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A Jackson restaurant that has been in business for close to a century has a new owner.

If you remember Crazy Johnnie’s, you probably remember the “crazy” low prices for steaks, the unfussy, everyman ambience and, most likely, the overstuffed filet mignon po-boy, a standard on its

A Jackson chef has been chosen as a finalist for a James Beard Award.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The James Beard Foundation announced the 2024 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees. The list includes two nominees from Mississippi. Vestige, located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was nominated for Outstanding Restaurant. Hunter Evans, the chef at Elvie’s in Jackson, Mississippi, was nominated for the Best Chef of the South. The winners will […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The James Beard Foundation announced the 2024 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees. The list includes two nominees from Mississippi. Vestige, located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was nominated for Outstanding Restaurant. Hunter Evans, the chef at Elvie's in Jackson, Mississippi, was nominated for the Best Chef of the South. The winners will [...]

From a former “American Idol” winner performing at the MSU Riley Center to the kick off of this year’s Earth’s Bounty season to an evening of fine Southern cuisine, this

There’s a new Phat City in Jefferson Parish.

There’s a new Phat City in Jefferson Parish.

While growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, chef Hunter Evans visited New Orleans often because his grandmother lived here. Now, he usually comes back around this time to ride in a

A Jackson chef is in the running for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in the South.