Giuseppe’s Pastacaffe proves worthy of a second visit

Dining is a friendly affair with great food, reasonable prices

Mama’s Italian House offers fine home cooking

Feeling warm all over at Flames Mediterranean Restaurant

Recently, I saw a picture of stuffed shrimp from a local restaurant. It came from a place I had vaguely heard about but had never visited. I asked a friend who knows about all our local eateries, and he assured me a trip to Eddie’s Seafood and Soul Food would not disappoint.

If you decide to do the same, here’s a word of warning. Call to make a reservation. Early in the week, I sent an email (the closest thing to making an online reservation) through the restaurant’s website.

In my first job, I made $13,000 a year, so I ate ramen noodles to survive. On payday, I would go to the grocery store and load up on those containers with the peel-back lid, in which you add water and then heat up in the microwave.

If you go to BeauxJax, be prepared to park and walk. A little after noon, street parking near the restaurant was full. We parked in a concrete surface lot behind and a couple of streets over from BeauxJax.