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.
Cork and canvas
A new business combines classic paintings, art instruction and wine to create an evening of culture, learning and fun.
Twin Peaks offers diners a different kind of Black Friday
As in, black lingerie.
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
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Aging gracefully
When it’s dry-aged versus wet-aged steaks, good things come to those who wait.
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Carol Cole-Frowe
Never let it be said that Oklahoma meatlovers don’t appreciate a tender, flavorful, cuts-like-butter steak.
Some like it hard
As fall blows in, so does the crisp apple taste of hard cider.
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Heide Brandes
As the trees turn colors and the air takes on the clean nip of coming winter, the sunny ales and fruity wines of summer do not seem to have the same comforting place by the fire as a traditional cider.
Bite Size: 10-19-11
News and notes on OKC dining.
Book discussion features foodie fave ‘Homemade Life’
Food writer is an Oklahoma City native.
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Carol Smaglinski
The “Let’s Talk About It,” the Oklahoma book discussion series at Oklahoma City University, continues with Molly Wizenberg’s “A Homemade Life.”
Wooly bullies
‘Hairy Bikers’ get their motors running, locks flowing in Oklahoma.
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Carmen Forman
Two hirsute biker buddies will make several stops in Oklahoma as they sample food across America for a new TV series.
Beer bust
Crack a beer with flavor and enjoy being a penny-pincher.
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Christina Nihira
The height of fall season is an ideal time to imbibe in a beer or two.
Salty lemon
Choc Brewing Co. has released the first Gose available in Oklahoma, and one of only a very few available anywhere.
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Greg Horton
Judging by the descriptions of its fans, Gose (pronounced goes-ah) sounds like a lemon-drop martini gone awry. Greg Powell, general manager of TapWerks Ale House, 121 E. Sheridan, said, “It’s like sucking on a lemon with a little salt on it.”
Chew on this
No need to be culinarily impaired in college when local chefs can pitch in with timely suggestions.
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Carol Smaglinski
Back on campus and fending for yourself? Like most everyone else, a college student is on the lookout for cheap, fast, but above all, appetizing cuisine. Face it, meals eaten out tend to get pretty expensive unless you are employed by a restaurant and are allowed to sample a bit.
Platt my plate, please
Family healthy cooking class set for Saturday.
Gourmet grinds
Forget that stuff in the foam cup. Opt for gourmet coffee instead.
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Shawn Lealos
When most people think about drinking coffee, a hot cup straight out of the pot comes to mind. It’s a pick-me-up to get the day started right, but it is an acquired taste. For people who generally dislike the taste, there is an alternative in the form of gourmet coffee.
South-of-the-border Bordeaux
South American wines continue to carve out shelf space. And it’s not just the usual suspects, as Bordeaux makes inroads.
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Greg Horton
South American wines are so much a part of today’s wine landscape that it’s hard to believe they’ve only been around for about 25 years.
Under the sea
I promise not to write in all ‘The Little Mermaid’ quotes. Take it from me.
Food and Drink Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
I know a few people who refuse to eat anything that “swims.” I say, they’re missing out. We may be landlocked, but it’s not all fried catfish showing up on the plate. Head to local fishmongers (what a great title, right?) and restaurants for all the goodies hanging out — and yes, swimming — under those waves.
Celebrity seal
Famous names get in on the alcohol business with branded beer, liquor and more.
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Shawn Lealos
When most people head into a liquor store, they know exactly what they want. But there are times when they may notice something different. It might be a stand-up cutout of Snoop Dogg or a picture on the wall of Ludacris — it’s the sight of a familiar face that piques an interest.
Fair play
We ate our way through the Oklahoma State Fair. So you don’t have to. (But we know you will.)
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Matt Carney, Rod Lott, Jenny Coon Peterson
We passed through the gates of the Oklahoma State Fair with empty stomachs and one goal: Eat. Eat it all. Fried. On a stick. Covered in bacon. Fried a second time.
Jazz it up
UCO Jazz Lab hosts a Sept. 25 benefit dinner with Boulevard Steakhouse.
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Carol Smaglinski
University of Central Oklahoma’s jazz program will benefit from an evening of music, food and wine scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the UCO Jazz Lab at 100 E. Fifth in Edmond.
