Black Walnut 100 NE Fourth St. 405-445-6273 blackwalnutokc.com 405-228-8386 What works: The branzino has cripsy skin and delicate balance of flavor between saffron couscous and lobster broth. What needs work: The pappardelle was overcooked and drowning in sauce. Tip: The pappardelle was overcooked and drowning in sauce. Sandwiched between his two other restaurants, Chef Andrew […]
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Cover: 2019 review
To the ballot Oklahomans have filed four statewide initiative petitions and one referendum in 2019. The referendum, filed in August, was to let voters decide whether or not they wanted “permitless carry,” the first bill signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt to go into effect. The referendum did not gain enough signatures. Ultimately, the law, which […]
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Cover: New Year’s glee
We’re miles away from the hustle and bustle (and record-breaking crowds of revelers) of Times Square, but from food halls to runways, listening rooms and barcades, the Oklahoma City metro has the perfect spot for everyone to ring in 2020. Cheers! The Fashion Art & Beauty Gala 8 p.m. Tuesday to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday Castle […]
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No allegiance
Along Walnut Avenue in Deep Deuce, chef Andrew Black is asking diners to trust in his and his staff’s expertise to take a leap of faith for a unique dining experience at Grey Sweater—the third restaurant concept Black co-owns and oversees, all three connected to The Maywood apartments. Grey Sweater, 100 NE Fourth St., is […]
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Cicchetti-style
One print of art on the second floor of the combination lounge and dining space of Bar Cicchetti — the former Urban Johnnie location in Deep Deuce — depicts a Victorian-era lord in fancy clothes, but it has a tiger for a head. The print next to it depicts a high-class lady with a dog […]
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Parlor beauty
Seven microkitchens and two full-service bars will open at Parlor later this year, which will mark Oklahoma City’s second food hall concept. Parlor is the second concept of its kind operated by Meriwether Companies, which launched its first Parlor in Kansas City, Missouri. The Oklahoma City location is a 13,000 square-foot space, once home to […]
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Deuce debut
After surviving three hurricanes and leaving the U.S. Virgin Islands with only the clothes on their backs, opening a restaurant and bar in what is perceived as a difficult location seemed like nothing to Mark and Jennifer Richards. The couple opened Whiskey Biscuit Bar & Grill, 322 NE Second St., in February in a Deep […]
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Valentine’s Day: Deuce dining
After being in the planning stages for more than seven years, the first two of three restaurants by partners Rudy Khouri and chef Andrew Black in The Maywood apartments in Deep Deuce are open in time for Valentine’s Day. Khouri founded La Baguette in Norman more than 30 years ago and licenses the name and […]
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Italian expansion
The partnership that includes celebrity chef Fabio Viviani and local chef Jonathon Stranger — Osteria — expanded its offerings to midweek lunch and weekend brunch last week, but it’s only the beginning of the expansion between talented chefs. The duo will join with other partners to open Bar Cicchetti in the old Urban Johnnie’s location […]
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Commentary: Mein campus
In the days preceding our national celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., both Oklahoma and the country at large demonstrated that wide swaths of our society require an emergency history lesson. Unfettered racism and enthusiastic ill was the leit motif for the entire week. When University of Oklahoma student and member […]