As part of the month long celebration of City Grocery’s 20th Anniversary, we have asked some of our alumni chefs from years past, to return to Oxford and help us celebrate for one weekend.  The chefs will be responsible for one course as part of a six course chef’s wine dinner. The dinners will take place on May 18th & 19th at City Grocery.

Friday, 5/18

brussel sprout, bourbon bacon marmalade lettuce wrap
Heath Johnson, Chef de Cuisine, City Grocery

steak tartare served with deviled local eggs and caviar
Russell Smith, Chef/Owner of Russell’s Beef House in Corinth,MS

butter poached sea scallops, warm foie gras and fava bean puree
Will Uhlhorn, Chef and Co-Owner of Table 3 in Nashville,TN

local beet composition, spanish bleu cheese, and fennel flat bread
John Currence, Chef/Owner City Grocery Restaurant Group

quail & biscuits
Jason McConnell, Chef/Owner, 55 South, Red Pony, Sol and McConnell House

seared colorado lamb shoulder with mint tzatziki & skordalia, garni of mini spanakopita & herbed potato tirokeftedes, citrus-spiced olives
Tim Hontzas, Chef/Owner of Johnny’s Café in Birmingham,AL

chocolate pear bread pudding, warm spiced chocolate sauce, and a smoked pear sorbet
Dwayne Ingraham, Pastry Chef at City Grocery

Saturday, 5/19

watermelon jal jeera shooter
Vishwesh Bhatt, Chef at Snackbar

poached shrimp, enoki mushrooms, cucumber, roasted grape salad with clam dashi vinaigrette, and smoked lemon yogurt
Wesley True, Chef/Owner of TRUE in Mobile, AL

crowder pea hoppin’ john “risotto,” stansel’s popcorn rice, and tomato jam
John Currence, Chef/Owner City Grocery Restaurant Group

troll caught half moon bay wild salmon, creamed morel mushrooms, spring peas, pickled ramps & crispy grits
Stephen Barber, Chef at Farmstead Kitchen in Napa,CA

smoked roulade of pork belly & shoulder with habanero/green tomato chow chow, bourbon mustard, black-eyed pea croquettes and collard confetti
Jason Nicholas, Chef at Big Bad Breakfast

rhubarb hoe cakes with rebel yell bourbon and molasses bbq pork cheeks, minty red cabbage Slaw, and candy striped poached beets
Taylor Bowen Ricketts, Chef/Owner of Delta Bistro in Greenwood,MS

blackberry ice Cream sandwich with toasted oatmeal cookies
TH Freeland, Cook at Herbsaint in New Orleans,LA

For reservations, please call City Grocery at (662) 232-8080
Reservations are encouraged
Doors open at 6pm
Price is $95 per person

Please join us in a month long celebration of City Grocery’s 20th Anniversary.  April 17th marks the official 20th anniversary and we will kick off the celebration with a Chef’s wine dinner to benefit Share our Strength with guest chef Suvir Saran. The dinners will take place 4/17 & 4/18 beginning at 6pm at City Grocery.  For more details on those dinners, click here.

The month long celebration will continue by tasting the original menu created by John Currence 20 years ago. The nostalgia continues as we welcome back several of City Grocery alumni from years past. All of which have gone on to have very exciting careers as chefs, and we are beyond excited to have them all return to City Grocery for a weekend!  They will make appearances as guest chefs at City Grocery on May 18 & 19th – details to be revealed soon!

View the month long schedule of events

The month long celebration will end on May 20th with a truly unique farm to table experience at Woodson Ridge Farms.  More details are available here or you may call our corporate office, The Main Event, for more information regarding any of the events. (662) 234-9300

Last year, Food & Wine magazine added The People’s Best New Chef award, allowing readers to pick one of the winners, dubbing him or her The People’s Best New Chef.  The winner, selected by the dining public and online voting, will be featured in the magazine alongside the winners of this year’s Best New Chef awards.  Vishwesh is among 100 pre-selected chefs, from 10 regions (the chef needs to have run their own kitchens for five years or fewer), and he is included in the Gulf Coast region.

Voting will run from March 5th through March 11, and the chef with the most votes in each region will then be named a finalist, and People’s Best New Chef!

Please show your support for Vishwesh by voting TODAY! Click here to Vote!

FOOD & WINE’s The People’s Best New Pastry Chef, selected by readers in an online poll
and presented by Godiva. Until February 14^th at midnight, readers can visit foodandwine.com/the-peoples-pastry to select their favorite up-and-coming pastry chef from a list of 50 nominees in three regions: East, West and Central.  To join the conversation and promote your favorite pastry chef on Twitter use #peoplespastry.

“There is so much innovation in the pastry world right now, and we are excited to have the chance to celebrate it,” says FOOD & WINE Editor in Chief Dana Cowin. “Our new pastry awards allow us to spotlight cooking pros who don’t generally get the same recognition as the executive chefs for whom they work.”

