We are deeply saddened by the events of the last few weeks. We started Oxford Foods Tours in 2018 as two friends with the common goal of bringing people together (tourists and locals alike) to experience Oxford’s incredible culinary scene while also educating them on our towns’ culture and its history. It’s been our pleasure to have many diverse groups join us on tours and watch strangers share food & laughter while forming lasting relationships. We strongly believe breaking bread together is a great way to break racial barriers.
As a historical tour, it is our responsibility to educate ourselves and others on our complex and flawed history. Learning from our past empowers us to improve our future. In Martin Luther King Jr.‘s I Have a Dream speech he said, “I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression

Freehand colored pencil drawing of Jim and Pam from The Office on black paper. (Episode "The Client") I drew it as cover art for "Songs We've Been Trying to Tell You About (and Others We Haven't) Volume 9"... but also because I love The Office ? . . .

I first met Erika Phenner in San Francisco when I was Editor in Chief of ‘7x7’ and she was Photography Director and we became closest of friends. I brought her with me to Time Inc. in Manhattan and we’ve travelled for work extensively and have also have had our share of once in a lifetime experiences. She was my Photo Director at ‘People en Español,’ ‘ELLIMAN,’ ‘elevate,’ ‘saratoga living’ and more. Can’t wait to work with her again. (Clockwise, from top right): At SKYBar at the Mondrian in LA; at celebrity cover shoot in the Miami Design District; w/John Krasinski at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles; at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon in Las Vegas; w/Simon Murray at Omar’s in NYC; in my West Hollywood apartment; and on location at Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City. Erika Phenner is simply the best.? See Less