Summer is peak time for produce and inventive menus across the city. These seven restaurants have had fun with food trends and local ingredients to create some memorable seasonal menu additions. by Jacob Threadgill with photos by Jacob Threadgill and provided The Hutch 6437 Avondale Drive, Nichols Hills hutchokc.com | 405-842-1000 Poke has officially become […]
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Doughnut duo
At first glance, the combination of hot, fried mini doughnuts and raw, fresh fish might create cognitive dissonance, but owner John Shelton knows it is merely a way to accentuate an already-popular food trend with another. Sweet Mini’s Donut Company opened at 14600 N. Pennsylvania Ave. over a year ago and added the Poke Loco […]
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Dual identity
The sign outside Mamaveca Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant at its 2925 W. Britton Road location only tells half the story. Drivers coming off nearby Highway 74 or May Avenue will see “Mamaveca: Mexican Restaurant,” and miss the smaller colorful sign promoting its Peruvian food. The original Mamaveca opened in Norman, 2501 Hemphill Drive, in 2007 […]
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Bar work
As the craft cocktail scene has exploded over the last decade, it has become fashionable for all types of cocktail-themed bars across the country to add “speakeasy” to their names, harkening to a time when spirits had to be consumed in clandestine fashion. Eatery & Cocktail Office @ The Union, 616 NW Fifth St., not […]
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Trendy hops
Oklahoma Craft Beer Summit 9 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. oklahomacraftbeersummit.org 405-708-6937 $75 | 21+ When Oak & Ore owner Micah Andrews hosted the inaugural Oklahoma Craft Beer Summit at his Plaza District gastropub in 2016, the intention was to get the word out about the needs of Oklahoma’s nascent craft […]
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Gazedibles: Decadent desserts
Restaurant desserts can be a tricky proposition. Often you can find the same flourless chocolate cake or Key lime pie across menus as restaurateurs place more emphasis on quickly turning tables than customers enjoying another item. These seven restaurants offer something special for an after-dinner treat. By Jacob Threadgill | Photos by Jacob Threadgill and […]
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Neighborhood legacy
Ray’s Café 2727 NW 50th St. 405-942-4100 What works: Thursday’s Persian night is a chance to explore cuisine not found much in the metro area. What needs work: The hash browns needed to be more crisp. Tip: Check out Indian taco (Tuesday and Wednesdays) and catfish (Fridays) specials. As Shermin Khazaeli and Reza “Ray” Moeeni […]
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Broiler expansion
With the recent opening of a Moore location, Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler is undergoing an expansion and renovation phase that ownership hopes to finish by the Oklahoma City institution’s golden anniversary in 2021. The new full-sized Johnnie’s location at 2305 S. Telephone Road in Moore is modeled after the layout and updated design of its Yukon […]
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Up to speed
In the quarter century since the internet first became available for most Americans and the two decades since average citizens started carrying cellphones, most users have learned to take the good with the bad. Even in its early stages, the internet gave its users entry to knowledge that was equivalent to gaining full access to […]
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New growth
Tim Kenney: A Burst of Color Through Sept. 1 The Depot 200 S. Jones Ave., Norman normandepot.org 405-307-9380 Free A chance call from his nephew in Santa Fe, New Mexico, led Norman resident Tim Kenney into an unusual career path at age 52: abstract impressionist painter. 10 years later, Kenney has painted in every state […]