FOOD & WINE editors determined the 50 The People’s Best New Pastry Chef nominees with help from their national network of journalists, chefs and other trusted sources. Only professionals who have run a restaurant pastry kitchen for five years or fewer are eligible. There will be one finalist from each of the three regions; the person with the most votes will be named The People’s Best New Pastry Chef.

The finalists and the winner of The People’s Best New Pastry Chef award will be announced on foodandwine.com on February 15th. The winner will be profiled in the “Hungry Crowd” column of the May issue of FOOD & WINE, on newsstands April 13, and will attend the 30th anniversary of the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, June 15-17, 2012 where they will share their treats as co-host of Godiva’s activation in the FOOD & WINE Grand Tasting Pavilion.

FOOD & WINE editors have also begun their search for America’s Best New Pastry Chefs, to be announced in the May issue. Winners will be revealed along with The People’s Best New Pastry Chefs on February 15^th.

Good Luck Dwayne!

Not sure what to get that special someone for Christmas? Let us help take the worry away!  We have several options available to fit most budgets!  It’s so easy…download an order form,cgrgorderform.. All of the instructions are listed on the form and once complete please….
fax to (662) 234-9307
or
email to info@citygroceryonline.com
or
call with any questions (662) 234-9300

Please specify your pickup date on your order form. All baskets will be available for pickup until 12/23 until 4pm at our new catering kitchen, Main Event at 1005 North Lamar.  Checks payable to Main Event.

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Come and celebrate Snackbar’s 3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Bash!  We will ring in the New Year with a special 5 course menu prepared by Chef, Vishwesh Bhatt.

Menu

Caramelized Leeks and Yukon Gold Potato Soup, Truffled Potato Chip, Razorback Caviar, Dill Crème Fraiche

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Shredded Duck Confit and Black Eye Pea Gallette, Pickled Pear and Mustard Green Slaw, Curried Mustard

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Crispy Pan Fried Jumbo Mississippi Wild Caught Shrimp, Jumbo Lump Crab and Sweet Potato Hash, Curry Leaf Beurre Blanc

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Cider Braised Boneless Beef Short Rib, Apple/Bacon/Cheddar Gratin, Tobacco Onion Rings

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Cardamom/ Saffron Poached Pear in Phyllo Cup, Diplomat Cream

Now accepting reservations 662-236-6363
$50 per person plus tax and gratuity

City Grocery will celebrate its 20th New Year’s Eve with a five course chef’s tasting menu, created by our Big Bad Chef, John Currence…..

Menu

Louisiana Choupique Caviar
crispy chive/potato pancake, sweet onion,
brown family dairy sour cream
G.H. Mumm Carte Classique NV

Cream of Celery “She Crab” Soup
homemade old bay oyster crackers,
pickled jumbo lump blue crab
Trimbach Gewurztraminer 2005

Roasted Garlic/Rosemary Poulet Rouge
fried vegetable rice cake
Perrin Reserve Cote Du Rhone 2006

Braised Beef Cheek/Chestnut Ragout
black pepper gnudi, taleggio powder
Stag’s Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

Salted Caramel Mousse
stewed winter apples, sweet corn crumble, sugar shard
Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon

Now accepting reservations
Please call City Grocery for reservations
$85 per person plus tax & gratuity

The much anticipated opening of the new Bouré will be Friday, 11/18!  Just in time for LSU weekend!  Owners John Currence & Stefano Capomazza purchased the historic Downtown Grill building last April, and have been working tirelessly to give Bouré a new look and more importantly a new home.  The styling for Bouré was an incredible collaborative effort between Currence, Capomazza & the team at Ai3, an architectural firm based in Atlanta, GA.

Esthetically speaking, Bouré is a completely new restaurant, but don’t you worry…the menu remains the same!  We may have a few surprises up our sleeve in months to come with new menu items, but a note to our loyal clientele… you can still come by and get your favorite Bouré Burger or Shrimp & Grits!  We can’t wait for you to see our new digs!

Bouré
110 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
(662) 234-1968

City Grocery will be hosting guest chef, Hugh Acheson in celebration of the release of his cookbook, A New Turn in the South. Chef Acheson will create a four course menu featuring items from his new cookbook. Proceed’s from the dinner will benefit, Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

Menu

Roasted Carrot & Beet Salad with Feta, Parsley and Cumin Vinaigrette
Ipsum, Spain

Frogmore Stew
Cal Blanca Tempranillo, Spain

Braised Quail with Leeks, Dates & Cider
Kermit Lynch Cote du Rhone, France

Pecan and Pear Flip Cake
Belstar Prosecco, Italy

Where:  City Grocery
When:  December 6th
Price:     $65 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity
Personalized copies of Hugh’s book will be available at City Grocery

Reservations are now being accepted: (662) 232-8080