Oxford native Tad Wilkes attended Millsaps College and graduated from Ole Miss with a BA in journalism in 1994 and a JD in 2000. He is a lawyer, magazine editor, writer, and songwriter in Oxford.
Never-frozen beef brings big flavor at new restaurant. Opened by Madhu Ankisetty, owner of nearby Maharaja Indian Cuisine, Bistro Burger is putting a fresh slant on the American bunned classic. Located at 2580 West Jackson—next door to Game Stop and just two doors down from Maharaja—the new eatery uses only high-quality beef...
Cold beer outpost now a spooky ruin Quiet and dormant, it sits. A remnant of a long-gone civilization—or lack thereof. You might call it Keystonehenge. For a generation of young Oxonians seeking access to cold beer and, um, lax ID carding practices in the 1980s and early ’90s, Ben’s & Todd’s store, later called..
‘Ole Miss Burgers’ episode smells what Chef Charles Owens is cookin’ In just several months, the Lamar Lounge’s burger has become a relative overnight success. And it didn’t take long for the Travel Channel to catch wind of Chef Charles Owens’s beefy specialty. The Travel Channel program Burger Land,..
Fresh favorite by the tub or sandwich at Lindsey’s Chevron Angelo Mistilis continues a family food tradition begun nearly 90 years ago in Oxford. Amy Evans, oral historian with the Southern Foodways Alliance, wrote in 2004: “Tom Mistilis arrived in the United States from Greece in the early part of the twentieth century...
The secret to Greek tavern’s popular fried starter Volta Taverna’s novel Hotty Toddy Balls would appear to be mere balls of mashed potatoes dropped into a fryer. And they aren’t much more complicated than that, but their popular flavor owes to the fact that there’s more to the mix than mere spuds. Volta Owner..
Scripted ‘documentary’ an interesting time capsule OpenCulture.com posted segments from a rare 1952 documentary in which the camera follows William Faulkner on his home turf. The film was originally created for the CBS network, the site says. “There are scenes of Faulkner at Rowan Oak, his antebellum house on the edge..
Season’s dinner selections announced City Grocery, located at 152 Courthouse Square, posted its new spring dinner menu (below) on its Facebook page this morning, and here it is. Lamb shank confit, anyone? — Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyle Editor Click the image to enlarge:
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