Restaurant Reviews
Carol Smaglinski
As the weather turns cold, how does some crab bisque from Hefner Grill sound? Steak, seafood and American favorites fill the menu of this lakeside restaurant.

Food and Drink Features
Carol Smaglinski
With hundreds of ingredients, spices and vegetables in grocery stores, a glorious wealth of possibilities exists for holiday cooking.

Food and Drink Features
Carol Smaglinski
We’ve stolen a glimpse into the crystal ball. Here are the trends that could be headline grabbers in 2011.

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
At a few restaurants around town, stoves and ovens are being manned by the next generation of brave young chefs and cooks. Not only do they cook with care and imagination, but a level of sophistication. Keep your eye on these magnificent seven.

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Come along as we look back at more new restaurants that made their debut in 2010. Some of these seven are brand new to the metro, while others opened in new spaces. You might put the names of these on your refrigerator door for future reference.

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Here’s a look back at new restaurants you might have missed that opened in 2010. A few of these might be raising eyebrows as the owner’s dream come true, a yearning to open one’s own restaurant. Good luck to all in the new year!

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Have you noticed these new ones yet? Here we go with seven more new places to tempt your palate! During the holidays, most restaurant owners show appreciation to their clientele with interesting menu items, and these new metro eateries are no different.

Food and Drink Features
Carol Smaglinski
Meet the man who brought the East Coast and signature crab cakes to landlocked Oklahoma.

Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
The Jan./Feb. issue of Saveur magazine published The Saveur 100: Chefs’ Edition, which listed top chefs and their picks for favorite tools, tips, recipes and more. Included as one of the chefs was Oklahoma native Rick Bayless, now a successful restaurant owner and television cook who lives in Chicago.

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
Most cooks follow the basic recipe when making chili, but some metro chefs diverge and experiment with flavors. Dive into any of these seven, and you might think you’ve arrived at perfection.

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Carol Smaglinski
The Societies of Oklahoma City University are honoring four women at the annual Awards of Excellence dinner Feb. 26 at the Skirvin.

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Carol Smaglinski
Emeril Lagasse, the national TV personality and best-selling author, came to Dillard’s in Penn Square Mall to greet Oklahomans and was a huge hit. While he was here, he did a demonstration for the audience members, showing them how they could “kick it up a notch during the holidays.”

Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
Chris McGahan, co-owner with his wife, Linda, of Italian Jim’s Pizzeria in Yukon, is opening up a second location in Edmond in the spring that has everyone buzzing. What makes Italian Jim’s so unique? McGahan will also have a shop for glass blowing on site.

Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
The Chork is just what it sounds like — a fork on one end, and chopsticks on the other. The Chork actually has three user options: the standard fork, trainer chopsticks (with the fork at the other end making it easier to handle) and standard chopsticks (the fork end snaps apart).

News
Carol Smaglinski
Rocky's in Bricktown will host a fundraiser from 7 p.m. to midnight Aug. 27 to help former Oklahoma City chef John DiGiovanni and his family with his mounting health care bills.