Ramen enthusiasts know it’s all about the noodles ... and especially the broth. At Jinya Ramen Bar in downtown Tulsa, the expert approach is the in-house, slow-cooking of six signature broths by simmering for 20 hours to achieve that depth of flavor found in contemporary Japanese cuisine. Blending flavors of classic ingredients such as miso, dashi, kombu and bonito...
Walking into Gambill’s in midtown Tulsa feels like a neighborhood eatery and market experience. The owners and chefs reside a few blocks away and have created a 100% from-scratch, Italian market and brewery. Freshly made pasta is adorned with homemade sauces, with choices like house-ground meatballs. Choose from a large array of salads and soups including “meal salads” like...
So here he comes, big and burly yet tired from the kitchen – his crisp chef whites still as starched and elegant as the impeccably ironed linen on the Art Deco dining room tables.
It’s just before 5 p.m., and Demarcus Kelly’s taking a break after six hours of work, a brief respite before the first diners come and he’s...
“I opened my own restaurant in Cleveland when I was nineteen,” says pastor Ken Johnson. “I was just a kid – didn’t know what I was doing. I’d taste food in my mind and then I’d go back and create the recipe.”
Then life caught up with him. A car crash took his leg, and almost his life. He turned...
Growing up in Apache made more than a small impact on chef Zach Hutton. Raised on a cattle farm on the Comanche/Caddo County line, Hutton says his grandparents and mother’s siblings all lived in town, and they spent a lot of time together on the farm.
It was there that the roots of locally grown food took hold in Hutton’s...
With a population too small to be listed on the official state map, and at least 40 miles from the next-largest town, Kenton – tucked away in the northwest corner of the panhandle – might seem to be a remote spot on Oklahoma’s high desert plain.
Nevertheless, the area beckons visitors for a variety of reasons. And for its handful...
Sleep apnea affects more than 30 million Americans, and many may be unaware that they suffer from the condition, according the American Sleep Apnea Foundation (ASAF).
Of the three main types of sleep apnea, the most common type is obstructive sleep apnea. April Merrill, APRN-CNS, with INTEGRIS Sleep Medicine in Oklahoma City, says obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by a...
With a new year comes new resolutions – and a common one is a commitment to healthier eating.
It’s obvious to most that planning ahead can be an effective tool when it comes to what we consume in a day. Even so, a few tips from a professional dietitian can help the process go more smoothly as you venture into...
At more than six million acres, Denali National Park and Preserve in south central Alaska is a wilderness three times as large as Yellowstone and home to glaciers, boreal forests and the highest peak in North America – formerly known as Mt. McKinley and now called Denali.
Meaning “the great one” in the native Alaskan dialect, Mount Denali towers 20,300...
