I’m a Southern boy, born and raised. A lifetime spent in Louisiana and Mississippi means I like my tea sweet, my po-boys pressed, and I can decimate three pounds of crawfish without wasting a single tail. But I have a confession to make: I have never liked pecans. Can’t stand them, in fact. Which means [...]
At Cotton Kitchen in Ridgeland, the catfish is just as Southern as the restaurant’s name, and full of Mississippi goodness. From cotton boll décor to a down home menu, you’ll feel right at home at The Cotton Kitchen. And when you get a plate of Cotton Kitchen catfish, you can rest assured that the fish there [...]
When the mood for Italian struck me recently, I decided to try an awesome place I’ve been hearing a lot about: Rossini Cucina Italiana in Ridgeland. Rossini is a cute little Italian bistro on Jackson Street in the heart of Olde Towne Ridgeland. Walking in, my first thought was that this would be the best [...]
I’ve never been a person who likes a big meal first thing in the morning. Don’t get me wrong – I love breakfast food. I just don’t want to eat it early in the morning. It was always a special treat at our house, growing up, to have “Breakfast for Supper.” One of my mother’s [...]
Ready for another staycation suggestion? Our second installment of Eat Jackson’s Passport to Summer will take you a little East on I-20 to downtown Brandon, for a day of food followed by fun times splashing away the summer heat. Your first stop in Brandon is for food at Friends & Co. Cafe, a local favorite and [...]
There are some people in the world who refer to bacon as “meat candy.” I never really used this phrase myself. Delicious as it is, I’d never order it for dessert, or expect receive it while trick-or-treating. Though I should mention that if I found myself faced with either of these scenarios, I wouldn’t be [...]
First and foremost, congratulations, Eat Jackson readers! You made it to Friday! As if Fridays aren’t awesome enough on their own, they just got better here in Jackson. You can thank Walker’s Drive-In for this, because they now have a Friday fish special, featuring fried catfish from Yazoo’s own Simmons Catfish. It. Is. Awesome. As a [...]
Still feeling full from the smorgasbord of meat, chips, dips, and desserts consumed this Memorial Day weekend? I am right there with you. Which is why when it came time for lunch on Tuesday, I headed straight to downtown Jackson and Bruno’s Adobo for a fresh, flavorful salad. I am no stranger to Adobo, but I [...]
Let me start by admitting that I wasn’t always a red wine drinker. It wasn’t that I disliked red wine; far from it. It all came down to one simple factor: when I drank a glass of red wine, I got a headache. When I drank a glass of white wine, I didn’t. So when [...]
Like any good Mexican restaurant worth its Margarita salt, Sombra Mexican Kitchen has some truly awesome side dishes. Located at The Township in Ridgeland, this bustling lunch favorite always has a wide array of dishes that may distract you from their sidelined companions. But, as this series will remind you over and over again: don’t [...]
Memorial Day means the official start of summer grilling and chilling season. Eat Jackson’s official BBQ correspondents have been making their plans and gearing up for what’s sure to be an exceptional BBQ and Beer season in the Metro area. To kick off the the season, here are a few of our recommended stops as [...]
Monday is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a national holiday here in the United States celebrated every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day’s purpose is to give our nation a day to remember the men and women who died to protect our nation’s freedoms while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [...]
The Eat Jackson team is always ready to rave about our love for the pop-up restaurant scene here in Jackson. Later this week, we’ll see a new spin on pop-up dining: a pop-up restaurant on wheels! Lurny D’s Grille and Chef Jesse Houston are combining their powers to bring forth Asian Street Food, a one-day-only [...]
