Shortly before writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson noted in his account book: “Broached a pipe of Madeira, 1770 vintage.” By 1826, the year of...
Darn, we missed it! September 29 was National Coffee Day, and due to a lack of caffeine, we weren’t awake enough to notice. Don’t let that...
Laurie Triplette reviews Big Bad Chef’s Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey: Recipes From My Three Favorite Food Groups, the first...
Popular fundraising event offers wine tasting and friendly competition. The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (YAC)‘s 3 Blind Wines, in its fourth year, is back on Tuesday, October...
Louisiana brewery hosting special event at Oxford bar. From the bite of the Andygator to the hop of Restoration Pale, Abita Brewing Company will turn the...
Even when there’s no home football game, people in Oxford enjoy a good party, and happy hours help them get their groove on, even when they...
This article originally appeared in the Jackson Free Press and appears here with permission. OXFORD, Miss. – The great journalist, raconteur, and connoisseur of good food A.J....
Everyone in Oxford knows that gas stations around here do things a little differently. Chicken-on-a-stick is the best known, thanks to coverage in foodie magazines like...
An oral history of Gene’s Bar-B-Que in Brinkley, Arkansas. From Monday through Saturday, Gene’s Bar-B-Que in Brinkley, Arkansas, offers a standard menu of barbecue and country...
Thanks to a law that took effect about a year ago, stores that sell beer in Mississippi can now offer brews with higher alcohol content. Before...