POTLIKKER FILM FEST: OXFORD
August 22, 2008
6-9 p.m. at the Powerhouse
Corner, University Avenue and S. 14th Street, Oxford, MS
EATS: Potlikker Shots from Mama Jo’s of Oxford. And three catfish riffs, from across the South:
• Catawba River Salt and Pepper Catfish, Dan Huntley of the Carolinas
• Arkansas Rice-Crusted Catfish, Lee Richardson of Little Rock, Arkansas
• Thin-Shaved Catfish, the Ladies of Middendorf’s of Manchac, Louisiana
FILMS: King Corn, that muckraking take on our nation’s newfangled grain addiction. Plus Hotdogopolis, an homage to Greek hotdogs. And a short Joe York biopic, Eat or We’ll Both Starve, profiling Lynn Hewlett of Taylor Grocery fame.
MUSIC: Dent May DJ’s the Blount Box, a collection of food songs compiled by Roy Blount Jr.
DRINKS: Expect Jack Daniel’s Tea Punch and more, from Lazy Magnolia.
