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The Fairview Inn Newsletter
July 2010 |
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Summer is in full swing at the Fairview Inn! Beat the heat and escape to one of our luxurious guest rooms, enjoy a delicious meal at Sophia's for lunch or dinner, or curl up on one of our couches with a good Summer novel, such as The Help by Kathryn Stockett. |
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Fairview Inn Receives Top Honors |
 Best Bed and Breakfast in Mississippi In Mississippi Magazine's July/August 2010 issue, the Best of Mississippi 2010 were chosen. The categories ranged from dining out, where top restaurants were chosen for different categories, getting out, which included top venues for certain occassions, and seeking out, which included best places to find unique items you may be looking for. The Fairview Inn was chosen as the number one best bed and breakfast in Mississippi.
The Fairview was also recognized as one of the top places to get married. |
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Sophia's Restaurant | |
 Sophia's new Executive Chef, Jason Jones, has come up with a new dinner menu! Be sure to dine with us in the evening and see all of the new tasty menu items, for a look at the new dinner menu: Dinner Menu.
Sophia's next Culinary Tour will be the Tour of Greece, happening July 30 and 31 (be sure to make reservations in advance). The restaurant will be uniquely themed in Greek decor and serve a five course Greek meal, accompanied with or without wines. Menu details: Sophia's Restaurant will not be serving brunch, Sunday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The restaurant will remain closed the following day, July 5th for lunch. Sophia's will re-open Tuesday, July 6th for lunch and dinner. 
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Upcoming Events | 
July 1: Red, White, and Jackson at the Old Capitol Museum from noon-8pm, free admission, call 601-948-7575, Fondren after 5, from 5 - 8 pm, includes an old-fashioned 4th of July celebration.
July 2: Celebrate America Balloon Glow, 6:00pm, activities include a hot air balloon glow, food, games, music by Candy Coburn and Tracy Lawrence, Northpark Mall.
July 9: ArtRemix, MS Museum of Art, 6:00, mix of music, food, drinks and art, performers include Sherman Lee Dillon and the Dillionaires www.msmuseumart.org
July 9 - 10: "The Most Southern Weekend on Earth,"celebration of Southern music, literature, food and drink, Ground Zero Blues Club, www.groundzerobluesclub.com
July 11 - 16: Tougaloo Art Colony, week long indulgence in the visual arts from artists, art educators, art students,
July 17: Ice Cream Safari at the Jackson Zoo, visitors sample over a dozen ice cream flavors and asked to vote for their favorite, More info: www.jacksonzoo.org
July 26 - 31: National Barrel Horse World Youth Championship, held at the Mississippi Fairgrounds, for more info: www.nbba.com
July 30 & July 31: Sophia's Culinary Tour of Greece. Menu details to come. Reservations: 6019483429 ext. 301 or 305. |
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Get to Know Our Staff | 
Julian Hankins "Jay"
A native of Jackson, MS, Jay has been working at the Fairview Inn for Sophia's Restaurant for three years. He is a Sautee Cook in the kitchen and prepares delicious dishes for Sophia's guests. The thing he loves most about his job is being able to cook for all different types of people.He also really enjoys the people he works with and the friends that he has made while working at Sophia's. Jay got his passion for cooking from watching his mom and his aunt in the kitchen. He can always remember them making many different dishes and learning different techniques from them. You may also see Jay preparing omelets on our Sunday Brunch. When not making tasty creations in Sophia's kitchen, Jay enjoys spending time with his kids, 2 sons, ages 13 and 14, and a daughter, age 5. He can also be often found shooting basketball, which is his favorite sport. |
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Summer Specials | 
Looking to get away for a weekend during the Summer but don't want to travel too far? Stay at the Fairview and escape from it all. Check out these great Summer Specials:
Summer Specials are valid from Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010. Summer Specials are not valid June 12 - June 27.
2010 Summer Special
Request the 2010 Summer Special when making a room reservation online and receive 20% off of your room and a $10.00 gift certificate for Sophia's Restaurant!
2010 Summer Special is only valid Sunday through Thursday. Simply request 2010 Summer Special in comments box when making online room reservation. Room reservation must be made online to receive discount and $10.00 gift certificate. Gift certificate must be used during 20% discount stay (gift certificate expires at check-out).
Stay two nights, get the third night free!
Stay at the Fairview Inn for two nights and get the third night free! Request this special at the time that your reservation is made (either online or over the phone).
Stay two, get third free special is valid for any day of the week. This special must be requested at the time of reservation (online or over the phone). This special only applies to consecutive night stays. |
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Sophia's Kitchen Corner |  | |
2 lbs. Fresh or frozen crawfish taiks
1/2 C Green onion
1/2 C Butter
24 oz. Cream cheese
8 Cloves
2 T Red pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons Pepper
salt to taste
Thaw crawfish if frozen; drain, reserving liquid. In a 3 qt. saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender. Break up large pieces of crawfish. Stir in cheese, garlic, peppers and salt. Stir in crawfish liquid or chicken broth until dipping consistency. Serve warm with assorted crackers or thin garlic toast.
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Guest Room of the Month | |
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This beautiful room is perfect for the month of July with the red and blue color scheme carried throughout the suite. This superb suite boasts a relaxing King bed and inviting sitting area situated in front of a beautiful fireplace. Guests can also enjoy the lavish deluxe bathroom, including a large whirlpool tub and separate walk-in shower. The rate for this room is $249 for single occupancy and $264 for double occupancy, which includes a full Southern breakfast in the morning.
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Christmas Parties!
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Looking for the perfect place to have your Chirstmas Party?! Let the Fairview Inn be the host for your party this December! Call today, weekends are already booking up! Contact Amy Grace Warren, 601-948-3429 ext. 316 or email: events@fairviewinn.com.
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Save the Date | |
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Friday, November 19, 2010:
This fall the Fairview will host the third annual Eagle Fund event to raise money for the Boy Scouts of America and Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital. This spectacular event will include a reception, silent and live auction, and seated dinner to raise money for these charities. More details are coming soon on the theme of this year's event.
The Simon Sharp Eagle Fund was created in memory of Simon Sharp, son of Peter and Tamar Sharp and twin brother of Sophie.
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