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Chow time
Chow’s spring roll Photo by Mark Hancock The first time I saw Chow’s Chinese Restaurant, 3033 N. May Ave., my friend Nate was pointing it out to me as a possible meeting place for the Triad or some other organized crime racket. “It’s always empty until late at night, and then it’s packed,” he said. […]
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Thai me up
Pad thai Photo by Mark Hancock “Do you like Thai food?” is one of the test questions police ask when you’re hooked up to a polygraph machine. It’s easy because everybody likes Thai food. If somebody says no and the machine doesn’t go crazy, something’s wrong. Or — God help you — maybe you really […]
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Viva vegan
Vegan tacos at Tamazul Photo by Shannon Cornman A Mexican restaurant, perhaps only behind steakhouses and burger joints, is a place I expect to find meats of several flavors and varieties: chicken enchiladas, beef tacos, shrimp fajitas, pork tamales and chile con carne that is heavily carne. And even when there’s no meat, our Tex-Mex […]
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Peruvian purview
Ceviche mixto Photo: Shannon Cornman Are Peruvian people crazy-fat? I know, I know, it’s unfair to stereotype an entire nation of people, but as a crazy-fat guy, I feel compelled to ask. See, every Peruvian restaurant I go to keeps serving me this delicious food, and I think, “Oh, I’ll just eat a little bit,” […]
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Roasted rumors
Photo: Mark Hancock It’s not OK how scared I was of Coffee Slingers. Laugh all you want, but many have heard the stories about how mean they are, how snobby, how expensive the coffee is, how cool the customers are, and on and on. And for the decidedly uncool among us (that’s me), it gets […]
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Bricktown boogie
Here are the keys to enjoying a burger: 1. Don’t put too much crap on it. 2. Eat it. That’s it. I mean, yes, there are burgers piled high with fixings that will blow your mind. But generally, less is more. Which is part of why Bricktown Burgers (300 E. Main St.) is so good. […]
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Have your cake…
Chef Kenneth Hardiman BY: Mark Hancock There are a few hallmarks of a chain — a strong corporate structure, a disciplined waitstaff, etc. — but to mention Whiskey Cake in the same breath as Chili’s or Applebee’s would be entirely wrong. Whiskey Cake in Oklahoma City (the second iteration of the restaurant after the original […]
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Cronut craze
What is a Cronut? They can’t be as good as people are saying. The Cronut describes a very specific pastry. Part croissant, part donut and entirely trademarked by the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City, it has fast become the must-have dessert treat of the year. In fact, New Yorkers were seen wrapping around […]
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What about Kabob?
Daal channa BY: Mark Hancock Look, I just eat the food. Sorry. If you’re looking for an in-depth look at what makes Indian food and Pakistani food different or some kind of historical significance or really anything … I don’t know. I just like Kabob-n-Curry, which is the only Pakistani place I’m aware of in […]