Courting talent
The Collective Kitchens + Cocktails aims to be the city’s first food hall, which will operate like an incubator for up-and-coming chefs and entrepreneurs at its Midtown location once it opens in early 2019. The Collective is currently taking applications until June 22 to be one of the seven kitchens inside the two-story, 12,600 square-foot…
Addressing distress
The morning after the May 24 shooting at the Louie’s Grill & Bar location at Lake Hefner, many of Oklahoma City’s internet denizens became momentarily entranced by shooter Alexander Tilghman’s YouTube channel Yahweh Rules2. The account’s posts paint a picture of Tilghman as a man under significant mental distress and paranoia, with video titles like…
deadCenter: Listening lesson
Thy Kingdom Come Noon Saturday, 1:15 p.m. Sunday Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 150 E. Reno Ave. deadcenterfilm.org 405-246-9233 $12 Javier Bardem is the star of Thy Kingdom Come in the sense that he is far and away the most famous person in each scene. The Academy Award-winning, Spanish-born actor shares all of his shots with…
deadCenter: Close-ups
The Jurassic Games Take the dystopian, gladiatorial reality-show aspect of The Hunger Games series and drop in some of Jurassic Park’s classic scaly predators and you have the basic premise for The Jurassic Games, the latest popcorn-shoveling sci-fi action flick from director Ryan Bellgardt. The man behind past fan favorites Gremlin and Army of Frankensteins…
All things summer
We haven’t even officially gotten to the summer solstice yet and Oklahoma City residents are already trying to stay cool during 100-degree temperatures. You can beat the heat by setting up by the pool or finding an outfit that will keep you cool. If you want to embrace the sun by heading out on a…
Seriously punk
The Coathangers 7 p.m. Sunday 89th Street – OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $14-$16 After more than a decade of punk rocking, the ladies in The Coathangers are more thoughtful about their rage. “I think we had a point where it was a little bit mellower and had a little bit more melancholy feeling…
Downtown growth
Norman’s first food truck park is also on the site of the first new building construction in the city’s downtown area in over three decades and removed a potentially dangerous eyesore. TOLY Park is located at 227 W. Main St. and stands for The Old Lumber Yard, which stood unattended on the block for years.…
Fork-free dining
Queen of Sheba 2308 N. MacArthur Blvd. 405-606-8616 What works: Meats and lentils flavored with berbere spice blend are standouts. What needs work: The chickpeas were gritty and somewhat bland. Tip: It’s only open 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday for dinner. In some ways, teff flour is a magical ingredient. The iron-rich grain is also gluten-free…
deadCenter: Local premiere
You People 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Sunday Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 150 E. Reno Ave. deadcenterfilm.org 405-246-9233 $12 Oklahoma City-based filmmaker Laron Chapman has watched deadCenter Film Festival grow over the years, which culminates as his debut feature film You People premieres at deadCenter opening night June 7 with an encore June 10. Chapman…
Chicken-Fried News: Crossing boundaries
Oklahoma’s best teachers are heading to Texas, and that’s a real problem. But apparently the Sooner State’s most notorious streakers are headed south of the Red River, too. Readers might not know the name Steven Dale Brazeal, but maybe they would recognize the rear end of the 56-year-old lifetime Oklahoma sex offender. Local news stories…
Chicken-Fried News: Take the shot
When people talk about measles, it’s usually in the past tense, as in “Aren’t you glad we don’t have to deal with yaws, rubella, smallpox and the measles anymore? Pass the avocado toast and don’t Bogart the mimosa pitcher!” But our carefree existence of Sunday Fun Days and discussing the new season of The Bachelorette…
Gazedibles: Raw fish
Just because we live in a landlocked state, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have good access to fresh seafood, so thank you, modern transportation and overnight shipping. Whether your preferred method is Japanese (sushi), South American (ceviche) or Hawaiian (poke), these seven restaurants have you covered. 1492 New World Latin Cuisine 1207 N. Walker…
deadCenter: Growing support
Weed the People 4:15 p.m. Saturday, noon Sunday Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 150 E. Reno Ave deadcenterfilm.org 405-246-9233 $12 Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining cannabis and cannabinoids in Oklahoma leading up to the June 26 medical marijuana referendum. Weed the People holds a special place in Ricki Lake’s heart. The…
Setting pace
Those familiar with the city have probably at least heard of Dunlap Codding, particularly the firm’s role as a philanthropic force and frequent event host on Film Row. But in business terms, fewer are aware of what the intellectual property law firm’s exact work entails. Douglas Sorocco, Dunlap Codding’s director and shareholder, said it is…
Big plays
While the prospect of legal sports betting in the state might be seen as a game changer for Oklahoma sports fans and wagerers, state-based tribal casinos are more interested in ensuring future arrangements are favorable to them than rushing to meet increased demand. In May, the United States Supreme Court cleared the way for states…
Eating good
Like the name suggests, WoRm stays hungry. But with each release in his Chicken N Waffles album series, the Oklahoma City rapper-producer is inching his way up the local hip-hop food chain. WoRm, born Sherman Johnson, is about as versatile as they come in the local rap scene. His lyric- and beat-crafting talents are of…
Encouraging laughter
Native American New Play Festival Thursday-June 16 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. nanpf.com 405-297-2264 $15-$25 A critically acclaimed work of cinema verité, The Exiles, spends a single night with a group of young Native Americans who’ve moved from reservations to downtown Los Angeles after the Indian Relocation Act of 1956. New York…
European delight
Traditionally, ganache is the combination of warm cream added to chocolate to create an icing or filling for a variety of confections. It’s the elevation of two simple ingredients that highlight the ethos behind Ganache Patisserie, the brainchild of European-trained pastry chefs and husband-and-wife duo Matt Ruggi and Laura Szyld, which opened in the Chisholm…
deadCenter: Final destination
A quarter century ago, Ryan Merriman earned his first acting role on The Mommies, playing the son of comedian Caryl Kristensen on the sitcom based on Kristensen’s standup act with Marilyn Kentz. Merriman was just 10 years old at the time, which makes the Choctaw-born actor a film and television veteran at age 35. So…
Evolving West
Prix de West 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. pdw.nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 The “prix” in Prix de West is French for “price,” but Susan Patterson, curator of special exhibits at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, doesn’t want people to see the annual art exhibition and sale…
Chicken-Fried News: Job fulfillment?
All of the tributes at the altar of the free market paid off last week when Oklahoma City officials announced that online retail giant Amazon will be building a 640,000-square-foot fulfillment center in south Oklahoma City. Amazon plans to employ about 1,750 people at the center, which is the first cog in the transportation process…
Chicken-Fried News: Purple suit
Stressed-out social media users regularly muse over which musicians they would resurrect if that were possible outside of a passion play. When a Russian journalist who was allegedly shot and killed in Kiev, Ukraine, last month showed up alive at a press conference on May 30, one Twitter user loudly wrote, “DO DAVID BOWIE NEXT.”…
