If you’ve been waiting for post-vaccine life to hit the Oklahoma City restaurant scene, you’ll notice some new options across the metro. These seven restaurants opened in the last year and deserve your attention. Café De L’Asie 100 W. Main Street, Suite 105 Facebook.com/cafedelasie | 405-768-5537 Chef Vuong Nguyen’s concept in The Collective food hall […]
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Alcoholmanac: Will and way
The largest-ever product launch for Oklahoma City’s largest brewery is not an IPA or lager. Building off trends in the market that have catapulted alcoholic seltzers into huge sales growth, COOP Ale Work’s Will & Wiley is the first local hard seltzer distributed to retail and restaurant locations. Led by market share leaders like White […]
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Alcoholmanac: Legacy continues
The legacy founder Elmer Kemp established throughout the decades and locations of Elmer’s Uptown is still felt, even after his death in 2018. Walk into the bar and grill, 3925 N. Lincoln Blvd., for one of the four nights a week it offers live music and there is likely to be a table with three […]
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Alcoholmanac Gazedibles: Signature cocktails
In honor of Alcoholmanac 2020, we’re honoring seven signature drinks you can only order at the restaurant or bar that made them famous. By Jacob Threadgill with provided and Gazette / file photos Edna’s 5137 Classen Circle ednasokc.com | 405-840-3339 Oklahoma City’s most popular alcoholic drink has been served over 2 million times and featured […]
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Alcoholmanac: Stockyards Saloon
McClintock Saloon & Chop House 2227 Exchange Ave. mcclintocksaloon.com 405-232-0151 What works: The fresh sauce with shrimp cocktail and gravy with chicken-fried steak are highlights. What needs work: The steak is cooked to-order but benefits from sauce additions. Tip: Don’t ring the bell unless you’re in a giving mood. The 50-foot solid oak bar underneath […]
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Slice return
The common legend for what makes New York pizza special is the water. But for New York native Danny Falcone — who introduced Oklahoma City’s first by-the-slice pizza option — the qualities of a good crust are about the other ingredients. “I use olive oil and if you use the right oil, you get the […]
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Paseo Punk
The same aesthetic that made Burger Punk the most unique food truck in Oklahoma City is applied to its brick-and-mortar location in The Paseo Arts District, which opened for lunch and dinner the last week of February. The truck’s black finish was applied to multiple black textures and finishes — from leather bar stools to […]
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Gazedibles: New brew
March is national caffeine awareness month. You should be “aware” of these seven new coffee shops that have opened in the metro since December 2018. By Jacob Threadgill with provided and Gazette / file photos Play Cafe 610 NW 23rd St. playcafeokc.com | 405-724-9434 While this cafe is a place for parents with small children […]
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Bayou best
Magnolia Bistro 722 N. Broadway Ave., Suite 100 magnoliabistro405.com 405-673-7550 What works: The étouffée and gumbo have depth of flavor, and the jalapeño cornbread is unique and tasty. What needs work: The shrimp and grits need more acidity. Tip: It’s only open for lunch Monday-Friday. In a corner restaurant in Automobile Alley that’s only open […]
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Confit cannabis
French cuisine gains an extra dimension when you put it in the hands of cannabis chefs. Each month, the chefs at Guyutes partner with Oklahoma Gazette to take a crack at infused meals that stimulate the taste buds as well as the endocannabinoid system. This month, they bring a chicken confit with beurre blanc sauce […]