When cooking authentic Lebanese food, freshness, seasoning and preparation are key.

When cooking authentic Lebanese food, freshness, seasoning and preparation are key. Maya Nahouli, owner and head chef of Mezza, knows the importance of flavor by heart. She was born and raised in Lebanon and learned to love the act of cooking and sharing her native cuisine at an early age. Today, Nahouli shares the flavors and memories of Lebanon with the Metro Area from her Madison restaurant, Mezza. And, it looks like this summer will be fragrant with the aromas of Lebanon, calling diners for miles around. (more…)

Healthy dental habits for kids create lifelong benefits.

Raising kids with healthy teeth seems impossible. But if parents take a measured approach, achieving this goal can be simply realized. And when this goal is achieved, your children will reap the benefits for their entire life. The bottom line is that healthy oral hygiene for kids means healthy oral hygiene for the adults they will become. (more…)

Agave’s Honey Water produces beautifully complex Mezcal Wines including the best known variety, Tequila.

Tequila Defined

Tequila is one of six “Mezcal Wines,” the generic name given to all distillates of the agave plant. It is made by first fermenting then distilling the “aquamiel,” or honey water, from one Agave plant (which is actually a “succulent,” not to be confused with a cactus!). Only the particular species, Agave Tequilana Weber var. azul, is sanctioned for tequila production, and it can only be produced in Mexico in the state of Jalisco and certain other designated municipalities within 4 other states. This detail sets tequila apart as the only spirit of the seven major spirit types that has an appellation of origin as well as being specific to one country. (more…)

The Folks at Mississippi Blood Services do a Job so Basic, so Vital, so Fundamental to Who We Are as a Society That Plain Language is Called for: They Provide Us the Extra Blood That Can Save Our Lives.

The message is simple. Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is doing such a good job that the amount of blood they distribute every year has almost doubled in the last decade. What’s even more amazing is the fact that the demand for blood has outgrown the supply. In fact, of the 126,000 units distributed last year, only 69,000 were collected in the service area. The rest had to be purchased to keep up with demand. (more…)

Local Restaurant, Exotic Flavor

When Maya Mahouli was a child in Sidon, Lebanon, she stood in the kitchen at her mother’s elbow, the aromas of her country fragrant in her nose. Standing there, she watched, listened and learned about the cuisine of her homeland. Today, those same scents drift through the air at Mezza, Mahouli’s new restaurant on Main Street in Madison. The journey from child novice to executive chef has been non-traditional, but the flavor and the quality of the food tell their own story. (more…)

Enjoy Comfortable Food in a Relaxed, Cool Environment.

As Georgia Blue’s reputation grows, word is beginning to spread about some of its coveted recipes.
And at a restaurant that takes special care to develop and serve delicious food at a welcoming price, there are many dishes to try. In fact, when they first opened, Chef Zack Athearn and entrepreneur Jason Ishee weren’t sure which dishes might gain the largest number of fans. The grilled Mahi? The select steaks? The Gorgonzola chips? Who knew? (more…)

Silver or White? It is a Choice!

Even with care, treatment and regular cleaning, teeth can develop cavities or become fractured. As long as they are used, teeth are vulnerable to stains and decay. When patients need help with decay, dentists use the time-honored method of filling the teeth.

The question that dentists face with their patients is whether to go with the traditional method of filling — known as amalgams — or the newer method called composites. The differences are material and color. Amalgams are a metal made of a silver-tin alloy, copper and mercury. Composites are a composite resin designed to roughly match the natural color of teeth. (more…)

Shopping, Dining, Living–There’s More Here!

You could be casually shopping on a relaxing afternoon. Or you could be hitting the stores for the all-out holiday shopping blitz. Either way, your shopping experience can always start and end in the City of Ridgeland. For more than two decades, the stores in Ridgeland have been a draw to shoppers across the state, and it’s never been truer than now. Independent local stores and international chains alike have found space in the city to offer shoppers the things they want. And the shoppers keep coming back for more. (more…)