Jalessa Dixon and Lulu Carter became best friends over cooking.
Dixon had been cooking lamb chops for years but started offering it at Carter’s downtown establishment, Bliss Cocktail Lounge. She grew the menu and worked with Carter to eventually go out on her own.
On Wednesday, Dixon opened her own location, JD’s Urban Eatery, at the old food court area inside the former Northgate Mall, which has been rebranded as The Hub…