The District at Eastover issued the following press release.
CULTIVATION
FOOD HALL ANNOUNCES VENDORS
Jackson's Food
Hall is scheduled to open this summer
JACKSON, Miss. (April
24, 2018)—Cultivation
Food Hall, the state’s first food hall, will open this summer in The District
at Eastover and recently announced their first four vendors: Fete au Fete,
Local Honey, Poké Stop and Whisk, a
crêperie by La Brioche. These vendors
represent four of the eight food and beverage concepts that will open in the
food hall, in addition to a classic cocktail bar.
Cultivation Food
Hall will showcase a carefully curated collection of boutique restaurant
concepts:
Fete au Fete StrEATery: Fete au Fete
StrEATery will serve upscale Southern comfort food with a Louisiana twist.
Think Hot Muffulettas, The Original Crawfish
Poutine or Shrimp and Grits, with
house-made fresh sausage, poached eggs or “trash grits” on the side. Fete au Fete is
the brainchild of celebrated chef and long-time food truck advocate, Chef Micah
Martello.
"Street
food is real food,” said Chef Martello. “There is something special about creating an
amazing dish and handing it directly to the person who is going to enjoy it.
This is why we have abandoned our fine dining roots and taken to the streets,
back to the heart and soul of cooking. Our food trucks, food hall locations and
intimate-style catering allow us to connect what we love most, our food and our
customers."
Local Honey: Local Honey is a new concept by Chef Micah Martello that he
calls, “healthy food, redefined.” Expect
a new take on salads, steel cut oats or quinoa bowls, smoothies and the
millennial favorite, avocado toast.
Poké Stop: Poké is fresh, healthy and innovative, and often considered the
next generation of sushi. Poké Stop uses only high-quality ingredients,
allowing guests to customize a sushi roll in a bowl. Poké Stop is the creation
of California native, turned Mississippian, Rachel Phuong, who calls her
dishes, “Hawaiian with a Japanese flair.”
"No matter where my career
takes me, I've always had a passion for food and I knew it would be something
I'm destined to do,” said Phuong. “When
I heard that the first food hall in all of Mississippi is coming to Jackson, I
knew, I wanted to be a part of it. Food halls are the new hot spots for
upscale, hip, trendy cuisines. I love the food hall culture, and how diverse it
is. There is something for everyone!”
Whisk, a Crêperie by La Brioche: The
team behind Jackson’s favorite French bakery, La Brioche, introduces “Whisk” a
crêperie that creates authentic French crepes in a variety of savory and sweet
combinations.
“Staying
true to the French culinary techniques acquired by our co-owner and Pastry Chef
Alejandra Mamud, we continue our mission to share our culinary roots from
Europe and South America with the Jackson community by creating these highly
versatile delicacies,” said co-owner
Cristina Lazzari.
Whisk will serve savory crepes for breakfast, lunch and dinner made
with the traditional, nutty flavored and gluten-free buckwheat flour filled and
topped with traditional French ingredients such as ham and Gruyere, or Italian
influenced such as prosciutto with figs, arugula and balsamic. However, some
creations are inspired by local ingredients and recipes.
“Although we want to stay true to the origins of crepes and our roots,
we currently live in Mississippi so we want our creations to reflect the rich
local culture as well,” said Lazzari.
Guests of Cultivation Food Hall will also enjoy sweet crepes at Whisk,
featuring classics like The Suzette as well as fresh fruit-filled crepes topped
with the artisanal gelato crafted by La Brioche. Some of the most popular
desserts from La Brioche will also be featured at Whisk.
For vendors, the
food hall represents the ultimate platform to grow a food brand and build
consumer exposure. Far from the food
courts of yesteryear, food halls offer a mix of chef-driven concepts in one
location where diners can expect a variety of artisanal, often upscale dining
options and overall first-rate experience.
Food halls are a fierce trend in the U.S. restaurant industry that is
turning to a mainstay. Drawing on the
tradition of European food halls, the American take on the food hall first
appeared in major cities such as San Francisco, Chicago and New York, but more
recently have opened in cities across the Southeast such as Birmingham,
Charleston, Atlanta, Dallas and Raleigh.
Cultivation Food
Hall is being developed in consultation with St. Roch Market. A pioneer among the food hall craze, St. Roch
Market opened in a historic New Orleans building in 2014. Zagat
has called St. Roch Market an “absolute must visit” and Travel and Leisure called it “one of the world’s best food
halls.” Their formula has worked so
well, St. Roch Market will soon expand to Miami, Nashville and a second New
Orleans location in the Warehouse District.
