When Masa Ramen & Sushi co-owner Leo Chen told the other owners his idea for a grand opening would be four days of free-food giveaways, it took some convincing that it would be a good idea. “I wanted to make a big splash,” Chen said. “It was like an advertisement so that more people would […]
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Nuggets Food News: Hatch opens soon, Cafe Plaid sets opening
The team behind Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse and Sidecar Barley & Wine Bar is planning its newest restaurant in a neighborhood it knows well.
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Pedal power
Sandwich at Pelotón BY: Shannon Cornman To say that it’s cozy is an understatement, but Steve and Leslie Schlegel know about maximizing space. They did, after all, manage to build the thriving bicycle business out of a tiny, four-employee shop at Southwest 59th Street and Western Avenue into the two-location shop on Automobile Alley that […]
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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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Fo’ rich o’ fo’ po’ boy
It got them thinking. “We talked about doing a po’ boy truck for a while,” said Bryan Neel, co-owner of S&B’s. “The truck ended up being an S&B’s truck, but we kept playing with the idea.” That tinkering eventually evolved into Hillbilly Po’ boys and Oysters, 1 N.W. Ninth, one of the metro’s newest restaurants. […]
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Lost, then Founders
The chef closed Divine Swine — a celebrated culinary endeavor in Nichols Hills that centered around bacon — and headed out for the bright lights of reality television. He moved to Seattle to be a contestant on the 10th season of Bravo’s popular Top Chef. Afterward, the Del City native went to Dallas to work […]
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Spinning top
Not so long ago, however, the spot at 5900 Mosteller Drive was filled with the sound of clinking wine glasses, conversation and soft music. But the once-grand revolving restaurant originally known as the Chandelle Club appears poised to return to life. Kevin George, whose other endeavors include the Interurban restaurant chain, plans to renovate the […]
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Bloomin’ treats
We’re talking restaurants, naturally. Making its way to Oklahoma City is Texas-based Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar, 1845 Northwest Expressway. Opening late next month in the Elephant Bar building on the southeast corner of Penn Square Mall’s parking lot, Whiskey Cake is a “farm to fork, garden to glass” restaurant that features seasonal American cuisine. […]
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Getting Smashed
“I wandered into a Smashburger in California for lunch a few years ago,” he said, “and I knew that I was going to invest in this company.” Klepper, who unveiled Oklahoma City’s first Smashburger in 2011, said he was won over by the food. The menu is surprisingly diverse for fast-food, including grilled chicken sandwiches, […]
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Brew on this
By mid-March, Bricktown Brewery will be settled into its third location, previously a Garfield’s eatery, on Kickapoo Street in Shawnee, just off I-40. The new locale will be exteriorly similar to the downtown Oklahoma City restaurant, said Marilyn Ruggles, vice president of marketing for the Edmond-based Enduring Brands. “You will see brick, and when you […]