The owners of the winery known for the Beat Texas line of wine came to peace with the Lone Star State enough to announce last fall they’d be uprooting from Okemah to resettle in Texas. There are still plenty of ambitious winemakers willing to weather Oklahoma’s brutal ice storms and tangled blue laws. And they […]
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Regional Food Bank holding drive Saturday
The goal is to collect 900,000 pounds of food. To take part, fill the plastic donation bag arriving in your mail this week with food, and place it in or near the mailbox by 7 a.m. Saturday. Regional Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help with Saturday’s drive. Call Jamie Treadaway at 600-3154.
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Wine Forum wrap-up
Within the past decade, as the market has matured, Argentina has joined Chile as an exporter of excellent everyday drinkers and world-class, critically acclaimed wines. This year’s Wine Forum of Oklahoma brought together chefs, vintners, winery owners, students and the public to explore the relationship of food and wine in two surprisingly similar cultures: Oklahoma […]
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Saintly
“I originally started looking around for a space about four years ago,” Ireland said. “But throughout that entire time, the Plaza District wasn’t what it is now. That whole process kind of gave the Plaza District time to get ready for me, I think. It’s just wonderful along this little strip now.” The name Saints […]
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Hot shots
Reminiscent of jazz, it’s full of improvisation, offering a variety of tastes and styles with influences pulled from just about every bottle behind the bar. While lacking the depth of a good glass of wine or the exquisite burn of an oak-soaked bourbon, quite a bit of creativity goes into the blending — and naming […]
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Save Coffy’s Cafe!
It is scheduled from noon to 10 p.m. May 7. Coffy’s, 1739 N.W. 16th, is located in the Plaza District. Hudgens said that owner Janice Francis Smith, aka Coffy, is an amazing person. “I want to make sure this wonderful place stays open,” says Hudgens. “She has been instrumental in providing the community with a […]
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On the scene
Stoller, co-founder of Oklahoma City-based Express Employment Professionals, has been an eyewitness to the growth of Oklahoma’s wine culture for nearly 20 years, both as a customer and as an ambassador for his critically acclaimed wines, including those from Chehalem, an Oregon winery in which he is a partner. In that time, Stoller said he’s […]
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Top dogs?
The Mutts business plan is nothing new, as the owners and operators have been playing with this idea for a little more than a year. Cally Johnson, Kathryn Mathis and Chris Lower are the owners of BTT, and the frankfurter idea came to fruition when Chicago chef and native Oklahoman Rick Bayless had breakfast at […]
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Whiskey river
Check your pop culture references and you’ll find it: from “Mad Men”’s Don Draper, to Alec Baldwin’s inimitable Jack Donaghy, all the way back through any of John Wayne’s more memorable characters. The brown liquor provides something that vodka simply does not: character. There is the subtle, smoky, oaken flavor. There is the invitation to […]
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Bite Size
In his free time, he also is a ballroom dancer. Most treasured possessions: “Diana, and my daughter Christy’s two children in California.” Present address: “Langley, where we own and operate The Artichoke Restaurant & Bar.” Best food on your menu: “Our stuffed mushrooms called ‘Whatnots’ and our blackened salmon.” Serving this year as: “Chairman of […]