by Ted Carter Published: May 3,2013
Tags: Dining, Hal & Mals, Hal White, JACKSON
A lost lease has created an uncertain future for Jackson entertainment institution Hal & Mal’s, a gathering place for Jacksonians for more than three decades. Owner Malcolm White said he wants the business to “stay and continue to be the cultural center of the redevelopment of downtown” but insisted: “We want our lease back.” White, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 28,2012
Tags: chef, cooking, culinary, Dining, fine dining, food, hospitality, opening, restaurants
RIDGELAND — French native and longtime Jacksonian Anne Amelot-Holmes and David Conn, owner of Amerigo, Char and Sombra, are opening Anjou Restaurant, coming to The Township at Colony Park. Anjou will offer a casual yet classic bistro dining experience featuring foods of France. “I’ve been in the restaurant business since I was born,” Amelot-Holmes said. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 10,2012
Tags: alderman, aldermen, community development, Dining, economic development, food, jobs, municipal government, retail, trannsient vendors, vendors
STARKVILLE — The city of Starkville will allow transient vendors to set up temporary facilities and sell goods on public property. The board of aldermen voted to amend a local ordinance governing the vendors. The change will gives vendors the ability to set up a stand in a public parking space and sell goods such [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: alcohol, bill, Dining, hotels, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, legislators, liquor, restaurants, state government, state law, tourism, tourists, visitors
JACKSON — The Mississippi House has passed a bill to let mid-sized municipalities in dry counties decide if they wish to allow sales of liquor by the glass at restaurants and hotels. Voters in municipalities with at least 5,000 people would be allowed petition for a vote on the issue. At least 20 percent of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2012
Tags: acting, actor, attorney, Dining, entertainment, fine dining, hospitality, law, lawyer, Politics, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
CLARKSDALE — Actor Morgan Freeman and business partner-lawyer Bill Luckett have ended their 10-year run as owners of Clarksdale’s Madidi Restaurant, an upscale establishment in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. In a statement on his Facebook page, Luckett, who also owns a blues club with Freeman, says: “Madidi Restaurant 2001-2012. Madidi was one of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 29,2012
Tags: courts, Dining, employees, employers, food, food service, hospitality, illegal workers, illiegal workers, immigrants, immigration, jobs, judges, judicial, judiciary, restuarants
PEARL RIVER COUNTY — A criminal complaint unsealed in federal court alleges the owner and managers of three Mexican restaurants in Pearl River County conspired to hire illegal immigrant workers and harbor them to avoid detection. The Sun Herald reports the complaint and the investigating agency have identified them as owner Jose Gutierrez and employees [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 1,2012
Tags: agriculture, Dining, eating and dining, farmers, farms, food, Healthy food, hospitaslity, initiative, produce, ranchers, ranches, restaurants
JACKSON — The Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association has unveiled a statewide initiative called “Eat Healthy Mississippi” that aims in helping Mississippi remove its status as the “fattest state in the nation.” “Eat Healthy Mississippi” is designed to promote locally grown produce in the preparation of dietitian-approved, Healthy Dining menu options at restaurants throughout Mississippi. [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: June 19,2011
Tags: casinos, Dining, entertainment, hospitality, hotels, resort, tourism
You don’t have to be a gambler to visit Mississippi casinos. With the state’s increasing emphasis on the tourism and hospitality industry, Mississippi’s gaming properties want non-gamblers and families to know they’re welcome to visit. Since the state’s legal gambling halls began opening in the early 1990s, the casinos have proclaimed they have something for [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: September 5,2010
Tags: Andrew Robertson, beer, Dining, Jeff Good, Sal and Mookie's
Dinners pairing beer with food are a growing trend in Jackson and the rest of the country Move over wine snobs; beer drinkers are going upscale with a burgeoning number of craft breweries offering more variety. Dinners pairing beer with food dishes are showcasing the versatility and compatibility of beer. In Jackson, these dinners began [...] [...]
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