Mississippi has long been known as cradle of creative culture. 2014 has been proclaimed the Year of the Creative Economy. As a member of Mississippi’s culinary scene, and a business owner who considers what I do a valuable part of the Creative Economy, I’ve overjoyed to see Mississippi’s creative culinary product beginning to get its due.

With what Mississippi has to offer from a music, food, and culture standpoint, we’re poised to be a destination for “culture warrior travelers,” and as a prime location for businesses to locate who needs talent attracted to those very same quality of place aspects.

This is the first in a series of a few videos we’re putting together to really promote the culinary aspect as a big part of Mississippi’s culture of innovation, and creative economy.