From its etymology, the word “restaurant” literally means “that which restores.” Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson is fond of saying the word means “to restore a community.” I think both definitions are particularly apt because when you’re hungry, there’s nothing quite as restorative as a good meal, and when you think about how many plans have […]
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Chesapeake Energy Arena upgrades food menus for Thunder basketball season
“I think the primary influence for us in enhancing the food and beverage menu here is driven by the fans,” said Thunder senior vice president Brian Byrnes.
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A new restaurant brings a different kind of dining to Yukon
Dérailleur owner Richie Bean would like to see downtown Yukon become a destination district.
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Cover Story: The brunch bible: Your guide to metro brunch
Our ancestors figured out a simple equation: breakfast + lunch + a little booze = brunch.
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In the name of …
The National Restaurant Association estimates that a quarter of Americans eat out to celebrate Valentine’s Day, making it the second largest dining-out holiday behind Mother’s Day. Restaurants will offer special menus and limited seating to handle the volume, but they will also offer special items that may not normally be available. Several local restaurants make […]
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Orange you glad?
BY: Shannon Cornman It’s got a catchy name and options out the wazoo, and it’s popping up on every corner. There’s no denying that frozen yogurt — or froyo, as it’s commonly referred to — is in, and no one seems to do it better than Oklahoma City-based Orange Leaf, now with nine metro-area stores.“The […]
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Pie chart
From newspapers to blog posts to even a California-based consulting firm, pies have been showing up on lists of top food trends of 2011. “If I had one trend — one trend — of the year that I could predict … this would be the trend for pie,” Andrew Freeman told Nation’s Restaurant News in […]