Because I was born in the South, I’m a Southerner. If I had been born in the North, the West, or the Central Plains, I would...
Photos by Laurie Triplette. Text by Tad Wilkes. The Powerhouse Community Arts Center hosted a book-signing, book-reading, punch-sipping, pig-eating good time on Tuesday, October 1. Oxford-based writers Tom Franklin, Beth...
Three local authors will be feted at the Powerhouse on October 1. “It should be great,” says Tom Franklin. “Barbecued whole hog, free cocktails, live music,...
Don’t be late to lunch or you could be sucking hind tot—yes, tot. Blogger Tom Freeland reported on the construction of the barbecue pit behind Lamar...
If you’re a fan of HBO’s TV series Treme or a devotee of New Orleans cuisine, restaurateur/chef John Currence has a treat in store for you on...
By Tom Freeland HottyToddy.com blogger John Currence is having a pit built behind the Lamar Lounge that looks to me about able to hold two whole...
Public comment meeting draws little opposition to refrigerated beer sales or sale of beer on Sunday Mayor Pat Patterson and the Oxford Board of Aldermen heard...
Oxford restaurateur John Currence long ago mastered the retail recipe for running successful restaurants, having figured out how to offer great, reasonably priced food to the...
BBQ will come to forefront in new incarnation. “I hear John Currence bought Lamar Lounge and is making it a barbecue joint.” Seems this sentence has...
Self-taught 24-year-old mixologist gets notice from Eater At the ripe old age of 24, Jayce McConnell has created quite a buzz. Known to most Snackbar patrons...