Eastside Eats
Northeast Oklahoma City is at the beginning of a renaissance, with new fixtures like Eastside Pizza House from Jabee Williams.
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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…
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…
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…
Chicken Fried News: It’s starting to seem a bit like that “Mission Accomplished” deja vu moment George W. Bush had on the aircraft carrier when it comes to getting a handle on COVID-19.
It’s starting to seem a bit like that “Mission Accomplished” deja vu moment George W. Bush had on the aircraft carrier when it comes to getting a handle on COVID-19. By the metrics, it seems like the Omicron wave that washed over the state in late December through early February is finally starting to recede.…
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…
The Toe Tag: Death and the CSI Effect
To say there’s been a huge surge in crime shows is an understatement. Many popular television shows such as the American classics CSI and Law and Order have given a glimpse into what viewers believe to be realistic crime investigations, but many fail to show factual application of forensic science applications and its interplay with…
Citizen Spotlight: Rusty Mulinix
A business attorney who has worked in downtown Oklahoma City for over 40 years, Rusty Mulinix has witnessed the city’s transformation and he’s observed its homeless problem grow with it. Inspired by the efforts of other grassroots community activists, he discovered that the best way to make an impact was to start doing something yourself.…
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,…
Black Sky Affair: Oh, Be A Fine Guy (or Gal), Kiss Me
No, Black Sky Affair hasn’t lost its mind. Not yet. The above is a mnemonic device for remembering the seven types of main-sequence stars in descending order from hottest to coolest according to the Morgan-Keenan-Kellman spectral classification. In 1835 Auguste Comte, French philosopher and originator of the school of positivism, notoriously predicted humankind would forever…
Chicken Fried News: The five kingdoms of life are up for discussion, scrutiny and enforcement in this year’s Oklahoma legislative session.
The five kingdoms of life are up for discussion, scrutiny and enforcement in this year’s Oklahoma legislative session. And, yeah, we know the number of kingdoms actually varies but it worked best for the joke here, so cut us some slack for punchline’s sake. The animal one is pretty obvious as these potential statutes —…
Soundcheck: Husbands – Full-On Monet
Full-On Monet secretly may be one of the most prophetic releases of the year. Though it comes from writing sessions during the pandemic onslaught of 2020, its reflections on escapism are perhaps even more relevant in 2022. As society anxiously pushes into a hopeful future, the choices and overtones of the past refuse to evaporate.…
Burger kings
The stretch of May Avenue between NW 23rd and NW 36th is teeming with three things: dispensaries, buy-here-pay-here car lots and some of the best burgers in Oklahoma City. Charcoal Oven is the newest kid on the block, even though it predates both of the other burger joints on the block. The original Charcoal Oven…
Gazedibles: Vegan Eats
I won’t claim to be vegan, but I can certainly appreciate delicious vegan food. I don’t know how these chefs make vegetables and tofu taste like the real thing, but man, you’ve got to commend ’em for it. Here are seven places around OKC and Tulsa where you can find an incredible variety of delightful…
