Jonathan Stranger, chef at Ludivine in Oklahoma City, wanted to help the tornado victims with his culinary talent, so he started phoning some of his colleagues Monday night. Within hours, the idea had mushroomed into a two-day, full-scale event, the OK Chefs Relief Pop-Up Restaurant. The fundraiser is set for 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. […]
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Warm your spirits
Warm Espresso at Stella Credit: Mark Hancock Joshua Strother, bartender at Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson, mixes a few warm cocktails, including his Chartreuse and Grey. Made with Plymouth gin, crème de cacao, Green Chartreuse (flamed), lemon juice and Earl Grey tea, the concoction tastes like a hot cup of tea on a cold evening, only […]
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From forest to first course
“The flavor of wild edibles is incomparable,” said Jonathon Stranger, co-owner and executive chef at Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson. “Garden-grown is good, but the flavor of wild edibles is so pure and loud.” Stranger started foraging in 2006, but got involved at a deeper level when he moved to Oregon. Upon return to Oklahoma, he […]
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On-pointe provisions
Performing arts and culinary creations come together Friday evening in a collaboration between Oklahoma City Ballet and Ludivine, a farm-to-table restaurant. Diners will have a chance to enjoy specially created fare, as well as talk to some of Oklahoma City Ballet’s dancers about their upcoming performance of “Firebird,” debuting Feb. 11. In an effort to […]
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Bite Size: 2-1-12
House of fine diningThis Friday, enjoy Speakeasy 2012, the 39th annual Symphony Show House preview party, which offers a peek prior to the redesign by Central Oklahoma’s top designers. The 10,000-square-foot mansion is at 440 N.W. 15th, and will be stuffed full of live music and food from the city’s top chefs. Your $40 ticket […]
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Devouring downtown
Now you’ll have a chance to make that dream come true during the first official Downtown Restaurant Week, starting Sunday and ending Thursday, Jan. 26. The scoop: Each kitchen crew, executive chefs leading the way, has designed three-course, event-specific dinners for $30. The culinary geniuses are more than excited and were pleased to discuss details […]
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12 in ’12
Here are a few must-dos for the new year. Hope this gets you started on your year of culinary delight! 1. A juicy onion burger made with premium, local ingredients awaits you at Tucker’s, 324 N.W. 23rd. 2. Cashew baklava: buttered layers of phyllo dough from NuNu’s Mediterranean Cafe & Market, 3131 W. Memorial, is […]
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12 in ’12
Here are a few must-dos for the new year. Hope this gets you started on your year of culinary delight! 1. A juicy onion burger made with premium, local ingredients awaits you at Tucker’s, 324 N.W. 23rd. 2. Cashew baklava: buttered layers of phyllo dough from NuNu’s Mediterranean Cafe & Market, 3131 W. Memorial, is […]
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Flame throwers
These refreshing beverages are part of a new clique. Perfect for summer, they compete nicely with the scorching temperatures in a mouthwatering way. To satisfy local residents, a new group of bars and bartenders give the metro drinking scene a particularly swanky flavor. The bar at Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson, opened last fall and leads […]
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Tube food
“Where there’s color and sound and movement, your eye fixates on it; not intentionally, it just does that,” said Jonathon Stranger, who, along with business partner Russ Johnson, made a deliberate decision to not include televisions inside Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson. But he’s one of the only metro restaurateurs committed to being TV-free. From the […]