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Parrott talk

That kid is now popular Oklahoma City chef and restaurant consultant Ryan Parrott, who, at age 19, became the kitchen manager at Tommy’s Italian-American Grill in Northpark Mall and went on to create concepts and revitalize menus all over town. You know him but might not know you know him. You read about the restaurants […]

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Parking plight

Credit: Shannon Cornman Since at least May, some business owners along the section of Western between N.W. 40th and N.W. 50th streets have protested against an alcoholic beverage permit in buildings formerly occupied by Fruiti Yogurt and Sipango Lounge. The issue also involves Cafe Nova, which sits across the street from the forthcoming restaurant, Cork […]

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Last supper

Nobody is going to want to make me food. Think about it: Everybody is going to be huddling with their families, remembering the good times and praying that the end will be relatively painless. But not a one of them will be interested in exchanging a perfectly cooked medium-rare ribeye, shrimp cocktail, garlic scalloped potatoes […]

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How’s it hangin’?

“This, I thought, was eating,” Bourdain wrote, describing the onglet, better known as hanger steak. When a cow is processed, there is this mysterious, little-known piece of meat, which some people (including me) find good. Others, however, stay far away. There is nothing modern about the no-waste hanger steak; it’s been a cut known for […]

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