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

Summer Foodways Symposium in Jackson Set for June 20-21

We begin our yearlong exploration of the contemporary welcome table in Jackson, Mississippi, as the capital city celebrates the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer...

How to Eat Healthy at Your Favorite Restaurants

No matter what your favorite restaurant is serving, you can still practice healthy dining. Sports Nutritionist, Katherine Patton, MEd, RD, LD, CSSD, says, “Regardless of...

Prawns? In the Mississippi Delta?

Yes, prawns. Beaten down by cotton and catfish, at last one Delta family has found success by growing prawns. And restaurants are gobbling them...

Food Truck! Cajun Food Truck at Liz's Farmers Market in Oxford

By Tom Freeland, HottyToddy.com Blogger When I was out shopping today I noticed this food truck operating next to Liz’s Farmers Market on Old Highway...

On Cooking Southern: Strawberry Yields Forever

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism(s) of the Week: Just Down the Road: An important concept of location and distance, totally dependent on the conversation between parties in the...

Five Foods To Eat Right Now

At the Farmers’ Market Store yesterday, I was too hungry to shop for long. Believe me, I leave with a hundred dollars worth of...

Video Grocery Store Tour — Make the Most Out of Meat Purchases

The following video produced by our friends at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis take you on a supermarket tour. The goal is to learn how...

Wine Tip: Best Beer? Czech it Out

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from author John Hailman’s book ‘The Search for Good Wine’ which will be available for purchase October 2014...

City Grocery Launches Early Summer Dinner Menu

On Tuesday, City Grocery launched its new summer dinner menu just in time for the temperatures to climb and the days to grow longer!...

Feel Like a Fresh Taco? Head to South Depot

The South Depot Taco Shop at 1004 Van Buren Ave. offers the kind of tasty food that even the health conscious can feel great...