Combining visual art with eyewear seemed a natural extension of his business for Dr. J. Carter Johnston, a optometrist with 21 years of practice in the metro. “From an eyewear standpoint, some of these unique, handcrafted models are…
After 230 years of Thanksgivings, you would assume we’d all be turkey-cooking champs. Turns out, though, that every year, we scramble about for the best recipes or methods. Perhaps it’s because turkey is – flavorwise – a huge chicken,…
Pinot at a Thanksgiving dinner is such a commonly suggested pairing that it’s fair to wonder how it became so common. “Pinot and poultry, not just turkey, work beautifully together,” says Amie Hendrickson, an Oklahoma City certified sommelier…
Trisha O’Donoghue of Quincy Bake Shop moved to Chicago when she was 25 in what she calls the “best biggest move of my life.” The Oklahoma City native had been working as a server and bartender at Red Rock…
One of the easiest ways to settle the old Pop-Tart vs. Toaster Strudel feud from childhood is to make stops at Stitch Cafe and The Market at Commonplace, where you’ll find grown-up versions of both. Daniela Cooper of…
For at least the past four years, observers have been predicting the bursting of Oklahoma City’s restaurant expansion bubble. In 2018 and 2019, we saw more than 30 local restaurants per year added to the options, and we wrung…
Rococo's on Western, the new iteration of Bruce Rinehart's popular East Coast-style eatery, will open before the end of November. Located in the space formerly occupied by The Barrel and Cafe Nova, RW (as Bruce likes to call it)…
Aina Robinson started thinking about being a baker full time on a girls’ trip. “We went to Memphis, and I fell in love with Cheesecake Corner,” says Robinson, owner of The Cheesecake Lady. “There was nothing like it in…
Soup finds its culinary home in a broad space between afterthought and entrée. The space and intentionality between “let’s clean out the fridge” and “don’t forget to pick up truffles” is enough room for just about everyone’s idea of…
As soon as Tim King can get a copy of Disney’s “Johnny Appleseed” on vinyl, he will have it playing overhead at OK Cider Co in Film Row. The cidery opened in July in the old Plant Shoppe facility,…
The first track off a new album created to raise funds for two OKC non-profits will debut at SixTwelve as part of the First Friday Art Walk tonight in the Paseo Arts District. The album, which will be released…
Every year when Hatch green chile season rolls around, Oklahomans are reminded that many dishes – including macaroni and cheese – are made better by these spicy wonders from New Mexico’s Hatch Valley. But the tradition of cooking with…
That Sheesh Mahal sits near the top of the delicious food pantheon in Oklahoma City is not even a matter of debate for the city’s culinary cognoscenti. Simply post a picture of anything from this N. May Avenue eatery…
Quintin Hughes landed in Oklahoma City – Norman, really – from his native North Little Rock, Arkansas, to attend the University of Oklahoma. A recipient of a Boys & Girls Club scholarship, Hughes studied industrial engineering, eventually completing a…
Mayor David Holt said that sales tax revenue was down only four percent in the quarter beginning in July, but local retailers say the number doesn’t adequately summarize their experience. “The doors are open, but we’re not…
The month of September each year comes with anticipation of cooler days and the Oklahoma State Fair. There’s really no substitute for deep fried Oreos, livestock, midway amusements and live acts that run the gamut from curious to…
Our task this month is to rescue one of mixology’s great cocktails from convention halls and tropical cabanas, where it has been pressed into service as a frozen, sugary sludge. This latter-day incarnation of a daquiri has destroyed the integrity…
A childhood without a fish fry in Oklahoma is hard to imagine, and because many of our food traditions are Southern, fried catfish is frequently included on the list of childhood comfort foods for people who grew up here.…
Lúa Mediterranean & Bottle Shop is the first new concept from Offset Hospitality, the company formed by Aimee Ahpeatone and Chef Shelby Sieg upon Sieg’s return to the Plaza District in May of this year. Formerly The Pritchard, Lúa…
The Nichols Hills location of 84 Hospitality’s Empire Slice Shop opens Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the space formerly occupied by Slapfish. The hospitality group founded by Rachel Cope has been one of the most cautious in its approach to…
Will Syring is the vice president of corporate partnerships for the Oklahoma City Thunder, a position he started in February 2019, after leaving a global sales role with the Chicago Bulls. The native of Stoughton, Wisconsin, worked in Oklahoma…
Midtown finally has its own grocery store with the opening of The Market at Commonplace. No, it’s not a full-size grocer, but operating partner Eric Berumen, consulting partner Chris Castro, and consulting cheese monger Gersende Cazaux have put together…
Chef Patrick Morris and Kristen Brice launched the food truck Amici in Movimento two years ago September with what he calls “the sandwich that started it all,” the Manzo Caldo (more on that below). That sandwich, and so much…
“My triple-great grandfather arrived in the U.S. with only the clothes on his back,” Charlie Nelson said. “On the voyage over, his father fell off the ship and drowned with the family’s gold sewn into his clothes.” As…
