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

Expanded My Michelle's Now Serving Daily Lunch

After building momentum in its first few years of catering and personal chef business, My Michelle's has expanded its space at 1308 North Lamar...

Homebrewing in the Mississippi Delta

Don't like big name beers? Brad Harger will help you brew your own legally. In a storefront on Washington Avenue in Greenville, Miss., in...

Feeding the Blues

When blues tourists hit the Delta, they never go hungry. Across the stained, Sharpie-scribbled tablecloth, bluesman Bill “Howl N’ Madd” Perry pours a steady stream...

Soup’s On: Old Venice Crab and Crawfish Chowder

Old Venice is famous for its hearty pizzas and sandwiches, but perhaps unsung is its incredibly flavorful Caesar salad, which is available in a...

New Year’s Eve in Oxford

Here are some NYE entertainment and food/drink specials to help you ring in 2014 in Oxford! Ajax Diner: Silas Reed 'N' Da Books (no cover);...

On Cooking Southern: Year-End and New Year Hurrah

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Lord Love a Duck: A British-originated expression of mild amazement that’s been adopted by Southerners. (We Southerners always jump on...

Party Waitin’ to Happen Pumps Up the Palate

A quick byte with Wiley Morris about his Oxford catering business and his lifelong passion for food. For such a small town, Oxford bears a...

City Grocery Pop-Ups Return in January to Benefit Rodney Scott

The wildly popular “pop-up” dinner series hosted by City Grocery returns in January 2014 with a similar array of talented chefs, but this time...

Wine Tips: Finding a Good Wine Shop

Several readers have asked for advice on how to buy wine in a wine store without being ripped off or made to look like...

On Cooking Southern: Canned Biscuit and Roll Dough Recipes

Slow your roll but make sure not to tump over. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Tump: To turn something over forcefully, as in dumping. “Don’t you...