Come Hungry
OKC’s communities — including the arts, homespun recipes and traditional businesses — shape the way people eat.
Bring your appetite
It’s a necessity, a joy, sometimes a luxury, often too scarce, a chameleon that takes different shapes in different cultures and contexts, and the subject of Oklahoma Contemporary’s latest exhibit: food. The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation will be on display from Feb. 2 through May…
Court cuisine
Pretzels, pizza slices, and other on-the-go snacks have long been favored within the bustling food court hearts of American shopping malls. Quick meals, however, tend to lack soul. They might make an impression for a moment, but the moment dissipates too soon, encouraging shoppers to move on with their day. Malls are designed to function…
Home cooking
Jonnie Holmes was told she couldn’t sell her jams and jellies made in her home kitchen without having several of her products tested by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Holmes, the owner of Jake’s Jams in Tulsa, was spending $225 per test for each flavor to have the Department of Health approve the products…
Heavenly beings
Jesus Christ Superstar, the controversial rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, makes its 50th anniversary tour stop in Oklahoma City this month. It runs Feb. 14 through 19 at the Civic Center as part of the 2023 OKC Broadway series. A reimagined account of the Christian gospels told from Judas’ point of…
Good company
The huffing and puffing sounds of Scapino dragging an enormous chest out onto the stage is the first thing audiences hear. It’s an unusual introduction for a play, yet perfect for director Richard Lemin’s production of A Company of Wayward Saints by George Herman, running through Feb. 19 at Jewel Box Theatre. Within a few…
Dr. King’s “mistake”
I’m writing on the day we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many people observe the holiday by doing a service project, and I just returned from helping OCU students make a thousand sandwiches for the Homeless Alliance. We mostly remember the “I Have a Dream “ speech King and…
Gazedibles: Super supper
There is nary a tradition as American as Super Bowl Sunday, when friends, families and neighbors get together to watch two football teams battle one another for a ring. Along with watching what has arguably become America’s favorite pastime (here’s looking at you Major League Baseball), a concurring tradition is to feast on America’s iconic…
There’s a new attorney general in office, and he’s bringing the smoke.
There’s a new attorney general in office, and he’s bringing the smoke. Gentner Drummond had spent less than two weeks in office when his office fired off an email — on a Sunday evening no less — announcing that he will be turning up the heat on the Swadley’s investigation. “The Office of Attorney General…
We know you’ve already heard about the upcoming vote for adult-use or “recreational” cannabis, but short-term memory loss is a bitch.
We know you’ve already heard about the upcoming vote for adult-use or “recreational” cannabis, but short-term memory loss is a bitch. Years in the making, State Question 820 will finally be put to a vote on March 7. It might just be the first time a cannabis initiative has stood alone on the ballot in…
Strain Review: Cake Crasher
Strain name: Cake Crasher Grown by: Sirius Research Acquired from: Great Barrier Reefer Date acquired: Jan. 20 Physical traits: dark green with purple and orange Bouquet: earthy and sweet Review: Great Barrier Reefer in Bethany is always fun. David, a laid back Australian, really steals the show at this Gold Coast-themed dispensary. An early favorite…
