Monday Meditations with Wine is a weekly live interview session on BRAVO!’s Facebook page highlighting hospitality, culinary, and beverage industry professionals from the American South. This weekly series is meant to shine a light on the enthusiastic, passionate, professionals in the south blazing trails in their respective fields. We are telling the stories of the south’s brightest in the hospitality industry.

So, grab your favorite glass of wine and experience southern hospitality from your living room, office, dorm room, or where ever you please every Monday at 6 PM CST.

On this week’s episode, Chuck will be interviewing Joseph Stinchcomb who is a native of Oxford and head bartender at Saint Leo where he has helped grow the program from its inaugural launch in June of 2016. Joseph attended the University of Mississippi and studied exercise science. Joseph began his hospitality career at Oxford’s favorite Proud Larry’s as a dishwasher and prep cook. He quickly advanced and began waiting tables and managing, eventually finding his true passion in Bartending. In his five years at Saint Leo, Joseph contributed to the James Beard Foundation nominations for Best New Restaurant in 2016 and Outstanding Beverage Program in 2019. Joseph also served as the Southern Foodway Alliance’s Bartender in Residence in 2018, and currently serves as SFA Smith Fellow. In 2020, Joseph was selected to participate in the Sam Beal Fellowship program sponsored by Blackberry Farm. During this fellowship, Joseph trained at hospitality institutions such as French Landry, Post Rance Inn, Hotel Jerome, and Blackberry Farm. In 2021, Joseph opened Bar Muse, an intimate craft cocktail bar where he serves as co-owner and beverage director.

Stinchcomb has made a name for himself, honing his cocktail craft and sharing his creations both with folks who pull up a stool and the Saint Leo bar and across the country. So join Chuck this Monday as they discuss in detail Joseph’s accomplishments, cocktails, and the hospitality industry!

Watch the replay:

Learn more about Joseph Stinchcomb:

2019 Smith Fellow: Joseph Stinchcomb

Saint Leo Bartender Creates Conversation With Concoctions

https://www.facebook.com/joseph.stinchcomb.7

https://www.instagram.com/unclemom31/

 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Update:

It is with great excitement that Ice & Vice located in Madison, MS has joined in the “Let’s Keep Mississippi Open” vaccine promotion! Stop by BRAVO!, Broad Street, Sal & Mookie’s – Located in The District at Eastover, Sal & Mookie’s – Madison, and Kinkade’s Fine Clothing, and show your vaccine card to receive your FREE TREAT card from Ice & Vice!

Participants will need to bring their official vaccination card, dated no earlier than July 23, 2021, for the first shot, and you will receive (1) a $10 Gift Card, (1) Twisted Pretzel Combo card, (1) Ice & Vice Treat card, and your name will be entered to win (2) FREE Tickets from Duling Hall, a $50 check from CDS, and a FREE Tailored Suit from Kinkade’s Fine Clothing!

Thursday, September 2, 2021 UPDATE:

We are excited to announce that Twisted Pretzel has joined our Let’s Stay Open Mississippi Promotion! They are offering a FREE Twisted Pretzel Combo!

Participants will need to bring their official vaccination card, dated no earlier than July 23, 2021, for the first shot, to one of the host businesses: Kinkade’s, Sal & Mookie’s in the District, BRAVO!, Broad Street, or Sal & Mookie’s in Madison to receive their free $10 gift card and a free Twisted Pretzel gift card. At that time, you will be able to register for the free tailored suit from Kinkade’s, (2) free tickets from Duling Hall, $50 check from CDS drawings. A new drawing will take place with every 25 entries for (2) free tickets from Duling Hall, every 50 entries for a $50 check from CDS, and every 100 entries for a free tailored suit from Kinkade’s. Participants can only enter once and may only receive one free $10 gift card and one free Twisted Pretzel combo.

 

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 UPDATE:

It is with great excitement that we announce the Jackson Zoo has joined our efforts to incentivize Mississippians to get vaccinated! Starting this Thursday, August 26, 2021, the Jackson Zoo will be offering One Free Child Admission for an adult showing their new or completed COVID-19 vaccination card and their valid ID at admission. Click Here for complete details.

Please Get Vaccinated!

As the COVID-19 numbers rise in our community, we are actively encouraging all who can get any one of the free vaccines for the safety of all our friends and families. By getting vaccines and continuing to mask, we CAN lower the need for hospitalizations due to the Delta variant, and hopefully, give some relief to our heroic medical teams. In addition, it will keep our community from having to go into a second and even more debilitating lockdown. Mangia Bene restaurants started the “Let’s Keep Mississippi Open!” campaign in July, offering $10 gift cards to guests showing a recent vaccination card. Kinkade’s Fine Clothing, Duling Hall, and others have joined in to offer drawings of their goods, well.

