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Marvelous margaritas

There’s more than one margarita creation story, but the top three involve a socialite, a dancer, a singer and, of course, bartenders. One of the earliest stories is when Ziegfeld Follies dancer Marjorie King visited Rancho La Gloria Hotel in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, in 1938. She asked bartender Carlos “Danny” Herrera to create a drink […]

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Mystery meat

Enter the 5th Amendment. Plenty of restaurants have specials, whether for a day or a week, often based on an idea the chef had coupled with the availability and price of certain ingredients. And Big Truck has specials, too — a “dirty bowl” or a kind of tostada or taco. But Big Truck also has […]

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Cheap eats

Stop in at Grand House Asian Bistro, 2701 North Classen Blvd., for its sumptuous lunch special. This delightful Chinese bistro offers a variety of combos, including sweet and sour chicken, vegetable lo mein, fried rice and an egg roll. All this for $5 is a good deal indeed. Walk in to the brand-new Sheesh Mahal, […]

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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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No gyros allowed

Sorry, you delicious melange of beef and lamb, shaved thin and crisped on a spit. Some days, I want to expand my options. I’m obsessed with doing so at Nunu’s Mediterranean Cafe & Market, 3131 W. Memorial Road. Nunu’s is the rare Mediterranean spot in Oklahoma City that does not serve a gyro. But if […]

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Oklahoma Food Co-op meet-and-greet set

Oklahoma Food Co-op Meet-Greet-Eat10 a.m., Feb. 1Old Farmers Market Building311 S. Klein Ave.200-8155oklahomafood.coop The Oklahoma Food Cooperative is holing a meet-eat-and-greet 10 a.m. Feb. 1. The co-op is a member-owned business that serves to connect everyday consumers with more than 100 local producers. Non-members and the public are welcome and can learn more about how […]

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