The sign hanging outside Lip Smackers Restaurant includes the phrase “cooking with passion and love,” and it’s something that owner Jabbar Chaibainou takes to heart. After years in the hotel restaurant industry and owning a Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe franchise, Chaibainou branched out on his own in May at his humble eatery connected to VP Fuels […]
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Gazedibles: Celebrating ‘Murica
In honor of Independence Day, let’s take a look at seven dishes that trace their origins to the United States: chicken-fried steak, s’mores, chocolate chip cookies, meatloaf, gumbo, Buffalo wings and apple pie. These seven eateries will satisfy your craving to indulge in America. by Jacob Threadgill | Photos Gazette / File and provided […]
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Cooking cannabis
Edible marijuana is a powerful medicinal tool that unlocks compounds not derived through smoking or offered through CBD (cannabidiol), but it also packs a much more powerful psychoactive effect that requires regulation, especially in recreational uses, according to Oklahomans for Health co-founder Chip Paul. Related Smoking marijuana gets THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) into the system faster because […]
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Solid foundation
Hopscotch 10909 N. May Ave. hopscotchok.com 405-286-4246 What works: The jalapeño bread packs a kick. What needs work:Communication between servers. Tip: Be on the lookout for non-sandwich additions to the menu in coming months. Hopscotch is a game that crosses generations. Whether you’re a 5-year-old or 90-year-old, you’ve had experience with the game that is […]
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‘Unapologetically authentic’
The power of word of mouth was seen in full effect after the opening of Tsubaki Szechuan last November. The restaurant, located between Military and Western avenues at 1117 NW 25th St. and connected to Super Cao Nguyen, quickly gained an audience of people flocking to the off-the-beaten-path restaurant for its authentic food from the […]
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Hill of sweets
Sara Miller grew up in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of south Oklahoma City with a dream of returning someday with a bakery of her own. That dream was realized last week with the opening of La Confection at 213A SW 25th St. Before Miller could achieve her dream, she had to gain experience and worked […]
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Gazedibles: Chisholm trailin’
There is always a lot of activity around Memorial Road, which has been bolstered with the nearby addition of the Chisholm Creek development, allowing folks in the north metro area the opportunity to visit some of the city’s best without venturing too far south. Check out Chisholm Creek and a few new additions in the […]
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Slice of life
All of the furniture in artist Jessica Petrus’ house — save for a small couch — has wheels on it. She never knows when everything will have to be moved to make room to work on a giant collage that has become a trademark at many of the 18 Hideaway Pizza locations across Oklahoma and […]
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Little fire
El Fogoncito 3020 N. Walker Ave. 405-225-1583 What works: Pork belly, barbacoa and fish tacos are finished with interesting and tasty toppings. What needs work: Queso fundido becomes a rock-hard mass of grease and cheese within minutes. Tip: Check the menu for good lunch and daily weekday specials. In the discussion of factors that influence […]
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PRIDE Pride groundwork
The birth of the national gay liberation movement is often credited to the 1969 protests led by patrons of Stonewall Inn to police harassment in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Oklahoma City’s formation for gay rights as a political force didn’t begin until 1978 — not because the city didn’t have a large LGBTQ community — according […]