Calzone Credit: Shannon Cornman The market for Italian food is confusing. Much to my chagrin, there are plenty in our fair city who think that the height of Italian cuisine can be found at Olive Garden. (Their breadsticks are good.) And there are plenty of other mass-market spaghetti slingers, too. Carino’s and Fazoli’s, not traditional […]
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OKG7 places to get your brew on
Elemental Coffee 815 N. Hudson 604-9766 With its modern, sleek design, this coffeehouse is great for many reasons. Come and study, bask in the delicious and always fresh-roasted aroma permeating the space, or simply enjoy an espresso or cup of hot tea. Pick up a bag of beans to take home or keep at the […]
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Mambo Italiano
Sergio’s Italian Bistro owner/operator Sergio Garcia has an obvious passion for Italian cuisine, but he’s not a native of Roma. He’s from Mexico City. “Most of my daily specials are Italian,” Garcia said. “But I’m from Mexico, so I mix it up a little bit. I often make a poblano cream that’s similar to Alfredo […]
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OKG 7 light eats for the summer
Cafe Antigua 1903 N. Classen Blvd. 602-8984 If at all possible, get the special. It’s usually a creative collaboration of regular menu items and the freshest daily ingredients. The cuisine is chiefly Guatemalan and the breakfast dishes are incredibly tasty. The mosh breakfast combo ($6.49) is a plate full of migas-style eggs, fresh fruit, toast […]
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Temple of turmeric
Some cuisines are so heavily entrenched with cultural customs that the two become intertwined and, eventually, synonymous. Indian food is very much that. Even within India, there are significant regional differences in cuisine and culture. Gopuram Taste of India is an expansive sampling of northern and southern Indian cuisine. Found especially in southern India, gopurams […]
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Bite Size: April 18, 2012
Midwest delight Fancy a sampler? You’ll have the chance from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday for the annual Taste of Midwest City. The fund-raiser will be held at the Reed Conference Center, 5800 Will Rogers Road in Midwest City, and proceeds are donated to area charities. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the […]
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Keep on truckin’
That all adds up fast. And there’s no guarantee once you’ve built, staffed and opened your restaurant that anybody’s going to come in and eat. So why not find the people, instead? That’s a big part of the mobile food revolution in Oklahoma City. Food trucks, once only the province of south-side taco vendors, are […]
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Bite Size: March 28, 2012
The program to help fight childhood hunger will donate a percentage of its food sales to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma or the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. For more details, visit cfbeo.org. Twenty-five percent of children in Oklahoma struggle with hunger, so it’s no surprise others have joined to raise money for […]