Dianne Moentnish and Greg Gawey Photo by Mark Hancock That uncle, Jim Elias, was the owner of Jamil’s Steakhouse, 4910 N. Lincoln Blvd. The year was 1976, and wanting to sell the restaurant but keep it in the family, Elias helped his nephew purchase the venue that first opened on June 1, 1964. “My uncle […]
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Hearty party
Some have outgrown wanting their alcohol to taste like a candy basket and falling into diabetic coma. For people with more adult tastes, Oklahoma Gazette recommends a few savory cocktails while visiting the warm hearts (and hearths) of these locally prepped adult beverages. First, we recommend a liquor store for real beer. Or, heck, visit […]
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Steak and ale
COOP Ale Works’ co-founder J.D. Merryweather says all four quarters represent a change in the beer industry and drinkers will definitely see heavier and more robust offerings this time of year. “COOP’s Octoberfest has seen great success,” said Merryweather, whose company is in the midst of a sizable expansion, going from a brewhouse of seven […]
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Crab nab
Credit: Brad Gregg On Jan. 15, a mystery shopper successfully pulled off a crab-leg heist. Officials estimated that $1,500 worth of crab legs and steak were stolen from a Homeland grocery store on N. Bryant. According to police, the shoplifter was a Hispanic or American Indian man wearing jeans, a gray jacket and a ball […]
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Any way you slice it
You’ve heard of the New York strip steak and the Kansas City strip. Well, meet their younger, party-ready brother: the Vegas strip. That’s right, the crew at Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center have been hard at work in their meat labs, and their efforts — along with an outside […]
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OKG7 seven steaks to savor
Opus Prime 800 W. Memorial 607-6787 Recognized by Wine Spectator and OpenTable as top-notch, Opus is a mustgo for any steak aficionado. If you’re with a group, splurge on the tasting platter ($49): a generous serving of calamari, pan-seared crab cake, barbecue shrimp and Tuscan tenders (fillet medallions). On the lighter side, a traditional Caesar […]
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Haute hoops
To capitalize on the hoops mania, the teams’ respective civic leaders have placed friendly bets on the contest: The victorious will dine on the loser’s culinary specialties. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez will send Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett stone crabs when the OKC Thunder win the Finals. That’s right: If you want crabs, […]
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Aging gracefully
And we like to have our options open. New York strips, rib-eyes, fillets, flanks or T-bones — there’s dozens of cuts and something for everyone. A decades-old debate about whether dry-aged steaks or wet-aged steaks are better is being fueled by the recent increase in availability of dry-aged steaks, which have been primarily served in […]
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The more, the merrier
Boom-A-Rang Diner 5745 Martin Luther King 427-3500 In July, this Boom-a-rang jumped in all the way with both feet! Hardworking cooks are selling the heck out of its fresh, handpattied hamburgers, chicken-fried steak and catfish. Boom-a-rang also has deep-fried pickles, and they are not bashful about telling anyone that everything is made from scratch. There […]