The oak that is Oklahoma City’s dining scene and has sprouted and grown sturdy over recent decades lost its roots on July 22 with the passing of chef John Bennett at the age of 77. Bennett, who counted culinary luminaries James Beard and Julia Child as lifelong friends, helped push Oklahoma City out of the […]
Rick Bayless
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Cooking lessons
Between running restaurants in Chicago and earning the title Top Chef Master on a hit Bravo TV show, North-west Classen High School graduate Rick Bayless has seen his fair share of surprises. He couldn’t, however, hide the shock and awe he experienced when walking into the family and consumer science class at Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High […]
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Creative Oklahoma focuses on fostering Oklahoma’s creative community
Creative Oklahoma fosters innovative thinking and honors Oklahoma Creativity Ambassadors at its annual gala.
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Food Briefs: Rick Bayless, Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes, Empire Slice House and more
Oklahoman celebrity chef Rick Bayless wins Julia Child Award, Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes opens and Empire Slice House wins the Mark Costello Entrepreneurial Excellence in Oklahoma Award.
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Oklahoma City delights restaurant patrons with special dinners
Oklahoma City is crazy about one-of-a-kind meals, and local chefs and restaurants are happy to provide them.
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Nuggets Food Briefs: Bourbon and Bacon, Hideaway opens in Yukon and more!
After years of suffering, the good people of Yukon finally have something to celebrate: Hideaway Pizza opened at 1701 Shedeck Parkway last week.
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Kitchen aid
Chef Rick Bayless By: Shannon Cornman Growing up in Oklahoma City, Rick Bayless never thought much about twisters. “I was very accustomed to tornadoes,” said the renowned chef. “As a kid, we thought of them as sort of funny things, where there would be some sort of big storm that came through this time every […]
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Bravo Bayless
By: Shannon Cornman He noted that it was special because he was born there. When he exited the metro many years ago at the ripe age of 19, he made sure to pack his love of local with him. “I grew up in a barbecue restaurant. That’s sort of near and dear to my heart,” […]
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Top dogs?
The Mutts business plan is nothing new, as the owners and operators have been playing with this idea for a little more than a year. Cally Johnson, Kathryn Mathis and Chris Lower are the owners of BTT, and the frankfurter idea came to fruition when Chicago chef and native Oklahoman Rick Bayless had breakfast at […]