Eating Oxford

Double Decker 2025: A Celebration of Music, Art, and Community in the Heart of Oxford

Oxford’s Double Decker Festival brings two days of live music, art vendors, Southern food, and family fun to the Square.

Hotty Toddy News Services - 3 days ago

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...

On Cooking Southern: It's Canning and Pickling Time!

By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com I attended a half-day canning workshop on July 30 hosted by the Mississippi State University Extension Service office here in Oxford. (Sorry,...

Wine Bar Officially Opens on South Lamar

A great new concept in dining and fine wines had its official ribbon cutting ceremony and opening Friday. The Wine Bar in Oxford will not...