Eating Oxford

Ole Miss Students Turn Bar Covers Into a Business

Three Ole Miss sophomores turned a common nightlife frustration into CoverStock, an Oxford startup for buying and reselling bar covers.

Key Mediterranean Diet Items Linked to Longer Lives

It is well established that traditional Mediterranean diet patterns are linked to better cardiovascular (CV) health and lower rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Harvard...

On Cooking Southern: Catch as Catch Can Week

Shrimp, salad, salsa and other savory summer satisfiers. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Catch as catch can:  To make do with what’s available in a haphazard...

Snackbar Bartender a ‘Young Guns’ Semi-Finalist

Self-taught 24-year-old mixologist gets notice from Eater At the ripe old age of 24, Jayce McConnell has created quite a buzz. Known to most Snackbar...

On Cooking Southern: Snapper and Trout

Summer in the South calls for gettin' fishy with it. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Fish or cut bait: Proceed with your intended action or stop...

Dutchman on a Pizza Mission

In a college town where pizza joints are abundant, Dennis and Mary Vanoostendrop have developed quite a customer base at their 6 N Tubbs...

Concert and Beer Tasting on the Farm

Chimney Choir and Love Cannon perform at Yokna Bottoms, April 29 In what Yokna Bottoms Farm is calling a "house concert in the field," Chimney...

On Cooking Southern: Chicken Salad

Three versions of the Southern go-to favorite By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Pig in a poke: What one gets when ordering grits in Oregon or...

On Cooking Southern: Poppyseeds, Peas, Pasta, and More

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Pokey:  (1) An adjective in Southern slang, referring to being slow and lagging behind. The way we all feel...

On Cooking Southern: Spinach and Sausage Gnocchi and Bruschetta

Keep it lighter with a Mediterranean twist By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Carry on: To express oneself in an exaggerated manner, just shy of a...

Cocktail Watch: The Mamie

Try peach-infused bourbon with breakfast, once in a Blue Moon By Tad Wilkes tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com One of Oxford's best-kept secrets is the fact that instead of waiting a...