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

‘Visit Mississippi’ Lists Top 5 Mississippi Restaurants for Farm-to-Table Eating

The farm-to-table and local food movements have become national trends, and Mississippi restaurants are ahead of the game. Producing, delivering and serving local products...

Boneheads in Oxford Serves Up Fresh Coastal Flavor

Boneheads is one of the many restaurants giving it a go in the gastronomic conscious town of Oxford. Located at the new Jackson Avenue shopping...

On Cooking Southern: Breaking the Fast during Ramadan (or Any Ol’ Time)

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Not from around here: A sympathetic observation about a person’s origins in a context wherein the person does or says something...

My Michelle’s Serves Up Goodness for Summertime Dinner Series

Starting tomorrow, My Michelle's will have four dinner series featuring some of the customers' favorites with locally-sourced ingredients. These dinners are three-course meals for $30...

Lenoir Dining Serving Summer Lunch through June 19

Lenoir Dining, an on-campus restaurant operated by students in the Nutrition and Hospitality Management department, is open through June 19th for reservations Monday through...

Southern Foodways Alliance: a Municipal Building and Lots of Barbecue in Gravy Podcast

A growing number of people are worried about barbecue. Just ask John Shelton Reed, who, with his wife Dale Volberg Reed, co-authored “Holy Smoke: The...

On Cooking Southern: the Sporting Life Never Ends in Oxford

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride: Just thinking about wanting something won’t get you there. If you want to...

From The Kitchen of The Sweets Lady Marcia Via

Marcia Via hasn't forgotten what it was like to dine at Weidmann's restaurant back in the day. “We would sit in the long room with...

John Currence Adds Personal Touch to Decor in City Grocery Restaurants

At first glance, City Grocery, Lamar Lounge, Snackbar, Bouré and Big Bad Breakfast all seem to have different owners not because of the cuisine,...

Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina Ready to Storm Oxford with Fresh Mexican Fare

Quality ingredients and expedited service don’t usually go hand in hand, but a casual Mexican eatery coming to Oxford next month prides itself on...