The Onward Insider · May 20, 2026

Feeding Mississippi Is My Life's Work.

I’ve been doing that in my restaurants since 1987. Then through my cookbooks, and also through the good work of Extra Table. Onward!

This Week's Column · August 12, 2026

I Gamble Every Day

The most successful entrepreneur I know is also a friend of mine. That’s a pretty good combination if you’re smart enough to shut up and listen. Last week a group of friends traveled together for several days, and I got a little time with him on the side. Twenty-five years ago, I probably would’ve spentContinue reading "I Gamble Every Day"

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“This business — this beautiful, brutal, deeply personal business — is bigger than my corner of Mississippi.”— Robert St. John, “Sunday Supper, a Thousand Miles North”

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Episode 14 · Ya Gotta Eat

Marcus Carr aka DJ Kujho

This DJ Keeps it Positive

Born and raised in Hattiesburg, Marcus Carr, better known as DJ Kujho, has become one of the Pine Belt’s most recognizable entertainers, bringing music, energy, and purpose to events across Mississippi and beyond.

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What I'm Into This Week

Culture, Music, Film & More
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Some Social I Enjoy

Fallow

London is my favorite world capital. My favorite restaurant in London is Fallow.

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A Post I Loved

One-man Band Beatles

An impressive one-man performance from side two of the Abbey Road album.

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A Song I Love

Sting: When We Dance

I've been in a bit of a chill music mood lately. This has made every mixed playlist.

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A Movie I Saw

In The Grey

Good entertainment for a weekday afternoon.

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A Podcast I Listened To

My First Million: Gary Vaynerchuck

I am a fan of the two My First Million guys. I'm a bigger fan of Gary Vaynerchuck.

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A TV Show I'm Streaming

Widow's Bay

A cross between Jaws, Black Mirror, and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Apple TV has it listed as a comedy.

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I Love These Facts

Mississippi vs. The World

People are often down on Mississippi. But when compared to the entire world, we need to realize how good we have it .

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Restaurant News

A New Pour at The Maple Bar

Walk up to the Enomatic and you’ve got a decision to make. Taste, glass, or flight — you choose how far down the rabbit hole you go. This rotation comes straight from our personal cellar: Gulp Hablo Orange, Topette Chenin Blanc, a Willamette Valley Riesling, Volver Tempranillo Single Vineyard, and the Canopy Malpaso Syrah. Find one you love? Take it home — while it lasts.

Yonderlust Travel · New Announcement

Scotland, Fall 2026

Oct 23–30. Hosted by our favorite Scotsman, Bill Thompson. Only 18 spots available. Sign up for the Yonderlust newsletter — you hear it from us first.

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Mississippi

Yonderlust Mississippi

Five days. Eight cities. Forty seats. One shot.

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New Orleans

Yonderlust New Orleans

25 guests. Zero repeats. The nation's premiere food city.

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Extra Table Feeds 15
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Meals Served and Counting

Vicksburg is about to throw a party. Sunday, June 14. Oak Hall Bed & Breakfast. Five to seven in the evening. Chef-driven bites, craft cocktails, live music, cabana lounges, and flowers stacked on flowers.

One ticket feeds 400 of our Warren County neighbors. Four hundred.

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Recipe of the Week

Muz’s Pancakes – The World’s Best

I believe that pancakes are love. It's true. Think about all the times you have eaten pancakes in your life (outside of a restaurant or diner), and I'll bet the pancakes were made by someone who loved you. Everyone who has been someone who loved me, and someone whom I loved. My grandmother, we called her Muz, make the world's greatest pancakes. She was born and raised in Nashville, and I'm sure this recipe came from that area. These pancakes have been uniquely "Mississippi" for over half a century now. They are love on a plate.

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From the Archive · Jan 2006

Screaming Yellow Zonkers

Screaming Yellow Zonkers In 1969 my Mom, a widowed art teacher raising two small boys on a limited income, taught painting classes out of a small studio room in our attic. Her students— various ladies from the neighborhood— learned how to paint mushrooms onto small blocks of wood using shades of avocado green and harvestContinue reading "New Home"...

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