Dave’s Triple B moving from Jackson to Flora

Chef David Raines announced this week that he will be moving his much celebrated Dave’s Triple B Restaurant from its present location on High Street in Jackson to Main Street in Flora.  

The transition will begin with the current location’s final day this Friday.

The Triple B’s Flora location will be housed in the historic Blue Rooster Restaurant building at 4822 Route 22. The Blue Rooster will be moving to 344 First Street in Flora. 

The new Triple B is looking at an Oct. 1, Raines said. Triple B’s move is all part of a masterplan to create four food oriented businesses within Madison County over the next two years.

“Flora is going through a remarkable renaissance,” Raines said. “It has become a destination for lovers of quality farm-to-table foods from vegetables and eggs to beef, poultry and pork products. We’re thrilled to increase our commitment to the growing popularity of one of the prettiest small towns in Mississippi. Flora’s new Triple B will continue to incorporate ingredients from Two Dog Farms and Salad Days Hydroponic Farm in Flora, as well as Dog Trot Farm in Bentonia”

Raines has planted roots in Madison County after sharing his talents in restaurants in Italy, Denmark, Australia, Germany and Japan. He has cooked for Michelin-rated Rene Redzepi’s Noma in Denmark as well as Emeril Lagasse’s Nola in New Orleans. While working in the Big Easy he was lured to the famed R’evolution restaurant in the French Quarter where has talents did not go unnoticed by owner/chefs Rick Tramonto and John Folse. So, when it was decided to open the now-closed Seafood R’evolution in Ridgeland, Tramonto and Folse named Raines Chef de Cuisine of their new venture. That honor did come with one condition. David agreed to bring Seafood R’evolution’s menu to life, but he would be leaving after one year to pursue his ultimate dream, to create The Flora Butcher. 

“When we decided to open The Flora Butcher many thought we were crazy to open a premium butcher shop in a small rural town,” Raines said. 

Since its opening, The Flora Butcher, has caught the attention of local, regional and national media. Customers have come from as far away as Illinois, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana. Restaurants in not only the Central Mississippi area, but in New Orleans, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and more are serving Raines Wagyu. The Wagyu Beef featured at The Flora Butcher is all raised by David’s family on their Louisiana farm where they have some 1,500 head on pastureland between Monroe, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi. All the pork, beef and poultry served at the Triple B will be sourced from the Flora Butcher.