Cultivation Food
Hall will be located on the ground floor of the BankPlus Building and will
include both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a dedicated event space.
Construction on the food hall is planned to start this month. Design of the space will be led by Canizaro
Cawthon Davis of Jackson.
Those interested
in becoming a vendor at Cultivation Food Hall should visit cultivationfoodhall.com
and fill out a vendor application.
ABOUT ST. ROCH MARKET
St. Roch Market is
an integrated culinary and retail platform originating in the Southern U.S. It
is inspired by the pre-prohibition era food markets that offered dining,
shopping and entertainment in a single experience. Each market is a curated program of heritage
chef-centric concepts, set before a large audience of taste-driven consumers.
The flagship store in New Orleans, Louisiana features 12 food and beverage
purveyors within a historical market structure originally constructed in 1875. Together, the purveyors represent the finest
amalgamation of culinary start-up talent who have come together to offer an
integrated culinary experience. St. Roch was quickly recognized in the national
media as a “top 10” food hall destination.
Learn more about St. Roch at st.rochmarket.com.
36 comments:
Sounds like Fondren hipster meets wealthy eastover NE Jackson preppie river hills snob
Now, this is the kind of news we need more of! This is a wonderful concept, the kind of thing that will be a welcome addition to our urban area.
So...Where exactly is this located?
Great happiness! Whisk will have gluten free crepes. I have celiac disease and have to eat gluten free. Eating out is not easy, and I celebrate as well as patronize any gluten free places.
Agreed 3:58! What a great way to try out a new concept and see if Jackson Bites! Wonder what the contract is like for those vendors?
#shouldhavebeenamovietheater
Another indication that Jackson is lost....right?
Very good news.
Crawfish poutine is a good hangover breakfast, by the way.
Get excited boys and girls, we are going to pay more for less. And on top of that, get our cars broken into as well.
Come on all. This is a good thing.
its things like this that will keep young professionals in the state, whether you choose to believe that or not.
Musical market share chairs. Too many eating options chasing too few disposable dollars.
What a bunch of sourpusses here! Look, those who choose to live in The Bubble ( and I am not being cynical; I LOVE bubbles) of the area between Canton Mart Plaza (I only went that far north because I like Crazy Cat) and Belhaven are THRILLED about the District, and will support anything that opens there. “Pay more for less”? Ummm, wasn’t it just last week you all were squabbling about some stupid steak joint up in Ridgeland? There is just no pleasing some people...
As for getting our “cars broken into,” well, good luck with that, anywhere. The District has pretty good visibility, and excellent security, as far as I can tell. We have been to Fine and Dandy, Cantina Laredo, and Freshii, at all hours, and I am pleased to report that our car remained just as we left it. And we strolled around in the evening there, unmarauded. Whew.
Muffulettas should be served cold.
All the losers and haters (of which, sadly, there are many) who comment on this blog will be standing in line to eat at these fine establishments once open. The parking lots at the District and Highland Village/Whole Foods are already full of Madison County tags.
I am a sourpuss curmudgeon at 65. I you knew me you’d agree. This really is good news and I hope we’ll all support it. The young folks don’t have much to enjoy here. Lets give it a chance please. I happened into Roch St Market last year and have been back. Ten people can have 10 different things to eat, sit down and enjoy it together. Any port in a storm guys!
Not being negative, just an observation: This sounds like the same concept as food courts at malls of days gone by. Just sayin'.
8:21...so funny! And not negative at all... I was thinking, man y’all are using way to many words to describe what could be in just 3 “Upscale Food Court”.
But, food court aside, what I really wanted to say was “why is almost everyone who comments on things on this website such a Negative Nelly”?!? From politics to power walking, cake shops to Costco, all of the responders are such sourpusses who appear to not believe in any sort of progress to move MS into the 21st century! I think this is a WONDERFUL concept! And I am so proud of what is happening in Fondren, Downtown, Ridgeland, Eastover, and even Brandon with opening the Amphitheater! The Jackson Metro Area is really trying to step it up! I think some of these people would rather have a Dick Hall build a flyover from Flowood to Madison so they wouldn’t ever have to acknowledge Jackson! Which, I hate to point out, is that the capital city of Jackson is the reason all of these smaller towns right outside of It are flourishing.
Branch out a bit people...eat some poke or a crepe and sit down with some strangers at the “Upscale Food Court”; you might just find that you have more in common than you think.
