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

Starbucks Opens Jackson Avenue Location, Satisfies Coffee Lovers

After spending more than a year working as a reporter in small-town southwest Mississippi, I made my triumphant return to Oxford about a week...

Lotts and Other UM Alums Bring Salsarita's to Oxford

Several years ago, Trent Lott and son Chet had their radar up for potential business ventures, and in early 2015, Oxonians finally will get...

On Cooking Southern: Simmering Southern Soups

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Poor mouthing: A verb that describes how a person moans and groans in self-deprecation about lacking funds or capability …...

VIDEO >> Great Balls of Pastrami (and Gouda, Oxford Grits, and More)

Chef Jonathan Oliver does impressive things in the kitchen at the temporary clubhouse at the Country Club of Oxford, coming up with inventive menu...

Reubens to Po'Boys — What's Your Favorite Oxford Sandwich?

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com To commemorate August as National Sandwich Month (see my recent piece on off-the-wall sandwich combos), I have conducted a VERY unofficial poll among...

Panera Bread Restaurant Opening Soon

Oxford will welcome a location of chain restaurant Panera Bread on West Jackson Avenue, to be opened in September, on the site formerly occupied by...

On Cooking Southern: Off-the-Wall Sandwich Combos

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Knee high to a grasshopper: Interchangeable with “knee-high to a bullfrog.” Refers to a time when the specified individual...

A Real American Gyro: The Farmers' Market is Greek to Me

The Farmers' Market store (on Old Highway 7 North) is a great place to find meats from Stan's Country Store without having to...

Oxford Restaurant Tidbits

If you haven't had time to check in with HottyToddy.com lately, here's a quick roundup of just a few goings-on in the never-stagnant Oxford restaurant...

On Cooking Southern: Canned Tomatoes, Pickled Okra, and Fridge Jam

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Well that just dills my pickle: Uh-oh. Something has turned everything sour and I’m het up about it… related...