“They’ve added tacos and sliders,” he said. “There are a bunch of different delivery systems to get barbecue to your mouth.”
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Let me just preface this whole thing by saying I don’t normally eat barbecue. I know, I know, how am I an Oklahoman?
Let me just preface this whole thing by saying I don’t normally eat barbecue. I know, I know, how am I an Oklahoman?
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Steak and ale
COOP Ale Works’ co-founder J.D. Merryweather says all four quarters represent a change in the beer industry and drinkers will definitely see heavier and more robust offerings this time of year. “COOP’s Octoberfest has seen great success,” said Merryweather, whose company is in the midst of a sizable expansion, going from a brewhouse of seven […]
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Get the Blu’s
Brisket sandwich BY: Mark Hancock The inside of the eatery has an upscale look to it, with beautifully Okie-centric art on the walls, giving the appearance of a place that would charge an arm and a leg for some sort of yuppiefied poseur’s idea of what a barbecue joint should be. A closer inspection of […]
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Smokey and the sandwich
The Outlaw BY: Mark Hancock Everybody has one joint they swear is the best barbecue place ever. Sometimes it’s the meat, sometimes it’s the service and sometimes it’s the price. Smokey’s BBQ is all three. Despite a slender, difficult-to-maneuver parking area that should be used as a defensive driving course, Smokey’s is worth the possible […]
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Feeling saucy
Everything Barbeque Credit: Shannon Cornman But what’s the next step after purchasing your meat of choice? Luckily for backyard-cooking enthusiasts, Oklahoma has more barbecue sauce selections than ever before. In recent years, the popularity of grilling in a smoker or covered grill has hit an all-time high. Many Oklahoma businesses have more than embraced the […]
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Norman Music Festival 6: Day 3
Best Time Warp: JD McPherson For about an hour, Norman wasn’t in the year 2013, but instead 1953. Broken Arrow native JD McPherson has turned the success of his debut, Signs & Signifiers, into spots on Conan and more, and Norman got a chance to see just what it is NPR and the like have […]
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Ellis county
As a tried and true blues guitarist, Tinsley Ellis holds no delusions of taking the world by storm. Besides, the workman musician — who just turned 55 — already gets to enjoy something just as good. A father figure of sorts in the genre, he helped spawn the career of a young Derek Trucks, who […]
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Love me tender
Please, help yourself to some salt. I cannot guarantee an unbiased review of Steve’s Rib, because I know for a fact that I am biased. What I’ll try to do here is be fair and accept your critique of that fairness. No, I don’t hold a financial stake in Steve’s Rib, nor do I have […]