BEST OF OKC: Restaurants
The best restaurants in the metro, circa 2011!
BEST OF OKC: Food & Drink
This year's best in food and drink!
Break the chains
Think you can’t kick the habit of national chain restaurants? Think again.
Top of the city
Dine in the sky this coming October!
How cheesy
Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches are on the menu at The Mule, the Plaza District’s newest haunt.
Seasonal spirits
Ciders, eggnogs and mulled wines are on the menu around the metro.
Where’s the beef?
Local, grass-fed beef makes for a healthy meat option
Adult ice cream
Ice cream cocktails sound brilliant, but it takes skill to keep a delicacy from turning into a sludge of cream and alcohol.
OKG7 places where the soup is on
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
Cork and canvas
A new business combines classic paintings, art instruction and wine to create an evening of culture, learning and fun.
Monday 20 May
OKG Newsletter
Food
Stop and smell the tannins
Metro restaurants slow down to let diners sample food and wine without the rush.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
The first Sunday of each month, Boulevard Steakhouse, 505 S. Boulevard in Edmond, offers customers access to Dinner Club, established in 1998 by Jimmy Stephney. Owner Pete Holloway said the idea is to offer guests a casual dinner with a set menu and hand-selected wine pairings.
Bite Size: April 4, 2012
Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
Sunday is Easter, and whether you celebrate for religious reasons or because you like pastels and cute animals, there’s a place for you at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
Emerging eateries
Now open for noshin'!
OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Restaurants and markets have been opening in spots all over the metro. Hearty and enjoyable, there’s a little something for everyone.
Bite Size: March 28, 2012
Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
Eat out, help out
Through March, participate in Dine Out, Help Out at participating restaurants.
Hurts so good
This Thai house isn’t afraid to turn up the heat with its curry and chile dishes.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
When my friends came to town — yes, I have them; don’t act so shocked — they had a few places they wanted to stop. La Baguette for brunch. The Wedge for dinner. And lunch, they insisted, must be at … Pei Wei.
Keep on truckin’
The mobile food trend didn’t waste any time making its way to town.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
Running a restaurant isn’t cheap. You need walls. You need a parking lot. Waiters. Chairs. Forks.
Take a Cab
New wines from famous names remind us why Cabernet is king of the reds in Oklahoma.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
The list of winemakers at Lewis Cellars over the years reads like a who’s who of Napa: Joe Cafaro, Helen Turley, Paul Hobbs, Randy Lewis and Brian Mox. Their craftsmanship helped make Lewis one of the world’s most sought-after wines. The newest Lewis, Mason’s Cabernet, is now available in the metro.
Nichols’ notables
Try these seven delicious spots.
OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Nichols Hills might be home to some of the most delicious eateries in the metro. If you find yourself on Western Avenue north of N.W. 63rd Street, be sure to try out one of these spots.
From forest to first course
Wild edibles are getting some plate play with local chefs.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
Remember your mother or grandmother foraging for pokeweed to make poke salad? You might be surprised how many Oklahomans have foraged over the years. Some Native American tribes call it “wildcrafting”; it’s the practice of finding edible plants that grow wild in a given geographic area.
Picasso Cafe
Leave the brushes at home; this Picasso is all about eats.
Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Picasso Cafe
What works: Crowd-pleasing menu and service.
What needs work: I'd like en entrée of pretzels. But that's more my issue.
Tips: Go at night and get a drink. Hippy Juice tastes like smiles, but will knock you down.
Nuts for coconuts
Here’s a trend we like! Coconut water is a low-cal way to diversify beverage options.
Food and Drink Features
Christina Nihira
Long ago on a desert island, coconut milk was the preferred drink of Gilligan and The Skipper. Today, coconut water is the craze.
Bite Size: 3-21-12
News and notes on OKC dining.
Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
Demo your diet
Eating healthy is
much easier than it used to be with plenty of information about
balancing your dietary intake and an entire city of support. After a
recent million-pound loss, Oklahoma City is seriously overhauling eating
habits, and that all starts at home.
Smag 7: Difficult, but delightful
Every week, we give you seven OKC-area restaurants to explore.
OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Due to construction in the downtown Oklahoma City area, some of your favorite places might feel a little left in the dust. You might have to navigate the rugged terrain of traffic cones and cracked pavement, but it’s well worth the effort to keep these downtown dandies up and running.
Tannins for tubas
Local restaurants are participating in a wine fundraiser to benefit school music programs.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
The next best thing to learning how to play a musical instrument is drinking wine to help someone else learn to play. E & J Gallo Winery and William Hill Estate have partnered with VH1’s Save the Music Foundation to help restore and enhance music programs in local schools by donating $1 for every case of their wine sold throughout March and April.
Irish ayes
You’re in luck if you’re hoping for authentic Irish fare on Saturday.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
It’s said that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Except that there never were any snakes in Ireland. And the snakes he said were driven out were attacking him during a 40-day fast which, let’s be frank, could make anybody a bit loopy.
