Restaurateur, Author, Columnist, Podcaster, Travel Host Founder of Extra Table. Sober 42 yrs. 45 years in hospitality. Building people, places & stories ONWARD!
Next up for us in Jackson: an Ed's Burger Joint with a rooftop bar. Reopening the historic Capri Theatre with reclining seats, full bar, & a food menu. We're also opening a 10-lane bowling alley, a full-service restaurant/bar, and a tiki bar. Be on the lookout in the fall of 2020
On May 25, 1983, I was 21. I was driving 90 miles an hour down 4th Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It was 2 a.m. My headlights were off. Three police cars were in chase with their blue lights on. I got a DUI that night. It was reckless. It was dangerous. It was coming. It was
Fake news. I am a little familiar with Mississippians and their food habits and traditions, and I can say— without hesitation— I have never seen anyone eat “green beans with beef broth” EVER, much less while watching the Super Bowl.
A mom just took a crying baby out of the dining room at the restaurant. The dad stayed and paid the tab. On the way out I pulled him aside and said, “you might not believe me now, but there is a day when you’re going to miss that sound.” #itgoessofast
Great news. The Capri in Fondren will show the MSU-Arizona game on the big screen with high def and Dolby 7.1 sound. FREE! Dawg fans will be able to sit in recliners & order cocktails, beer, & food, from their seat & watch the Dawgs on the largest screen this side of Davis Wade.
Construction in Fondren is in full swing. The Capri theatre will have reclining seats, a full bar, and apps. Highball Lanes will have 10 lanes, & a restaurant and bar. The Pearl is a tiki bar. And Ed’s Burger Joint will have a rooftop bar. We are fired up. Look for us this fall.
Last night. Last table. Last meal.
Thanks to all of the managers and crew who pulled off these amazing dinners these past seven nights.
12.27.87 - 8.5.20
My advice to young people: Trust God, be kind, love your family, laugh a lot, don't compare your insides to other people's outsides, never confuse pleasure with happiness, don't hate, and take care of your feet and teeth. Meeting adjourned.