Food

The menus below are suggested combinations. The UCS staff will work with you to create a menu that meets your needs.

Breakfasts/Brunches

The Ole Miss Breakfast in the E.F. Yerby Conference Center

Breakfast Casserole
Merigold Tomatoes
Garlic Cheese Grits
Southern Hash Brown Potato Casserole
Crispy Fried Bacon and/or Sausage Patties and/or Ham
Buttermilk Biscuits with Made-in-Mississippi Preserves
Fresh Melon and Berries
Coffee and Juices

Bottletree Bakery Breakfast

Assorted Pastries, Breads, and Muffins
Made-in-Mississippi Preserves
Melon Bites and Berries
Coffee and Juice

The Depot Breakfast

Streusel-Topped Blueberry Muffins
Omelet of Choice
Grape Brunch Salad
Mimosas
Coffee

Lyceum Breakfast Buffet

Vegetable Frittata
Fresh Homegrown Tomatoes
Southern Baked Ham
Buttermilk Biscuits with Made-in-Mississippi Preserves
Assorted Breakfast Pastries
Melon Bites and Berries
Coffee and Assorted Juices

The Sideboard Breakfast in the Gertrude C. Ford Performing Arts Center Foyer

Pan-Fried Quail or Southern Baked Ham
Scrambled Eggs
Baked Grits
Drop Buttermilk Biscuits with Made-in-Mississippi Strawberry Preserves
Coffee and Assorted Juices

Jazz Brunch at the Carriage House

Fried Green Tomato and Egg Hollandaise over Southern Baked Ham
Drop Buttermilk Biscuits
Seasonable Fruit
Coffee and Assorted Juices

Taste of Oxford Brunch

Eggs Diablo from L & M
Assorted Pastries, Breads, and Muffins from Bottletree Bakery
Assorted Coffees from Uptown Coffee
Assorted Juices

Luncheons

Beside The Inn’s Pool

Cold Squash Soup
Wild Rice and Shrimp Salad
Sliced Tomatoes
Roasted Asparagus
Crusty Rolls with Tabasco Butter
Seasonal Fruit Compote
Iced Tea and Coffee

In the Gazebo at Memory House

Gulf Shrimp Bisque with Crunchy Vidalia Garnish
208 South Lamar’s Spinach Salad with Fried Goat Cheese
Fresh Peaches on Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Whipped Cream

In the Rebel Club

Cup of Catfish Gumbo
The Ole Miss
Assorted Breads and Rolls from Bottletree Bakery
Lemon Chess Pie
Tea and Coffee

Southern Picnic in the Grove

Fried Chicken with Come-Back Sauce
Pimiento Cheese Finger Sandwiches
“Stuffed” Eggs
Potato Salad
Fresh Tomatoes
Pecan Tassies
Lemonade, Sweet Tea, Soft Drinks, and Water

Tea Parties

Hummingbird Tea Party at Strawberry Plains in Holly Springs

Butterfly Strawberries
Hummingbird Cake
Mississippi Caviar with Cornbread Crackers
Cheese Wafers or Straws
Cucumber Finger Sandwiches
Tea and Coffee                                      

Tea Party at Mr. Faulkner’s

Cheese Pate with Made-in-Mississippi Preserves and Assorted Crackers
Assorted Finger Sandwiches: Tomato, Bacon-and-Onion, Cucumber, Chicken Salad, and/or Pickled Okra
Pecan Tassies
Lemon Curd Meringues with Fresh Berries
Tea and Coffee

Receptions

The Quad

Cheese Pate with Made-in-Mississippi Preserves with Assorted Crackers
BBQ Gulf Shrimp on Grit Cakes
Delta Farm-Raised Catfish Mousse with Cornbread Crackers
Vidalia Onion Tartlets with Black-Eyed Pea Salsa
Mini Buttermilk Biscuits with Sweet Southern Ham
Mississippi Mud Brownies
Praline Cheesecake Bites

Selected Southern Delicacies on the Croft Verandah

Fried Dill Pickles and Sweet Potato Slices
Fried Chicken Fingers with Come-Back Sauce
Delta Farm-Raised Catfish Mousse with Cornbread Crackers
Pickled Okra Sandwiches
Mississippi Mud Brownies
Indianola Pecan Pralines

Southern Sushi from Two Stik in the Skybox

Two Stik Green Salad
The Dixie Roll
The Belzoni Roll
The Mississippi Roll
The Elvis Roll
The Oxford Roll
Chocolate Sushi
Tea and Coffee

Tailgate Party in the Grove

Ice-Cold Gulf Shrimp with Delta Cocktail Sauce
Fried Chicken Fingers with Come-Back Sauce
Sliced Beef Tenderloin with Rolls and Horseradish Sauce
Emileigh’s Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Horseradish Green Beans
Oxford Catering’s Mediterranean Dip with Pita Triangles
Assorted Bar Cookies from Emileigh’s

Brown Bag Landscape Lunch

Panini’s Hoagie
Basil Pesto Pasta Salad or Southern Potato Salad
Seasonable Fruit
Southern Tea Cake
Soft Drinks and Bottled Water

Dinners

The Mississippi Buffet in the Paul B. Johnson Commons Ballroom

Roasted Sweet Corn Soup with Fried Okra Croutons
Spinach Salad with Warm Smoked Bacon and Black-Eyed Pea Dressing
Lacquered Chicken Quarters
Rice Pilaf
Sauteed Squashes
Yeast Rolls
Sweet Potato Crème Brulee
Tea and Coffee

The Delta Buffet at The Depot

Lauren Farm’s Spicy Grilled Prawns
Delta Bisque
Roasted Corn, Smoked Bacon and Chicory Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
Peppered Pork Roast with Jezebel Sauce
Merigold Tomatoes
Buttermilk Biscuits
Croissant Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

The Gulf Coast Shrimp Boil

Boiled Gulf Shrimp, Sausage, Potatoes, and Corn on the Cob
Mississippi Dipping Sauce
Blackberry Sorbet on Oven-Roasted Peaches
Tea and Coffee

Taste of Oxford Buffet at the Gertrude C. Ford Performing Arts Center

Southern Antipasto Plate from L & M’s Kitchen & Salumeria
Tamales from Doe’s
Belzoni (Catfish) Sushi Roll from Two Stik
Crab Cakes from 208 South Lamar
Shrimp and Grits from City Grocery
Apple Ribbon Pie from Bottletree Bakery
Tea and Coffee

The Red and Blue in the Vaught-Hemingway Skybox

Spinach Salad with the Blues
Sliced Beef Tenderloin with Rolls and Mustards
Merigold Tomatoes
Herb-Roasted Delta Blue Potatoes
Raspberry Chocolate Trifle

Dinner at Memory House

Mixed Greens with Creamy Mustard Vinaigrette
Filet Mignon
Mushroom Ravioli
Simple Roasted Asparagus
Yeast Rolls
Meringues with Fresh Berries
Tea and Coffee

Catfish Fry in the Grove

Abbeville Fried Catfish
Southern Hush Puppies
French Fried Potatoes
Georgia Cracker Salad
Delta Cole Slaw
Emeligh’s Lemon Squares
Sweet Tea, Soft Drinks, and Water