One of the most welcome shifts toward normalcy since COVID-19 vaccines rolled out has been the return of dining out. One of the things I missed most was brunch. Sure, I can make it at home, but there’s something so enjoyable about a lazy Sunday morning letting someone else do the cooking and clean-up.
Kitchen No. 324, from A Good...
In 2015, when chef Hope Egan decided to open her own full-service catering company in a small midtown-Tulsa kitchen, her life looked a lot different than it does today. Since then, Egan, a 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, has added nine acres, plus chickens, ducks, heritage hogs, organic produce and farm-to-table dinners to her lifestyle. In doing so,...
Authentic cuisine straight from Nayarit, Mexico, Tacos x Mezcal says it all in the name. Well, maybe not all, but tacos and tequila are the stars of this menu.
Created by father-son duo Mario and Nic Guajardo, TXMZ embodies all the best parts of Mexican street food.
Living between Tulsa and Punta de Mita, Nayarit, Mexico, for over 25 years, the...
One of Tulsa’s best kept secrets, Don Justo’s Red Tacos should be your next Taco Tuesday pitstop. This unassuming food truck dishes out a small but mighty array of food – from the eponymous tacos to delicious consome soup, beans and rice. Combo meals give you the best bang for your buck. Wash it all down with a Mexican...
Trained in classic French cuisine, chef Rachel Foster and her husband John created Moni’s Pasta & Pizza, providing unforgettable meals. Start yours with mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat and baked in marsala wine cream sauce, topped with mozzarella. Or, go for the toasted caprese with tomatoes, basil leaves, spinach and balsamic reduction. Nero e verde brims of the sea with...
They say timing is everything. Regarding travel planning, this saying is especially true in order to maximize a destination’s essence. Plan now for a unique experience: celebrate New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik, Iceland. The northernmost capital of the world is the quirky yet chic city where a historic tradition becomes the place where two years meet (called Amaratabrennur). It...
A voidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a relatively new diagnosis of disordered eating, says physician Amy Middleman, chief of adolescent medicine at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health in OKC.
“It was first included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in 2013,” she says. “While commonly reported among children and adolescents, adults can present with...
Once a picturesque, quiet college town on Oklahoma City’s southern doorstep, Norman has assumed an identity of its own – and with an estimated population of 124,000, is Oklahoma’s third-largest city.
Home to the University of Oklahoma, Norman offers residents and visitors a smorgasbord of educational opportunities, shopping, dining, entertainment, two world-class museums and, oh yeah, big-time college athletics.
Much of...
Living in a digital age means that most of the time, life is more convenient. Despite the ease, many don’t consider how the rise in digitization has, in some ways, compromised financial security.
Kathrynn Cavanaugh with The First State Bank in Oklahoma City offers a few easy-to-utilize tips to keep your money secure.
“Always shop or make purchases from a trusted...
On a morning not long ago, as James Robert Webb sat gazing out his hotel room window at the Nashville skyline, he found himself recalling another room, another view, and another time. The memory came from a couple of decades earlier in his life, back when he was a student at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.
“My friends and...
