A famous person you kind of look like: “A gal on ‘Star Trek,’ but I can’t remember her name.” Nobody really knows: “That I can speak five languages: Farsi, Spanish, Dari, English and Arabic.” Favorite cookbook? “All of my recipes come from my head, and I just play with them. I never look at a […]
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Head east
Owner/chef Yong Rucker left and daughter Sune Hawkins hold bowls of fried rice and beef bibimbap at Jeon Ju Korean Restaurant in Del City. When I first tasted the Jeon Ju Korean food at the Girlie Show in November, I instantly knew it was something special. The popular and crowded booth at the annual Oklahoma […]
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Uncommonly revealing
above Jason Poll with a bottle of wine at Mahogany Prime In the right hands, the grape is exceptionally good at revealing terroir, or the place the grapes came from, and so lends itself to many stylistic variants. The grape has so many strengths, including approachability, that it is more difficult to explain why worldwide […]
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smag 7
Full steam ahead The following seven are a few of the newest restaurants to open in the metro. In most establishments, customers come back again and again when their experiences of quality, taste, value, ambience and service are all met. Try these out. —Carol Smaglinski, photos by Mark Hancock and Shannon Cornman $$: Up to […]
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Little monsters
“I’ve referred to it in the past as ‘the beast,’” Yarrow wrote. “Possessing tannins that need to be tamed through intelligent wine-making, Petite Sirah can truly be a monster of a wine.” Anyone who has tried a bad one will know exactly what Yarrow means: excess bacon, smoke and graphite are common in over-the-top Petite […]
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OMG
O Asian Fusion is housed in a freestanding building in a strip mall parking lot on one of Norman’s busiest corners. Even with extensive and tasteful exterior renovation, it’s still unmistakably a former Pizza Hut. But inside O, the dining room transformation is complete. Hardwood floors, stone walls and a central flowing water sculpture grace […]
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Bite Size
Family: “Wife, Sheeron, and children Jeremy, 22, and Bianca, 9.” Famous person you sound like? “George Lopez.” Special feature: “I am short, only 5 foot 1.” Biggest vice: “Working — 12 hours a day, except Sunday, when we are closed.” When hiring, I want: “People who are clean-cut, very motivated with good social skills.” Most […]
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Carb crush
“We believe in just the basic formulas that have been around for a long time,” said owner John McBryde. “We bake in a hearth oven and make hand-formed loaves. We take our time with the breads.” McBryde said yeasted breads take an average of 24 hours, start to finish, while sourdough takes 48. And on […]
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Burger bliss
Legend has it that the onion burger was concocted — people argue whether it originated in Ardmore or El Reno — to help stretch out beef during the Great Depression by mashing onions (shredded, sliced or diced) into the patty before grilling it on the flattop. It’s accompanied by little else, but that’s because extra […]
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Cork and canvas
At some point, we forget how much we enjoyed art, even the nascent scribbles of would-be artists who exchange their creativity for organized sports, homework, video games and television. We put down the crayons, brushes and pens, and pick up other “more important” things. Marie Ensign and Aaron Hasley intend to help Oklahomans reconnect with […]