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

H2O Oriental Café: Still Spicy after All These Years

Southern cuisine is something known to everyone who has visited Oxford. The Square is well regarded for its delicious food and welcoming atmosphere, but...

On Cooking Southern: This Ain't Just Peanuts

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Charm the dew off a honeysuckle: Refers to someone who can be awfully charming. Like Bo Wallace and Friends on...

Kelly English Opening Restaurant in Former 208 Spot

Oxford is speaking English very loudly this week. That's to say we're all talking about Kelly English, executive chef/owner of Restaurant Iris in Memphis, as...

Central BBQ Truck Hits the Square for Football Season

Oxford is known for its amazing food, and new restaurants are trying to move into the city every day. This weekend, a Memphis favorite will...

Delta Tamales Get Boost From Ole Miss Center

The 17th annual Southern Foodways Symposium is just days away, taking place Oct. 23 – 26 in Oxford. The event is hosted by the Southern...

The Sun Also Rises: Japanese Options Abound in Yoknapatapha

There was a time when the only Asian cuisine in town was Chinese, and it was only Ruby Chinese. Today, a variety of Asian...

New Eateries around Oxford for Homecoming Crowd

We know some of y'all who don't get back to Oxford much are determined to have a meal at your old favorite haunts when...

Route 6 Offers Grandmother's Cooking in a Restaurant

A turn at the intersection of Highway 6 and Thacker Road is a new restaurant where The Shak and Ezell's Fish Camp were: Route...

Taste of the Game: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M in College Station

Commentary by HottyToddy.com contributor Lee Ann Herring Olvedo I can't believe we are ready back again for another week of football. I'm sure we are...

VIDEO >> An Interview with Tate Moore, Owner of Square Pizza

GreatValueColleges.net ranks Oxford’s Square Pizza as number 20 in its 50 Great College Town Pizza Shops. The site introduces its ranked shops by writing that...