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

Oxford Craft Beer Fest to Feature 140-Plus Beers

New event offers plethora of brews with food, live music, art, and fun By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com String your pretzel necklace together and...

On Cooking Southern: Colcannon and Irish Stew

This St. Paddy's Day, try the potluck o' the Irish By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Shirt-tail cousins/shirt-tail kin: Someone who is not closely related to...

On Cooking Southern: Buttermilk and Pound Cakes

For rich flavor, pound it home By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Lower than a boll weevil: As low-down-dirty, sneaky, underhanded and rotten as a person...

On Cooking Southern: Red Velvet Cake and Whoopie Pies

Sweet Endings For Your Valentine's Day By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK: In High Cotton: Equivalent of “Sittin’ pretty,” as in doing well, or being well...

Lamar Lounge Expands Menu—Big Time

Chef Owens has been a very busy boy By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com I'll have a giant meatball stuffed with Ro-Tel and, um, a...

On Cooking Southern: Winter Soups and Sauces

Culinary comfort by the bowl By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISMS OF THE WEEK: Having a duck fit: Displaying ill temper over something that doesn’t suit or when feeling...

Big Bad Chefs Debut Israeli Street Food

Atlanta Top Chef Kirshtein joins Currence at first night of Big Bad Pop-Ups By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com John Currence has turned his The...

On Cooking Southern: Pimento Cheese

Pleasure your palate with the 'Pâté of the South' By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK High on the Hog: A Southern state or condition. Living large,...

On Cooking Southern: New Year’s Fortune

Eating your way to a new start By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK High as a kite: A state or condition of floating waaaay above the...

Cocktail Watch: The Man-Fashioned

Snackbar winter drinks menu warms the soul By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com There is always much to recommend in Snackbar's ever-changing cocktailcopia, and the...