daylight… time you don’t want to spend in the kitchen cooking. I’d heard of this amazing burger at [...]
Looking for an authentic Mexican breakfast? Look no further than King Tortas on County Line Road in Ridgeland. King Tortas is one of the metro-area’s best-kept secrets, but luckily, Eat Jackson is here to spill the (refried) beans. There are a few reasons you may not have tried King Tortas yet. For one thing, it [...]
Remember that old joke: “Yeah, I’m on a seafood diet… I SEE FOOD, and I eat it!” Well, turns out incorporating some actual seafood (you know – the kind that comes from the sea) can, in fact, be a great way to improve the heart-healthiness of your diet. As part of our ongoing February American [...]
The Chinese New Year began February 10-11, but don’t worry, there’s still time to celebrate: Chinese New Year festivities last for fifteen days! 2013 is a Year of the Snake, associated with wealth and prosperity. And of course, as with all Chinese New Years and all of our favorite holidays, it’s best celebrated with food. [...]
