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

Stop in for Pancakes and a Make-Your-Own Milkshake at Oxford Market Place at the Commons

Jeffrey Hollis and Hunter Plott saw an opportunity and jumped on it. The Oxford businessmen built, own and operate the new Oxford Market Place...

Oxford Stories: UM Student Hopes to Ambush the Alcohol Market

A University of Mississippi student hopes to Ambush the market with a new alcohol supply business. Qadree Williams, 22, a senior business marketing major, wants...

Cabin 82 Cafe Opens in Oxford

Cabin 82, a cozy Southern cafe, has just opened at the new Graduate Hotel in Oxford. The cafe has a different feel than the...

On Cooking Southern: Great Pumpkin Teases Our Tastebuds

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Git 'er dun: Taking a leaf from the book of Jeff Foxworthy’s Southern Redneck lore, this means definitively, y’all need to...

Have a Spooktacular Halloween in Oxford!

Halloween weekend is approaching. It's time to get a move on that costume you’ve been thinking about. Although some plan to follow the football...

Taste of the Game: Ole Miss Rebels Against Texas Aggies in Oxford

“Being Southern isn't talking with an accent...or rocking on a porch while drinking sweet tea, or knowing how to tell a good story. It's...

Buzzfeed Ranks Chevron’s Chicken on a Stick Nationally for Best Drunken Eats

Buzzfeed.com included an Oxford food staple in its national list once more. Chevron on University Avenue had its Chicken on a Stick listed 31st...

Food for Thought—The Crown of Southern Cooking

The Crown Restaurant in Indianola, Mississippi, has a beautiful new cookbook out this year. It is called The Best of the Best Presents, The...

18th Annual SFA Symposium Focused on Southern Pop Culture

More than 400 foodies explored their inner and outer connections to kitsch, camp and vernacular food culture in Oxford last week. They were here...

Taste of the Game: Memphis Tigers vs. Ole Miss Rebels

It's going to be a heater for sure as the we head down 55 to Memphis to take on the undefeated Tigers on their...