Starting this Thursday (August 26th), we are offering ONE FREE CHILD ADMISSION for an adult showing their new or completed COVID-19 vaccination card and their valid ID at admission. We are also requiring ALL guests (vaccinated or not) to wear their masks inside the Gift Shop, inside the Backyard Creatures house, under the Splash Pad lounge, and whenever they are within 6 feet of other staff or guests or animal exhibits. Details on how to get the free admission along with purchasing tickets with credit/debit cards (or reserving and paying with cash on arrival) can be found on our SHOP page.

Thursday, August 19, 2021 UPDATE:

We are very excited about the success of our Let’s Stay Open Mississippi Promotion and we are proud to announce that Duling Hall and Convention Display Service (CDS) are joining the team to help incentivize Mississippians to get vaccinated!

This will allow for more drawings, more prizes, and more winners!

Duling Hall has agreed to give one person 2 free tickets for every 25 entries, CDS has agreed to give one person a $50 check for every 50 entries, along with Kinkade’s Fine Clothing giving one person a free tailored suit for every 100 entries!

As of today, Thursday, August 19, 2021, we have selected three lucky winners – two winners will receive (2) free tickets from Duling Hall, and one winner will receive a $50 check from CDS! We are so close to drawing for the free tailored suit from Kinkade’s Fine Clothing!

If you received your first shot on or after July 23, 2021, you are eligible to participate! Simply bring your official vaccination card to one of the host businesses: Kinkade’s, Sal & Mookie’s in the District, BRAVO!, Broad Street, or Sal & Mookie’s in Madison to receive your free $10 gift card. At that time you will be able to register in the drawing for the free tickets, $50, and a free tailored suit!

As the positive rates continue to rise by the thousands daily, we encourage Mississippi businesses to join the effort to incentivize Mississippians to get vaccinated.

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Original Press Release 7/23/2021

Contact Brandi Stodard

Telephone 601.982.4443, ext. 17

Email BrandiS@BravoBuzz.com

Websites kinkades.com : salandmookies.com : bravobuzz.com : broadstbakery.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 26, 2021

LET’S STAY OPEN MISSISSIPPI PROMOTION

KEITH KINKADE OF KINKADE’S FINE CLOTHING TEAMS UP WITH JEFF GOOD OF BRAVO!, BROAD STREET AND SAL & MOOKIE’S TO OFFER INCENTIVES FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPIANS TO GET VACCINATED

Jackson, MS, July 26, 2021 – With the exponential growth of the Delta Variant of Covid-19 monopolizing the news, Keith Kinkade wanted to do something to help keep Mississippi moving forward and keep businesses open. He approached Jeff Good and suggested a partnership promotion where central Mississippians getting their first vaccine shot could get a treat from Jeff’s restaurants and a great suit from Kinkade’s.

“We’ve all been through a lot this past year. And we have come so far as a state… but we need to do better,” states Keith Kinkade, the owner of Kinkade’s Fine Clothing. “We are pro-business, and we are pro-Mississippi. And Mississippi is made up of the best people in the world. So, we wanted to come up with a way to do our part to help increase the vaccination rate in our community.”

With Mississippi vaccination rates well below the national average, Keith and Jeff came up with the idea to incentivize those choosing to get their first vaccine shot with a $10 gift card to BRAVO!, Broad Street, and Sal & Mookie’s as well as a chance to win a tailored suit from Kinkade’s!

“If you got your first vaccination shot on July 23^rd or thereafter, just bring your card to one of our businesses: Kinkade’s, Sal & Mookie’s in the District, BRAVO!, Broad Street or Sal & Mookie’s in Madison, and we will give you a free $10 gift card!,” Jeff Good explains. “That’s not all! One lucky person out of every 100 will receive a free tailored suit from Kinkade’s! So, the more people who get vaccinated, the more suits will be given away! More gift cards, more suits, and better vaccination rates… it’s a win/win!”

The promotion starts Friday, July 23^rd, and will run indefinitely.

“We hope our efforts entice some folks who have not gotten around to getting their vaccine to doing so,” adds Keith Kinkade. “We just want to do our part to keep Mississippi open!”

Participants will need to bring their official vaccination card, dated no earlier than July 23, 2021, for the first shot, to one of the host businesses: Kinkade’s, Sal & Mookie’s in the District, BRAVO!, Broad Street, or Sal & Mookie’s in Madison to receive their free $10 gift card. At that time, they will be able to register for the free suit drawings. A new drawing will take place with every 100 entries. Participants can only enter once and may only receive one free gift card.

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If you would like more information about this program or to schedule an interview, please contact

Brandi Stodard at 601.982.4443, ext. 17 or email at BrandiS@bravobuzz.com.

Check out WLBT’s news interview with Jeff Good talking about the details of our Let’s Keep Mississippi Open Promotion: Two local business owners team up to incentivize vaccines.