The view from my desk is inspirational. I’ve been in the same office for 27 years. There are no windows, but I have surrounded myself with thi…
According to some of the infinite number of dietary and health gurus on social media, in order for men of my age, weight and general dispositi…
Adam Armour
News Editor
TUPELO – A familiar face has returned to lead the kitchen at Park Heights restaurant.
Dennis Seid
Reporter
Tacos al pastor is a dish from Mexico with Levantine roots stemming from the 19th century when Lebanese immigrants arrived, bringing their tra…
Tagliata, a sliced steak dish that gets its name from the Italian word tagliare, meaning "to cut," is the inspiration for this steak salad in …
This month kicked off my 44th year in the restaurant business. The first seven years were spent working for other people, mostly as a server w…
If I haven’t mentioned it before, I’m currently undertaking the fool’s errand that is trying to lose a bit of weight.
Adam Armour
News Editor
TUPELO – Fairpark Grill will begin a renovation inside and out starting June 24, lasting about three weeks.
Dennis Seid
Reporter
For reasons I’m certain she can’t even articulate, Mandy has been binge-watching — or maybe “gorging” would be a more appropriate verb — episo…
Adam Armour
News Editor
On a typical day, Johnnie’s Drive-In serves up some 400 doughburgers.
Dennis Seid
Reporter
It all began with four Mississippi State University fans who, against the advice of all their friends, built a restaurant around a young chef.
Addie Davis
Education reporter
It’s tough to pick one thing that makes Starkville Cafe so famous, but duck butter may be that one thing.
At this Starkville bakery, the proof is in the pastries.
Blake Alsup
Culture editor
BOONEVILLE — Nestled between Dollar General and NAPA Auto Parts on West Chambers Drive in Booneville sits Deb’s Diner, a popular spot with loc…
Dennis Seid
Reporter
Watchdog & Storytelling
It's strawberry time, and if there's anything better than eating them delightfully plain, it's making strawberry pie.
As much as I love seeing my friends, and know that having a group of them converge upon my house simultaneously is a good way to achieve maxim…
Adam Armour
News Editor
Let me just come right out and say it: I get stuck in food ruts.
Adam Armour
News Editor
TUPELO – When Adam Morgan was looking for somebody to run the kitchen at the Blue Canoe, he was looking for creative talent that could make fo…
Dennis Seid
Reporter
"Come see us Saltillo Day, May 26," said the note Jeannie Sanderson wrote on a copy of "Ye Olde Fashion Cookbook" she left with me last week.
Every now and again, a wild notion will pop into my head.
Adam Armour
News Editor
STARKVILLE – Young people can learn about local foods, kitchen basics and easy recipes at an upcoming Mississippi State University camp.
TUPELO – With some 400 of its doughburgers — along with plenty of hamburger steaks and barbecue sandwiches — sold daily to local customers and…
Dennis Seid
Reporter
When I first volunteered to take over the weekly food column from longtime Daily Journal Food Editor Ginna Parsons, my central conceit — the g…
Adam Armour
News Editor
A small booklet, "Celebrate Kraft Salad Days," in a press release from the Kraft people came as a happy reminder that summer weather and salad…
PONTOTOC – Before Jerry and Kerrie Kelly opened The Bronze Olive in November, they solidified their knowledge of olive oil with a journey that…
Dennis Seid
Reporter
I’ll never deny that my faults are many and especially egregious. My voice is too loud. I’m abrasive and sarcastic. The hair atop my head does…
Adam Armour
News Editor
OXFORD – SoLa chef and owner Erika Lipe was crowned the inaugural Queen of Mississippi Seafood last weekend at the Mississippi Seafood Cook-of…
I've probably gained five pounds from reding Turtle Cake recipes — it looks that rich.
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