“Restaurant Review: Local Adventures”
from The Local Voice #33: Download PDF

It’s probably pretty apparent by now that we hold a special place in our hearts for food. We love to eat, and when we aren’t eating, we’re talking, reading or writing about eating! So, for this installment of Two Taste Buds, we’re taking a departure from the regular format and musing about some of our recent eating adventures and conversations. Have a musing you want to share with us? Contact us at twotastebuds@thelocalvoice.net.

Tracy the vegetarian

Recent forays around central Mississippi have yielded some fantastic meals and restaurants: Check out Capers in Batesville, Bravo! Italian Restaurant & Bar in Jackson, and the Ricotta Spinach side dish at Giardina’s in Greenwood. If you’re traveling, give them a try….Locally, I’m loving the new Aged Goat Cheese appetizer (sans prosciutto) on L&M’s summer menu; the tomato bruschetta is also lovely, though I’ll probably stick with the herbed ricotta and honey variation….Was ecstatic to find good horchata, a rice-based beverage with cinnamon and sugar, at the new El Taqueria Milagro on Jackson Avenue….Sampled Peter Cleary’s winning key lime pie recipe at the Mid-Town Farmers’ Market on July 14—pretty tasty even after some time in the heat—but I doubt Liz and I will enter next year with a half-meat, half-veggie pie. We’d rather be judges….Speaking of sweet things, Yocona’s honey-laden Baked Brie appetizer last week was divine—it would also make a fantastic dessert, though the restaurant has just added a few new desserts to its roster….But I’m not a sweets person, which is why I just discovered Sno Biz (after living in Oxford for more than a year). Still, I love the whimsical decor and the Tiger’s Blood shaved ice; a stop here provides a perfect ending—or kickoff—to any Southern summer night.

Liz the meat eater