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A New Class of Culinary Heavyweights

A handful of recently opened restaurants are setting a higher culinary standard than we’ve seen before. Chefs are becoming more ambitious – cooking with precision...

A Plated Family Legacy

Johnny Abrishamkar just might be the most friendly, enthusiastic server you’ll ever meet. And why not? This is a family restaurant, and he’s family. The...

Two Cultures, One Chef

I’m not sure how tall chef Kevin Lee is, because he always seems much larger than life, and he’s always in motion. I last ran...

Bold Flavors with a Bite

Erik Fabrizius, whose life was later to revolve around the swirling symphony of spice and flavor that is Thai cuisine, got his first introduction to...

The New Balanced Bite

Chef Cynthia Beavers has the poise, grace and celebrity following to be famous herself. After all, Amber Valletta has been a regular at her restaurants...

Dining from Dawn ‘til Dark

Breakfast & Brunch Tulsa Queenie’sQueenie’s has been an iconic breakfast spot since Ruth Young founded it well over 40 years ago. When Brian Hughes took...

A Roaring Debut

In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby. It’s a complex tale, with elements of Faust and forbidden love, and that’s why it’s considered...

39 Tribes, One Table

Many years ago in a wild hilly part of northwest California near the banks of the Klamath River, two women watched as men of the...

Complex, Unforgettable Flavors

Fifame Oussa Alahassa, co-owner of Tulsa’s Afrikan Delights, grew up in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, a Vermont-shaped nation sandwiched between Ghana and Nigeria. ...

Legacy in a Roll

Chimi’s on 81st and Sheridan looks about how you’d imagine, with a long bar, monochrome decor and a welcoming ambiance. The food, though, is better...