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Firehouse Subs Gets Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine

26 Nov

If you like soda, lemonade, punch, or even water, you need to check out the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine recently installed at Firehouse Subs on Jackson Avenue. Ever since the machine made its debut, customers have been lining up to create their own fun flavor combinations.

Never tried the Freestyle before? The machine gives you the ability to customize more than 100 different drink combinations, from Diet Cherry Vanilla Coke to Fanta Lime or Minute Maid Fruit Punch Lemonade. To see a full list of beverage choices, check out the Coca-Cola site here.

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Ferdinand’s Closes

23 Nov

Ferdinand’s Restaurant & Bar, which opened in June of this year behind The Lyric, closed this past weekend. According to a local source, the business closed due to lack of advertising and foot traffic. Owners were unavailable for comment at the time of this posting.

It’s always disappointing to see another restaurant close its doors; support your favorites and help keep them around!

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EatingOxford.com Provides Customer Comment Cards

17 Nov

Customer feedback—both good and bad—is vital to the success of a restaurant. It’s no secret how many restaurants have closed over the last year here in Oxford. Customer feedback could have saved some of them.

Since you don’t usually see customer feedback forms offered at Oxford restaurants, EatingOxford.com has designed the attached forms for your use. These can be used to tell an owner that you love everything about their restaurant, or to let them know when things need to be tweaked. Simply click the photo above and print out the form (there are three comment cards per sheet), and keep them in your wallet to use the next time you dine out.

I’m hoping that Oxford restaurateurs will be open to, and appreciative of, this new—and free—business advice from their customers.

New Hunan Reopens

13 Nov

In a surprising turn of events, New Hunan, located in the Walmart shopping center, has reopened (the restaurant closed this past June). Today, a sign on the door announced that dine-in and takeout was available, with full buffet starting tomorrow.

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Wine and Food Pairing at Ravine Saturday

10 Nov

This Saturday, November 12, Ravine is having a casual wine and food pairing. Instead of a structured event starting at 6:00 p.m., you can come and go at whichever time you choose (reservations required).

There will be five wines, each paired with food, such as crab and fried green tomatoes, braised short rib ravioli, and spicy potato leek soup—all for just $20.

Contact Ravine at 662-234-4555 for more information and reservations.

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Corner Bar Replaces Parrish’s

4 Nov

By now you’ve seen the new Corner Bar sign that replaced Parrish’s at 1002 E. Jackson Avenue. Former owner Parrish Baker had been searching for a buyer for quite some time and finally found one a few months back.

A revamped menu debuted a couple of weeks ago, featuring items such as grilled cheese bites, grilled sandwiches and burgers. The kitchen is open Monday through Saturday for dinner as well as Fridays and Saturdays for lunch.

Square Toast for Scholarships this Thursday

2 Nov

Produced by the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management at the School of Applied Sciences of the University of Mississippi, Square Toast for Scholarships, taking place Thursday, November 3, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. around the Oxford Square, is a walking food and wine tasting, which supports the University through ticket sales.

Some of this year’s participating food vendors include Olivia’s Food Emporium, Irie’s, McEwen’s, Two Stick Sushi, Taylor Grocery, My Michelle’s, Party Waitin’ to Happen, Panini, Old Venice Pizza Co., Proud Larry’s, Rib Cage, Round Table on the Square, Soulshine Pizza Factory, South Depot Taco Shop, Turkuaz Cafe, Emileigh’s Kitchen and more.

For complete details and a link to purchase tickets ($50/pp), visit the official Square Toast website here.

Tacky Shack Debuts Salad Express this Wednesday

1 Nov

Tacky Shack on Jackson Avenue is known for its big burgers with multiple toppings, fries, onion rings and endless milkshakes. But, this Wednesday, the restaurant will debut something a bit healthier—a full line of salads—with an option to build your own.

From chef to cobb to steak to caesar, eight salads will be on offer with the option to add on five different types of protein, such as salmon filet and grilled ribeye steak. The build-your-own option allows you to choose your own greens, toppings and dressing.

All salads will be available for dine in or takeout.  Check out the attached menus to find out more (prices subject to change).

Bon Appetit Features Chevron’s Chicken On a Stick

29 Oct

Everyone loves the chicken on a stick from Chevron on the corner of University and Lamar. To further prove this fact, BonAppetit.com has just included the favorite in an online story titled 8 Unexpected Spots Across the U.S. with Great Food. Look closely and you’ll see the photo was supplied by yours truly, bringing national attention to our hometown Chevron and EatingOxford.com!

Check out the story here.

Party at Honey Bee Bakery November 2nd

26 Oct

On Wednesday, November 2, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in celebration of Honey Bee Bakery’s 3rd birthday and its grand opening for dinner, Oxford is invited to an afternoon “Friends of Honey Bee” party filled with delicious food created at the bakery; a showing of artwork from local artists; music; and wine.

Similar to lunch, every dish offered at dinner is homemade, southern, simple, affordable, and utilizes local ingredients whenever possible. A renovated and redesigned dining room helps promote an intimate dining experience, and the bakery is also now licensed for brown bag services, so feel free to bring a bottle of your favorite wine when you try out the new dinner menu.

Honey Bee Bakery is no longer serving breakfast during the week, but the weekend brunch is still offered Saturday and Sunday until 2 p.m. The bakery’s new hours are Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Honey Bee Bakery on Urbanspoon

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