It’s brightly lit with lots of white – it’s minimal, blond wood gleaming. Gambill’s Wine and Coffee, a new tapas bar in Tulsa, is absolutely gorgeous. The man behind it all is the restaurant’s namesake, Hunter Gambill.
It’s no surprise that Gambill’s first job was as a cook. At age 14, he went to work in an Italian restaurant in...
Memorable meals at Sparrow Modern Italian often start with signature, handcrafted cocktails or your choice of a variety of Italian wines. Modernized classics from chefs Jeffery Holloway and Joel Wingate include starters like fritto misto with black tiger shrimp, calamari and lemon aioli, or perhaps try house made crispy fried mozzarella with blush sauce. Salads include the Tuscan kale...
For an American spin on sushi, check out Sushi Fork, a fast casual immersion of Japanese sushi senses. Try classic, custom-crafted traditional combinations, and then mix it up with bold combos. Savory choices start with seaweed or soy to contain cooked fillers like tempura shrimp, eel, chicken, fried calamari, or, if you prefer protein raw, there’s salmon, yellowtail, tuna...
Experience contemporary French cuisine at Edmond’s Bistro 22. Libation choices include the Bistro 22 Hurricane, with a base of secret house mix of juices and three rums - silver, aged and coconut. Another cocktail choice, Elderflower French, is a heady mélange of Aviation gin, St. Germaine, simple syrup, Prosecco and fresh lemon juice. Appetizers include shrimp escargot baked with...
The Big Biscuit offers all things breakfast, with tasty twists on old favorites. Marquee signature dishes include cinnamon roll pancakes, fragrant with caramelized brown sugar and cinnamon, swirled into buttermilk pancakes with a finish of drizzled icing. On the savory side, the Boss Tom sandwich, brimming in shaved turkey, tomato, jack cheese, bacon and ranch on sourdough, comes with...
When settlers came to what would become the central portion of Oklahoma, claimed land and started to build lives, they were met with a challenge. The area is primarily prairies and grasslands, with very little timber for building. Thankfully, there were other options. Pioneers in this area, and all through the central United States, built sod houses (or soddies)...
Photography by Nathan Harmon
It took Palmer Johnson and his partner, Johnny Callison, about a year to find the perfect midtown Tulsa home, where Johnson could truly flex his long-time love and interest for interior design.
“Even as a child, I liked to rearrange my bedroom furniture constantly,” says Johnson. “I guess you could say my love of interior design is...
If you really want to know about a place, talk to the locals. I was introduced to Boston by a hard-boiled shamus named Spenser through the novels of his creator, Robert B. Parker.
In Spenser’s Boston, it’s the wise-cracking private investigator who tells us: “Boston Garden. Singular, as is the Public Garden. Boston Common is also singular. Hayshakers from New...
With a background in leadership, nonprofit management, strategic and cultural planning as well as art museum and gallery administration, Krystle Kaye was the perfect fit to take the helm at the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition in June 2017. Before joining OVAC, Kaye led projects at the Cultural Development Corporation of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University Museum of Art and...
The ‘Pros’ Abound
When you or a loved one approaches or reaches the golden years, lots of challenges may present themselves. These challenges make you consider what the next step of life looks like. But where do you go for information about retirement communities? And how do you make those really tough choices?
While aging in place may seem appealing, keep...
