School is out so let the fun begin. These two cocktails offer a refreshing and tasteful twist as the days get hotter. Three Olives Club Special -2oz Three Olives Vodka -1oz limeade -1oz Sprite -Club Soda -lime and lemons to garnish Combine Three Olives Vodka, Limeade and Sprite into a glass filled with ice. Top […]
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Beerathon
Now that you’ve had time to recover from American/Oklahoma Craft Beer Week, it’s time to take your new sample glass at the gates and double down at the Oklahoma Brewer’s Fest. There are two sessions for the June 18 event, with VIP admission (extended to a full hour up from 30 minutes last year) beginning […]
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Homegrown
If you’ve ever considered dipping your toes in fine dining but have been intimidated by an etiquette faux pas or the cost, Milo is the spot for you. Oklahoma Gazette was invited to sample Executive Chef Josh Valentine’s new seasonal dinner menu at the restaurant, located inside the Ellison Hotel, 6201 N. Western Ave. The […]
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Craft kickoff
The Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival — which in normal years heralds the beginning of the suds sampling season — is upon us once more. This is the 12th year for the festival, which co-founders Jeremy Witzke and Greg Powell started in the parking lot of Tapwerks in Bricktown. It has now spread into the state’s […]
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Drinking buddy
Adrienne Jaskula isn’t your Fair-Weather Friend, but her brewery is. Adrienne and her husband, Reed, moved to Oklahoma from Ohio several years ago. She managed the new Stonecloud taproom while he brewed beer at Prairie OKC. A craft beer fan since high school, Jaskula took a wine-tasting class in college where she met an intern […]
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Sizzle reels
For the last five years, OKC Black Eats has kept its followers up to speed on Black-owned restaurants in the city and is now doing so in a completely different format with the premiere of its film format earlier this month. The first short feature debuted this month at Rodeo Cinema in the Stockyards. It […]
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Slice of life
For a man whose motto for years has been, “To the Eastside with love,” it’s only fitting that Eastside Pizza House opened on Valentine’s Day. Years in the making and after several pivots in the restaurant concept, Jabee Williams said that reception has been nothing short of fantastic, having to turn away would-be patrons at […]
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Flavor wave
Florence’s Restaurant If you haven’t heard rave reviews of Florence’s Restaurant in the seven decades that they’ve been in business, then you must not read, own a television or have many friends because you’d be hard pressed to find anyone here who hasn’t been to this northeast Oklahoma City fixture. When Oklahoma Gazette dropped in […]
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Roux the day
With spring on its way, it’s a good time for a hearty meal that packs a bit of heat to keep you warm during those last remnants of winter chill. This month, the chefs at Guyutes bring an infused shrimp étouffée to the table. And when you tell your guests that you’ve made a roux, […]
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Double dog dare
“Let’s be honest. The weather here is insane,” said Dewayne Callahan, owner of Callahan’s Chicago Grille, a new brick-and-mortar outgrowth of his food cart business, Callahan’s Chicago Dogs. The Windy City native turned local Okie has weathered the full range of the Oklahoma City metro’s temperamental climate while building his passionate side hustle into a […]