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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OKG 7 SHOP
Ok City Chorus OkCity.ORG 720-7464Send a singing Valentine performed by the esteemed ladies of the OK City Chorus. Your song can be delivered in person ($50), over the phone ($10) or through email ($5). You can even send your love a personal message (and possibly a treat), as well. Bricktown Candy Co. 100 E. California […]
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OKG7 Eat: Winning in Windsor
Smokey’s BBQ and Diner 2410 N. Portland Ave. smokeysbbqokc.com 948-2001 To quote the 1980 horror flick Motel Hell, “Meat’s meat, and a man’s gotta eat.” Regarded as one of the best BBQ joints on the northwest side of OKC, its meaty menu is filled with ribs, pulled pork, brisket and hot links. Take in every […]
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Wholly molé
In Mexican Spanish, the term molé is derived from a Nahuatl word (an Uto-Aztecan language), molli, meaning “a sauce or mixture.” The word was used by the pre-Columbian indigenous peoples of Mexico to describe the sauces they made by pounding spices, dried chiles, seeds and nuts in oversized mortar bowls. Subsequently, the Spaniards brought to […]
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House party
The restaurant has an elegant exterior with imported SWISSPEARL siding. Curved glass windows provide a 180-degree view of the gardens and its exterior wooden deck. Owned by Peter and Sheree Holloway, the upscale eatery’s sleek, circular interior draws diners’ eyes toward a large wooden disk in the center of the ceiling. Well-known for its other […]
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Let them eat king cake
Parishioner Jenifer Cameron, a New Orleans native, started baking king cakes at the church three years ago as a form of rehabilitation therapy after having seizures in 2009 and subsequent brain surgery, Rev. Jeannie Himes said. The seizures caused Cameron to lose some of her long- and short-term memory, but her intact baking skills are […]
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Eat, sample, love
The xocolatl (Spanish, from Nahuatl Aztec xocolatl, meaning “bitter water”) was first reserved for priests, nobility and warriors before the popularity spread to the Spaniards and beyond. The world’s infatuation with chocolate continues in Norman at the annual Firehouse Art Center’s Chocolate Festival 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at the National Center for Employee Development, […]
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Wine and fine
Twenty-five years later, LaVeryl Lower, The Metro’s owner, finally owns the building. The sale of the 22,000-square-foot facility was completed in time for a New Year’s celebration. Lower partnered with Ken Howell, co-owner of the Howell Gallery in the same facility, to purchase the building. The Metro has always been located at 6418 N. Western […]
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OKG7 Eat: Fish dishes
Gary Dale’s 9201 SE 29th St., Midwest City 733-1616 When it comes to barbecue in Midwest City, usually the first name on the sauce-stained lips of locals is Gary Dale’s. But man cannot live on ribs and brisket alone. Gary Dale’s gets this and, as a respite, sets Tuesdays from 5-9 p.m. aside for its […]
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Losing to win
But ultimately, none worked. “I didn’t lose any significant weight,” he said. Healthcare professionals regularly tout the same method for weight loss: balanced meals and exercise. But this advice is often ignored when fad diet advertising floods media, particularly in the new year. Oklahoma dietician Lacey Bixler considers these plans short-term solutions that typically fail […]