Dr. Bailey Norwood believes you can’t learn enough about a subject, but he also cautions you to consider of the source. As a professor at Oklahoma State University in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, he felt there was an information gap in the public’s understanding of where their food comes from. In […]
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A taste for tagine
Photo: Shannon Cornman In this conical-lidded cookware, the meat or fish is placed first on the cooking dish and is topped with vegetables and spices, causing everything to be braised and steamed. This dizzyingly fragrant stew is commonly served with rice, bread or couscous. Cooking tagine vessels are usually (but not always) reddish-orange glazed terra-cotta, […]
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Downtown chow down
Park Avenue Grill By: Shannon Cornman Whether you’re coming from the latest blockbuster at the Harkins movie theater, stumbling out of another riotous Thunder game or even renting a U-Haul, one of the most common dilemmas when downtown is where, and what, to eat. With so many overly familiar chains invading, along with their name-brand […]
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OKG7 Downtown Restaurant Week stops
Nonna’s Euro-American Ristorante & Bar1 S. Mickey Mantlenonnas.com235-4410 For lunch, delight in your choice of chicken tortilla soup or tomato and red onion salad. It will set the stage for entree options: crab cakes, crispy pork chops with Guinness gravy or blackened chicken. For dinner, try the chop and chutney or lemon walnut pesto pasta. […]
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Pho-nomenal
By: Mark Hancock Wonderful things happen when you’re not quite sure what’s happening. I think it’s fair to say there is a bit of a language barrier at some local restaurants. It is something to be expected when sampling the cuisine of foreign lands, especially at restaurants noted for authentic flavors. Sometimes foreign accents come […]
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Faves you crave
You knew it wasn’t going to be good when you ordered. You knew it wasn’t going to be good when you started shoveling it in your mouth. And you’ll remember how bad it was when you’re awake in the middle of the night with an intense need to visit the bathroom. Fast-food is the worst. […]
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Pizza pizzazz
By: Mark Hancock Sandro Osmani, the owner of Sandro’s Pizza and Pasta, is keeping alive his family tradition. “My grandfather, Giovanni Osmani, taught me how to cook when our family still lived in Roma,” he said. “We’ve always been in the restaurant business.” And business has been good for the first-generation Italian and Albanian-American. So […]
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Hit me, baby, one more Thai
By: Shannon Cornman I love Thai food the way most women love their children. And if I can have that love in a casual atmosphere, quickly and affordably, at a place that also delivers … Well, then I think that’s the definition of “having it all.” Spoon Thai is not only quick and affordable; it’s […]
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At home with Mama
Mamaveca Mexican Restaurant 2551 Hemphill Drive, Norman 573-4003 Date Established: December 2007 Owner: William Chunga Kitchen Manager: Renato Victorio Food Style: Peruvian, Mexican Average Check: Lunch $8; Dinner $11 The tropical, exotic landscape of Peru feels worlds away from the tamed, mild plains of Central Oklahoma, yet you can find the littlest slice of South […]