Best local craft brewer COOP Ale Works 4745 Council Heights Road Angry Scotsman Brewing, 704 W Reno Ave. Bricktown Brewery, several metro locations Stonecloud Brewing Co., 1012 NW First St., Suite 101 Vanessa House Beer Co., 118 NW Eighth St. Best local tap room Prairie Artisan Ales 3 NE 8th St. Angry Scotsman Brewing, 704 […]
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Best of OKC 2020: Cannabis
Best dispensary Fire Leaf Dispensary several metro locations You don’t need us to tell you there are literally hundreds of cannabis dispensaries all over town, often several on the same corner. Yet, Fire Leaf has managed to distinguish itself and repeats as Best Dispensary after winning in last year’s debut for this category. One […]
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Best of OKC 2020: Life & Wellness
Best place to volunteer Oklahoma Humane Society two metro locations Infant Crisis Services, 4224 N. Lincoln Blvd. Mutt Misfits Animal Rescue Society Oliver and Friends Farm Animal Sanctuary, 20217 N. Indian Meridian, Luther Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, 3355 S. Purdue Ave. Best nonprofit Oklahoma Humane Society two metro locations One of the unforeseen positive […]
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Best of OKC 2019: Food & Drink
Best local craft beer COOP Ale Works 4745 Council Heights Road Anthem Brewing Company, 908 SW Fourth St. Prairie Artisan Ales, 3 NE Eighth St. Stonecloud Brewing Co., 1012 NW First St., Suite 101 Vanessa House Beer Co., 118 NW Eighth St. Best cocktail Lunchbox Edna’s, 5137 Classen Circle Disco Nap, The Jones Assembly, 901 […]
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Gazedibles: Stateside surprises
Apple pie is from England and ketchup was invented in China, so two foods that are associated with the U.S. are not from here. To celebrate the country’s independence, we are highlighting foods that are actually from the good ol’ U.S. of A. By Jacob Threadgill with provided photos Scottie’s Deli 427 NW 23rd St. […]
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Cover: Beyond authenticity
The history of the taco is complicated because people in what is now Mexico have eaten meals with tortillas since prior to when the Spanish arrived on the continent, but they were largely used as utensils, not a composed dish as we see today. The first evidence of the word “taco” appeared in 18th-century silver […]
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From scratch
Guadalupe Garcia has watched as his father Marcelino “Chelino” Garcia has built Oklahoma City’s largest network of Mexican restaurants, which now total 14 in the metro area. Growing up, Guadalupe remembers the first menu at the now-shuttered original Robinson Avenue location and how it differs from the menu that drove its expansion. “Back in the […]
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Gazedibles: Go-go-good
Whether it’s tacos or barbecue ribs you want to take home and eat in your pajamas, OKC is full of delicious takeout.
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Generally, we think of eating as a pleasant experience, but there’s something to be said for discomfort, too — a bite of pepper that gets your nose running, a salsa that requires a glass of milk, hot wings that are … hot.
Generally, we think of eating as a pleasant experience, but there’s something to be said for discomfort, too — a bite of pepper that gets your nose running, a salsa that requires a glass of milk, hot wings that are … hot.