Around OKC EAT: Okie Pokie WATCH: Barry (HBO) LISTEN: “Slow Down Easy” by John Moreland READ: Paradise by Toni Morrison LOVE: Exploding Kittens card game EXPERIENCE: a weekend drive to Pops in Arcadia Outside OKC EAT: Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, D.C. WATCH: Nanette (Netflix) LISTEN: Jaime by Brittany Howard READ: The Testaments by Margaret […]
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OKG Lifestyle: Miillie Mesh
Around OKC EAT: Okie Pokie WATCH: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix) LISTEN: Lovelytheband READ: The Overstory by Richard Powers LOVE: kittens at Central Oklahoma Humane Society EXPERIENCE: Literati Variety Show Outside OKC EAT: California Club Flatbread at BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse WATCH: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) LISTEN: Factually! With Adam Conover podcast READ: […]
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Anticipated opening
Oklahoma City’s first food hall, The Collective Kitchens + Cocktails, is almost ready to showcase 10 restaurant concepts at its Midtown location, 308 NW 10th St. After months of construction and financing delays, The Collective is set to host a soft opening in late June with regular service set to begin soon afterward. The two-story […]
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Chicken-Fried News: 2018 takeout
Fallin away The queen is dead; long live the king. Mary Fallin’s eight-year reign of terror over the state is over, and her successor Kevin Stitt is a political outsider who campaigned on his version of “drain the swamp” but has surrounded himself with insiders during his transition to the Governor’s Mansion. Oh, Gov. Fallin, […]
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Gazedibles: Resolute eating
Calorie counts go out the window over the holidays, but now that we’ve turned the calendar over to 2019, it’s time to start making those New Year’s resolutions come to fruition. These seven restaurants allow you to eat out while staying true to your goals. By Jacob Threadgill with Gazette / file and provided photos […]
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Gazedibles: Raw fish
Just because we live in a landlocked state, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have good access to fresh seafood, so thank you, modern transportation and overnight shipping. Whether your preferred method is Japanese (sushi), South American (ceviche) or Hawaiian (poke), these seven restaurants have you covered. 1492 New World Latin Cuisine 1207 N. Walker […]
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Cover: Getting religion
Seven years ago, Tim and Christie Mannin had a conviction. God was calling them to start a church. At first, the husband and wife, who had been involved in Oklahoma City-area churches for years, fought it off. After all, there were plenty of churches in OKC. Following much prayer, they came around to the calling. […]
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Fresh start
The disappointment that came with the January announcement of the closing of Guernsey Park didn’t last long as owner Truong Le quickly converted the building into two concepts: Okie Pokie, which opened in late March, and Noodee, which held its soft opening April 16. Okie Pokie became the first of three high-profile poke restaurants — […]