Starved for excitement after a year of tribulation surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, metro residents are finally returning to their favorite haunts to eat, drink, and be merry. Thanks to major development in Oklahoma City, local gourmands have a wider variety of dining options than ever. Among an explosion of new concepts, one market often […]
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The BackBar
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Made with all the trappings of a classic Manhattan, but with everything blood red, fruit-forward, and strong as the Camp Crystal Lake Killer. The all red-wine-aged Slaughter House Whiskey isn’t just on-brand for Halloween, it’s also delicious with loads of butterscotch and slight fruit notes. La Fuerza […]
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India in OKC
India, the vast and culturally diverse South Asia country where religious traditions vary widely and nearly 20,000 dialects are spoken across its 29 states, will be showcased at a rescheduled festival later this month. The India Association of Oklahoma (IAOK) will host the India Food and Arts Festival at the Myriad Gardens from 3 p.m. […]
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Support local food producers
Bui’s Breadsbuisbreads.com Michelle Bui spends her time crafting breads of all stripes, but she quickly became a name around town for her Hokkaido milk bread. Her sourdough pretzels have also been a big hit during this Oktoberfest season, with additional, limited-time specialty breads popping up from time to time (this month’s offering is a moon- […]
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Co-op Cornucopia
The sign at 2901 N. Walker Ave. says “Samir Groceries.” The sign at 3020 N. Walker Ave. says “Flora Bodega.” We’ll let you decide which one is the grocer and which is the bodega. You can buy beer and wine at both, but cigarettes at only one and fresh greens only at the other. Flora […]
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All who wander
With the exception of the odd bottler of “sourced” whiskey or a handful of backwoods moonshiners, Oklahoma has never been much of a home for full-on liquor. Our wine industry produces loads of popular, fruity choices, and our craft beer market is off the charts, but for genuine Oklahoma-distilled spirits, there just aren’t many options, […]
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October food festivals
It’s officially fall, and in Oklahoma, that means a plethora of festivals. Here’s a look at just a few of the autumnal celebrations happening in and around the metro this October. Oct. 2 Plaza District Festival plazadistrict.org/plazafest It’s hard to believe that the Plaza District is into its second decade already, but since the District […]
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Lions, Tigers and Beers, Oh My!
One of Oklahoma City’s favorite fall drinking events is back and bigger than ever as the Oklahoma City Zoo is scheduled to host ZOObrew on Oct. 1 In its 13th consecutive year, the 21-and-older event was held last year, but at a scaled-down capacity due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said Matt Burkholder, director of […]
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Season’s eatings
German food may never have had a boom in Oklahoma City, but the cuisine does have a rich history in the metro. There are three tiers of German offerings available in close distance to the city core: the formal, real-deal food at Royal Bavaria, the richness of the bread and meats from Ingrid’s Kitchen, and […]
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TULSA: Tulsa Brews
While OKC may have as many excellent craft breweries as Tulsa does, one of the benefits of how the latter city is designed is that you can make a brewery crawl on foot between many of them. There’s loads more to say about these breweries and others (we haven’t forgotten you, we promise), this is […]