Oxford Community Table

Community table events create a unique platform to celebrate the local talent of an area. The street sets the stage for a table that features the artisans that inhabit Mississippi. We’ll transform a bustling Oxford street into the site for a communal table and a shared meal. As a showcase for handcrafted products, we will dine alongside makers who can speak to how their work has been influenced by the area. We will launch a limited edition product for our ever-growing online shop, first available to guests at this event. For this meal we are excited to welcome chef John Currence. A New Orleans native, John moved to Oxford in 1992 and opened City Grocery — a celebrated Oxford landmark for more than 30 years. He’s won many culinary accolades over the years, including a James Beard award for Best Chef: South, and has gone on to open some of Oxford’s best restaurants as part of his City Grocery hospitality group. We first worked with John in 2010, and it’s always a treat. (He cooked for us in Arkansas one year.) We can’t wait to see what he cooks up for us on the street.