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

Petra Restaurant is All About Food

This article originally appeared in the Jackson Free Press and appears here with permission. OXFORD, Miss. – The great journalist, raconteur, and connoisseur of good food...

Bake the Bacon

This blog by HottyToddy.com Editor-in-Chief Emily Gatlin originally appeared at FoodRiot.com and appears here with permission. Secrets don’t make friends. But revealing bacon secrets makes friends...

4 Best Gas Station Eateries in Oxford

Everyone in Oxford knows that gas stations around here do things a little differently. Chicken-on-a-stick is the best known, thanks to coverage in foodie...

On Cooking Southern: Sauce is Boss

Dijon mustard and jezebel and comeback sauces. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Run like a scalded dog: Same as run like the wind, only with...

Southern Foodways: Wild Game Supper

An oral history of Gene's Bar-B-Que in Brinkley, Arkansas. From Monday through Saturday, Gene’s Bar-B-Que in Brinkley, Arkansas, offers a standard menu of barbecue and...

‘Are You Ready’ for UM Cookbook? It’s Here

Ole Miss Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management releases raft of recipes. Are You Ready was the prevailing theme of the September 6 weekend in...

Top 3 Spots to Buy Beer in Oxford

Thanks to a law that took effect about a year ago, stores that sell beer in Mississippi can now offer brews with higher alcohol...

Cool Off at Jinsei Sushi

Mix and muddle in Midtown. The new Oxford location of Jinsei Sushi in the Midtown shopping center is garnering a good bit of buzz with...

Oral History Project of the Week: Hot Tamale!

Better known for its association with cotton and catfish, the Mississippi Delta has a fascinating relationship with tamales. In restaurants, on street corners, and...

Lamar Lounge Goes Whole Hog

Don't be late to lunch or you could be sucking hind tot—yes, tot. Blogger Tom Freeland reported on the construction of the barbecue pit behind...