Eating Oxford

The Velvet Ditch brings seafood and steady service to Oxford

A new hot spot offering seafood, bar favorites and steady service in a setting that fits both weeknights and game weekends

Hotty Toddy News Services - November 15, 2025

Tre Amici Offers Taste of Italy In Oxford’s Square

Newcomer to the Square and Oxford’s restaurant scene is Tre Amici Italia Ristorante. Situated in the old Two Stick location at 1107 E. Jackson...

Good Food for Oxford Schools One of Five Finalist in National Challenge

Imagine telling your success story from the middle of Times Square in New York City. As one of five national finalists in the TEDxManhattan Challenge,...

The Delta’s Stomach: For Better or Worse, We are What We Eat

On heirloom Victorian china. In a waxen Styrofoam to-go box. In a curtained booth. In a grease-blotched paper sack. Snatched out of the iron skillet. In...

Lazy Meat Just Sits There and Loafs

Shiftless entree lounges on plate at Ajax Diner. Just look at it. The meat, loafing. It's loitering at Ajax Diner with the do-nothing pinto beans (special...

HottyToddy.com Food & Drink TV: Round Table/Back Alley BBQ

Cool nook in the back of Square restaurant serves up potent pork. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svBEldo1MQc The Meek School of Journalism & New Media’s Journalism Innovation class at the...

Featured Oral History Project: Carrboro Farmers’ Market

The Carrboro Farmers’ Market (CFM) in Carrboro, North Carolina, has long been a place where consumers can purchase fresh produce, pastured meat, and homemade prepared foods...

On Southern Cooking: Pork Barbecue

Piggin' out on swine with swagger. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Wound tighter’n a Gibson guitar: A state of being, in which the individual is holding...

Oh, SNAP! Oxford City Market Adds New Program

Oxford City Market has now been granted SNAP retailer status and has been issued an EBT card reader, according to market director and manager...

Spicy Food, Tasty Drinks, Warm Hearts Give El Mariachi Mexican Soul

Restaurants specializing in Mexican cuisine are not hard to find in Oxford, but El Mariachi stands out like a jalapeno in your Margarita. Opening...

Ole Miss Students Explore Delta Food and Culture

It's not often that your class assignments involve eating tamales, listening to blues music and sleeping above Ground Zero in Clarksdale, but then it's...