The collective restaurant scene in Oklahoma City took notice in March with the announcement of Fox Restaurant Concepts’ entrance into the market with its successful health-focused Flower Child restaurant slated for Classen Curve. Fox Restaurant Concepts got a boost with its overall expansion plans this week after it announced a $353 million acquisition by The […]
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Taste buds
On one level, the Try It, You’ll Like It podcast is a comedy podcast hosted by talented improvisers and “taste buds” David Zwick and Winston Carter. On another level, it is an intersection of psychology and experience as they ask guests to eat a food item they do not enjoy. Surrounded by racks of ribs, […]
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Euphonius food
Not long ago, concert venues mostly had the same menu as high school football game concession stands: canned-cheese nachos, maybe a pickle or a soft pretzel, if you were really lucky a hamburger heated who knows how. Recently, mercifully, more local music venues are offering food you might actually want to, you know, eat. Carefully […]
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Cover story video: Guy Fieri should eat at Jimmy’s Round-Up Cafe & Fried Pies
The familiar voice of Jimmy Collins bellowing, “Welcome to Jimmy’s! How are you doing?” is part of the reason Jimmy’s Round-Up Cafe & Fried Pies has become a southside institution while attracting customers across the region for giant yeast rolls and fresh country cooking. Every customer who walks through the door at 1301 SW 59th […]
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Answering calls
Back in 1990, when Sister Mable Stoss founded the Free Food Pantry and Educational Center, she saw a need going unmet. “I noticed that certain areas [of Oklahoma City] didn’t have a pantry while the other areas were flourishing,” Stoss said. “I found that there were a lot of senior citizens and people who were […]
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Downtown tradition
Festival of the Arts April 24-29 Bicentennial Park 500 Couch Drive artscouncilokc.com 405-270-4848 Free There are plenty of reasons Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts, which attracts an average of 750,000 visitors to downtown Oklahoma City, has become the city’s unofficially official spring party: plenty of food, music and, of course, art. […]
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Cover Story: A hot air balloon event rises above average festival fare
“This is a beautiful place for us to fly with great hotel accommodations and great meals, and the propane is all set up for them,” he said.
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Oklahoma Department of Education and OSU train nutritionists to better meet meal standards
Cooking For Kids classes are offered at Francis Tuttle Technology Center and in Tulsa, Okmulgee, Stillwater, Alva and Bartlesville.
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After sniffing, swishing, aerating and sipping more than 30 selections, we proudly present the top 16 results in the Gazette’s 2017 Summer Brew Review.
After sniffing, swishing, aerating and sipping more than 30 selections, we proudly present the top 16 results in the Gazette’s 2017 Summer Brew Review.
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Summer Brew Review: Breweries, taprooms and craft beer venues
Breweries and taprooms 405 Brewing Co. and Taproom 1716 Topeka St., Norman 405brewing.com 405-573-2668 American Solera 1801 S. 49th W. Ave., Tulsa americansolera.com 918-949-4318 Anthem Brewing Company and Taproom 908 SW Fourth St. anthembrewing.com 405-604-0446 Back Porch Drafthouse 5370 NW Cache Road, Suite 1, Lawton bpdrafthouse.com 580-699-2999 Battered Boar Brewing Company (taproom coming soon) 14801 Metro […]