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

On Cooking Southern: Celebrate February with Soul and Spirit

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Slow as molasses: Abbreviation of the expression “as slow as molasses going uphill in January”… harks back to a January 1840...

Dwayne Ingraham Talks Craft and the Culinary Limelight

Television is a topic germane to any discussion of pop culture, and certainly to a discussion of pop culture and Southern food in 2015....

Big Bad Breakfast is Best at Bacon

It's a silly Friday when we can write an alliteration headline, but the BBB really did get listed among 21 restaurants nation-wide for best...

Say (Grilled) Cheese: the Secret is Out at The Downstairs Bar

A black door with no sign hidden on the Square opens to late night delight. This is a doorway to “the secret grilled cheese...

City Grocery Opens Kitchen Doors for Kelly English, Second Line 662

Big Bad Pop-ups are back in full swing, offering outstanding chefs a 48-hour stint in the City Grocery kitchen to prepare a unique menu...

Chick-Fil-A Serves Free Coffee Through February

McDonald's on Jackson Avenue is giving out free meals randomly with love accepted as payment, and now just down the road Chick-fil-a joins the...

Creole & a Whole Lot More: Upscale Meets Down Home at Bourè

Looking for that New Orleans atmosphere without the five-hour drive? Then look no further than the Square and the wonderful world of Bourè. Whether...

South Depot Gives Oxford Restaurant Week Some Spice

Instead of a food fight, this week is more of a fight for food. Oxford Restaurant week is in full swing as everyone in...

Oxford Given Wide Array of Super Bowl Catering Options

Super Bowl house parties always bring excitement and fun when family and friends get together to watch the big game. Before that can happen,...

Enjoy Oxford Restaurant Week with Oby’s Cajun Style

World famous specialty sandwiches, po’boys, and salads; those delicious items in the same sentence have to mean we’re talking about Oby’s. As Restaurant Week...