We’ve all done it. Usually it’s at a buffet. You find yourself faced with so many amazing food opportunities, and suddenly your standard-size dinner plate seems so inadequate. You try so desperately to only take one small scoop of all of the things you want to try, but somehow you’ve already got food stacked three [...]
For my third and final (for now) “Lost in the Belhaven Triangle” piece, it’s only proper to end this series by going back to the beginning of it all for me – Fenian’s Pub. Fenian’s Pub sits on the corner of Fortification and Jefferson, right on the line between Belhaven and Belhaven Heights. We have [...]
Confession: I love side dishes. A good side dish is at least as thrilling to me as an excellent entrée. Luckily, the rest of the Eat Jackson team understands this love, so we’re doing a series on some of the best side dishes local Jackson restaurants have to offer. (Yes, I am super excited to [...]
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 [...]
Editor’s Note: Beginning this week Eat Jackson is amping up our Monday Jolt series with an extra shot of espresso going forward. Each week we’ll catch up with a local restaurant owner, chef or local personality to get the inside dish. Each week, you can comment below and suggest additional questions or folks to interview. [...]
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. [...]
The last time Guest Chef Keith Kornfeld graced the Pan-Asia kitchen, we were wowed, to say the least. Actually, we called our meal that night “Three Courses that Changed My Life.” So that should give you some idea of how we really feel. It’s also why we’re really excited that Chef Keith Kornfeld is returning [...]
If you’ve eaten at Mint the Restaurant at the Renaissance in Ridgeland, then you know you can’t go wrong. Their menu is chock full of deliciousness. Recently, I decided to step outside of my favorite standing order, Lobster Mac and Cheese (I’ll save that for another day), and go for the Mint Julep Chicken and Waffle. [...]
Back again with another installment of Lost in the Belhaven Triangle. This time, we venture in to Belhaven’s Mexican restaurant, La Cazuela Mexican Grill. Ah, La Cazuela… you’ll have to forgive my ignorance, dear reader, but I do not know a great deal about the history or backstory of La Cazuela, AKA “La Caz.” All [...]
In a world where there seems to be a lot of craziness, occasionally, Providence wins. Take today, for instance. This morning, while taking our son to day care (via the same route we have been taking for nearly 2 years), we passed the gas station sign we’ve been passing for awhile: “Suck the Shuck Tamales, [...]
Why did Chris Jacobs, owner of Islander Seafood & Oyster House, change the former Sportsman’s Lodge venue to a seafood and oyster restaurant? His answer is simple: “I love the ocean, and I can’t always be there.” So he brought the ocean here to Jackson. The restaurant, now entering its eighth month, has been transformed [...]
Foodies in Jackson and Gulfport will have the opportunity next week to experience the re-creation of an exclusive dining experience that received rave reviews in its debut in New York City in March of this year. In March, acclaimed Mississippi chefs, Derek Emerson, from Walker’s Drive-In and Local 463 urban kitchen in the Jackson metro [...]
The Best Burger in Jackson Nominations were made. A bracket was set. And head to head time and time and time and time again, Babalu’s Baba Burger pulled through the match-ups. Sometimes narrowly. Sometimes by a healthy margin. And when it came time for the buzzer on the final round, they beat out their sister [...]
