Both Coop Ale Works and Mustang Brewing Company have released limited-production seasonal beers. Oklahoma City-based Coop is releasing a barley wine for the first time. The Territorial Reserve Barley Wine was aged in second-run Jack Daniels barrels for seven months. The alcohol came in at just over 11 percent by volume, which is high for […]
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Feeling thirsty?
What better way to welcome fall than with a toast? Representatives of 35 premium wineries will gather next Wednesday for the fourth annual Thirst for a Cause. Several area restaurants and clubs will provide food for the evening, which will include about 200 wines. The fundraiser is sponsored by Thirst Wine Merchants, an Oklahoma brokerage […]
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Lucky 7
Located in the First National Center at 120 N. Robinson, the new eatery is a partnership of Kelly Gray, Chris Kana, Jay Mays, Stephanie Morrical and Paul Sorrentino. Mays said the group has no plans for a third restaurant yet. “We’re just trying to get this new one up and running,” Mays said. “We are […]
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Digging deep
About 20 Armstrong students and faculty members were sent to Jerusalem to work with Hebrew University’s Eilat Mazar, an Israeli archaeologist best known for her claim of having discovered the palace of King David. She has been unearthing a wall near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount that she dates to the time of King Solomon. Often criticized […]
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Seasonal selections
Many area restaurants use the equinoxes and solstices as inspiration for what Jonathan Krell, executive chef at Stella Modern Italian Cuisine, 1201 N. Walker, calls “a change of palate scenery.” He is among a number of city chefs planning fall menus right now; most will change in late September. “The primary reason to change menus […]
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Vouch for it
Dan Straughan credit: Jordan Ensminger “It’s incredibly unlikely that a panhandler could earn that much in a year,” said Dan Straughan, executive director of the metro’s Homeless Alliance. For social services organizations, dubious stories like Speegle’s tend to ramp up public cynicism and make it harder for agencies to do their work. “In our experience, […]
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Like it dirty?
Although the name now applies to all sorts of cocktails, “martini” originally meant the recipe of five parts gin to one part dry vermouth. An olive was allowed, and even a touch of bitters. You could shake or stir; it was still a martini. The name now describes everything from the original to a glorified […]
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Orange to gold?
Before his arrival at OSU, Scott had been a standout wrestler at Waynesburg Central High School in Pennsylvania, a three-time state champion with a high school record of 156-12. That success continued in Stillwater where he was a four-time All American. Scott placed second in the NCAA in his weight class in 2007, and went […]
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Evergreen wine
Edmond Bottle Shop Credit: Shannon Cornman The wines were from Pepper Bridge and Amavi, two wineries owned by the Goff family, regular visitors to the Oklahoma City market. Their daughter, Travis Goff, who moderated the tasting, hosts the event to display the quality and value of Washington’s wine industry. “No [American viticultural area, or AVA] […]
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Grape expectations
Winery owners and winemakers nationwide will be in town Tuesday for wine tasting at the Jim Thorpe Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Proceeds from the event benefit the organization’s Bright Path programs, which affords competitive sports opportunities for kids and provides drug prevention education. As the major sponsor, Premium Brands will provide all […]