Listings and advertisements adorn the pages, tempting to satisfy any hunger pangs. No time is the wrong time of day or night for a slice, right? Finding gourmet pizza in Oklahoma City really isn’t difficult. Take Joey’s Pizzeria, 700 W. Sheridan, in downtown’s newly renovated Film Row. The restaurant recently moved from its former Classen […]
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Slide into Home
It’s a great location for this casual eatery, where the fun vibe is to eat well, then get back outside to play — maybe right across the street in the very pretty Stephenson Park. Home Run Sliders, 128 E. Fifth, is Deep Fork Group’s first real foray into Edmond, but it’s not like the owners […]
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International focus
Eric Berumen left Oklahoma City 14 years ago. For much of that time, the Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School graduate worked as a sommelier in Austin, Texas, where he consulted with various restaurants. “I worked as a sommelier for six years before I got into restaurant consulting,” Berumen said. “I was tired of the day-to-day […]
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Neighborhood haunts
After all, beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, but when the term comes to mind most think of a dark, smoky atmosphere filled with bluesy-rock music and an often sullen or overly rowdy crowd. For a frame of reference, some say Moe’s from “The Simpsons” would qualify as a dive bar. And Obi-Wan […]
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Food flock
There’s the rosemary-spiced beef and truffle oil shepherd’s pie and lots of other comforting British culinary delights to sample while you bend your arm with your favorite suds or a classic cocktail. Norman restaurateurs Jack Hooper and John Howell, managing partners of The Good Life Hospitality Group, have a long string of hit eateries and […]
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Vino adventure
Do you like it fruity? How about oaky? It’s all up to you when you’re creating your very own bottle of wine at Vintner’s Cellar, 1389 E. 15th in Edmond. “We do a wine tasting to determine their palate — the sweetness level, the dryness level, the amount of acidity or oak — and then […]
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Wine words
Oklahoma has had a few of Theise’s wines for several years, but as of this summer, the availability expanded to about 30 wines. What marks Theise as special in an industry with so many names and personalities is both his ability to select outstanding wines and his commitment to a way of selecting those wines. […]
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How’s it hangin’?
“This, I thought, was eating,” Bourdain wrote, describing the onglet, better known as hanger steak. When a cow is processed, there is this mysterious, little-known piece of meat, which some people (including me) find good. Others, however, stay far away. There is nothing modern about the no-waste hanger steak; it’s been a cut known for […]
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Smooth move
Patrick Mok and his wife, Jo Anne, own Tropical Cafe, 304 S. Kelly in Edmond, a full-service restaurant with a smorgasbord of smoothies. The menu features combinations like the Tropical Teaser (coconut milk, pineapple, mangoes, bananas, nonfat yogurt and ice) and Strawberry Fields (strawberries, bananas, yogurt and ice). Other blended delights include options like Chocolate […]
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French summer
The original vines, like most in France, were destroyed by insects in the late 19th century. The region persevered, however, and new Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre vines were planted. The Tavel region produces richer, fruitier rosés than most of its French counterparts, but what stands out most about Tavel wines is their utter dryness. […]