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Learn and chill

With a menu featuring items like avocado toast and grain bowls inside a modern and clean aesthetic, Play Cafe, 610 NW 23rd St., at first glance might be the next casual, comforting cafe to open in Uptown 23rd District. Owner Liz Howald’s favorite moments are when a child enters the family-focused cafe that features a […]

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Bellini’s rises

Bellini’s Ristorante & Grill 6305 Waterford Blvd., Suite 100 bellinisristorantegrill.com 405-848-1065 What works:The meatballs are tender and the lobster bisque is a balance of cream and seafood stock. What needs work:The bread on the sandwich got a little soggy. Tip:Its patio makes for a perfect brunch destination. Over three decades, veteran Oklahoma City restaurateur Tommy […]

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Craft Capital

As guests arrived at the grand opening of the first phase of Scissortail Park in downtown Oklahoma City, Social Capital was ready to offer the city’s largest commitment to independent craft beer with an inventive food menu. Founded by Community through Beer LLC, the same group behind The Patriarch Craft Beer House & Lawn in […]

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OKG7 places with patios

Flint Restaurant15 N. Robinsonflintokc.com605-0657 The food, drink and indoor fire pit are enough to draw a crowd. But Flint recently opened its patio, too, complete with a patio menu. It includes loaded, house-made potato chips, chicken bites and the restaurant’s delicious hummus. Cafe Do Brazil440 N.W. 11thcafedobrazilokc.com525-9779 Enjoy a nice breeze and a special on […]

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Painting the town Greg

The rare detail in this specific print is that, on the building, you can spot a campaign sign for the late David Hood’s unsuccessful congressional bid in 1980. The inclusion of Hood’s sign was once a puzzling detail: “David who?” These days, it’s the name on the milk bottle that might inspire confusion: “Shouldn’t that […]

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Liquid cooling

Robert Painter of Iguana Shannon Cornman We have faith you’ll choose the latter. And luckily enough, plenty of metro bartenders are ready to quench your summertime thirst. For a solid hot-weather drink, the keys are tartness and lightness, said Patrick Ireland, owner lightness, said Patrick Ireland, owner of Saints, 1715 N.W. 16th. “You want something […]

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Sweet bubbles

While this isn’t about Riesling, it is about a wine that is sweeter by half than the average Riesling — but still not as sweet as your morning Big Gulp. Moscato d’Asti is one of the most refreshing choices possible in the heat of an Oklahoma summer. It’s a light, aromatic, sweet sparkling wine from […]

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