Pulled pork is a menu item that is immensely popular, but the difference between freshly smoked and pulled varieties and the overcooked and mushy versions can be vast. Make sure you get seven good versions with these seven restaurants. By Jacob Threadgill with Gazette / file and submitted photos Sunnyside Diner 9148 N. MacArthur Blvd. […]
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Taqueria El Rey’s expansive menu keeps diners happy and satisfied
It’s a good sign when customers can’t decide which is their favorite dish at a restaurant. After ordering a truly alarming amount of food at Taqueria El Rey, 100 S. May Ave., I turned to a couple of fellow diners and asked which menu items they liked best. “Everything,” they said. They eat at the […]
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“They’ve added tacos and sliders,” he said. “There are a bunch of different delivery systems to get barbecue to your mouth.”
“They’ve added tacos and sliders,” he said. “There are a bunch of different delivery systems to get barbecue to your mouth.”
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The Meat Market Refectory heaps its food with attention and care
The Meat Market Refectory offers prime cuts and overly excellent service.
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OKG eat: High hog
It’s a little-discussed fact that, over the course of The Muppets, there have been 17 different Miss Piggys. Every time a contract dispute came up, the set would get quiet for a few days before a new pig in a blonde wig would show up, and the craft services table was suddenly stocked with BLTs, […]
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Silk road
Pan-seared ahi tuna Photo by Shannon Cornman America loves dinner and a show. Be it the flash and sizzle of a Benihana chef flinging shrimp into the mouth of a waiting patron or a sweaty knight handing a well-earned pennant to a greasy-palmed diner at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. Combine that showmanship with the […]
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House party
The restaurant has an elegant exterior with imported SWISSPEARL siding. Curved glass windows provide a 180-degree view of the gardens and its exterior wooden deck. Owned by Peter and Sheree Holloway, the upscale eatery’s sleek, circular interior draws diners’ eyes toward a large wooden disk in the center of the ceiling. Well-known for its other […]
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Oklahoma’s animal house
His response was lovely and instant: “I will be happy to pick up Dr. Rollin at the airport.” Bernard Rollin, Ph.D., is a serious animal ethicist from Colorado State University’s philosophy department. Cattle ranchers and animal-rights activists alike consider him a friend. The Kirkpatrick Foundation debuted its ambitious new animal initiative — to make Oklahoma […]
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The pig flew the coop
Credit: Brad Gregg Now we hear that Valentine will be on the upcoming 10th season of reality TV’s Top Chef. Turns out OKC patrons weren’t the only ones who liked his candied bacon sticky buns. Top Chef: Seattle will air Nov. 7. Unfortunately, those buns will fly south after that, as he’s accepted a job […]
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Bite Size: 11-15-11
OSU-OKC FARMERS’ MARKET UPDATEMarket manager Cheryl Camp informed us that the Wednesday farmers’ market hosted by Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City is closed for the fall and winter. “What we do have is the Saturday OSU-OKC farmers’ market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 400 N. Portland,” Camp said. If you can’t do […]