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: Pigskin Pigout for Super Bowl Sunday

SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK When pigs fly: Reference to a mythical moment in future time, when something that currently is not possible comes to pass…...

Wine Bar Teaches Whiskey Appreciation, Antique Bourbons

The Wine Bar has a wine tasting class and also a whiskey tasting class since the Wine Bar has over 50 whiskeys. Tonight, the...

Abner’s Succulent Chicken and that Famous, Mysteriously Delicious Sauce

Oxford Restaurant Week is in full swing and Abner’s owner, Abner White, is geared up and ready for his two Oxford locations to bring...

Delta Steak Co. Making the Move to Abbeville

Allen and Erin Sanders would like to set the record straight — they are not closing their doors and going out of business, not...

The Tantalizing Tastes of Oxford’s Restaurant Week: My Michelle’s

Delicious food, in all its savory and succulent forms, is something that we as a species can’t resist. We need it to survive and...

Food & Drink: What’s Hot and What’s Not in 2015

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com We’re almost a month into the New Year and certain changes in American food preferences are becoming apparent. Still putting bacon into everything...

The Main Event Includes Valentine’s Day in Holiday Gift Boxes

Last Christmas, The Main Event of City Grocery Restaurant Group offered several boxes with snacks from Snackbar, Bouré and City Grocery to name a...

Mr. Phat Brings Sushi Back to Square with New Twists

After two sushi-less years a chef at Oxford Grillehouse realized his longtime dream of having his own restaurant: Mr. Phat's Sushi & Wok. The...

Casa Mexicana Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Oxford

Casa Mexicana is bustling with specials to greet the returning students. However the discounted prices on drinks and queso dips are not only welcoming...

Mitchell: Creamy Pimiento Cheese, the Glue of the South

Indeed, it's a small world. As I sat in the congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Venice, FL---I'm a snowbird from New Jersey---I noted...