A: ... and they’ve got this amazing place with like eight different restaurants where you can just walk up and order pretty much anything you want.
B: Oh, so a food court?
A: Yeah, no. This is totally not a food court.
B: Well, what makes it not a food court?
A: It’s artisanal and chef-driven.
B: Okay, so it’s an artisanal, chef driven food court.
A: No, it’s a food HALL. Food courts are for poors and old people.
This is a good thing, but all the fancy food courts in the world can't keep young professionals here if they can't find jobs. More importantly, we're losing experienced professionals at a pretty good clip, too. When the best jobs around are all government jobs, something's broken.
I hope "Road Kill BBQ" opens a location in the Food Hall. I'd haven't had Possum Pate' in a long time.
Great concept.
But will it last ?
Being within the City limits of Jackson, Mississippi . . . I give it one or two years at most before it folds.
Am I negative ?
No . . . only pragmatic.
I do hope I'm wrong.
St Roch Market in New Orleans works because it’s in the middle of a real estate expansion not seen in a long time.
Tourists uber there to try the various food offerings.
Will Jacksonians flock to a similar place in the District?
I really do not think so....primarily because of the lack of parking and ease of use.
Wish we had something like Union Market in DC!
To the “haters” .... just watch over the next several years to see if people flock to The District. They will, because it IS in Jackson. Eat your crow.
@4:37am, I've never had a problem parking at the District. There is limited parking in the lots but there is a garage and plenty of free valet parking. I've been to a food hall in Tampa where you only had street parking available yet it was still busy. Cantina Laredo seems to be doing just fine with the current parking situation.
Those making comments about it being Jackson and safety have obviously never been to the District. Security is very visible and the parking is well lit. The location is great and I haven't heard of any issues there.
This really is a good thing for Jackson and I applaud the developers for taking the chance. I just wish they could have stuck with the movie theater plan but I think they realized they could make more money with more options in that space.
A movie theater? Why?
Those of you who still give your money to Hollywood have yet to figure out (or get 'woke', as the kids say) who exactly runs that business.
I look forward to giving this a try and think everything going on in The District is absolutely fantastic for Jackson, even though so far I've only eaten at Cantina Larado. Still, I have to say that I did at least snicker at the Food Hall label vs. Food Court, though I can certainly undestand why, for marketing purposes, they have to differentiate. Then again, I'm the guy who laughed at Dogwood when they labeled themselves something like an "outdoor mall" when they first opened in the early 2000s. I referred to it as Westland Plaza East at the time. Then there's The Township and Renaissance in Ridgeland, two places I chuckled about when they were first developed, but have been wildly successful. All proving that I know not one damn thing about commercial real estate and trends therein. (Not that such ignorance keeps me from having a clueless opinion!)
Sunny Sally at 10:23, AMEN on good happenings all around the Jackson Metro. I enjoy it all and can't wait for Costco and to see my first concert at the Brandon Amphitheater.
And 10:52, at least you admit when you don't know, unlike most of the "experts" on this blog. Give things a chance, people.
If half the people here saw where St. Roch Market was located in NOLA...they would never stop. It's in the hood and it still succeeds. This location sounds excellent.
@10:08 please enlighten us as to what you mean about who runs Hollywood.
Also the movie theater planned for the District wasn't a typical theater, it was a full wait serverice dinner theater (look up Cobb Cinebistro). It would have been a great addition to the area.
yes 12:53pm....i know exactly what surrounds st roch. i lived on the north shore for a while and remember there being several robberies and murders around the area. a quick look on google and my memory proved correct. have fun at the district food court. just make sure you move briskly on the way in and out. keep your head up and on a swivel and make eye contact. feral creations such as those you will be meeting tend not to attack those who are paying attention.
and always remember....a rose by any other name...is still just a food court.
10:47: you’re comparing Eastover to the Marigny. That’s a hot take.
Posting this again, as it may not have gone through earlier this morning…
April 26, 2018 at 2:03 PM;
The perverts, pederasts, serial child-rapists, and the filthy, soulless studio execs who dole out roles for a spin on the casting couch are those who run Hollywood. The same people who push vulgar, morally bankrupt, braindead swill on you and your family.
10:47,
Your claiming this is a high crime area. Hell...you probably can't even afford to live there near eastover... much less sendnypur kids to prep or atm Andrews like they do. This is the same neighborhood that I've lived in for 8 years and most people have a weekend condo in Oxford or the beach. Got a clue buddy
Absolutely worst restaurant experience I’ve had in a long time was at the Mexican place in the District. Abysmal service.
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