One Friday evening, Joel Bein, with a boyish grin that deserves to be trademarked, accepted the applause of a well-heeled audience at a charity benefit cooking contest. He had just won the top award over chefs from some of Tulsa’s finest restaurants and country clubs.
His winning dish was an intricate, artistically plated concoction of smoked and braised wagyu beef,...
For 20 years, we at Oklahoma Magazine have compiled The Best of the Best in our July issue to help you, our readers, find the finest in everything the state has to offer. The best part? These are your choices, your votes and your voices telling us who you think are the best of the best at what they do.
Perhaps...
Food vendors at the McLoud Blackberry Festival must offer at least one item made from its namesake fruit, and they are more than happy to comply.
Succulent blackberry treats abound at the mcloud blackberry festival July 12-13.
Blackberry kettle corn sold out a couple of years ago, says Melanie Krause, executive director of the McLoud Chamber of Commerce. Also popular...
A Revival for the Ages
When couple Bill and Beverly Kellough discovered a rather ordinary ranch-style home overlooking a midtown Tulsa lake, they knew it was the perfect place for them. They also knew Brian Freese, owner of Freese Architecture, was their choice to transform it into a beautiful, modern residence.
Freese’s challenge was to have the home complement the tranquil...
The brand-new revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! won big at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards last night, snagging Best Revival of a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ali Stroker). Tony and Olivier Award-winner Square 1 Theatrics, based in Tulsa, acted as Associate Producer of the production.
Along with the two wins, the musical was nominated for six...
The happiest day of your life should be filled with laughter, champagne toasts, romance, close friends and family. What should not be there are stress, negativity, disorganization and chaos. We offer advice, tips and a handy-dandy pros-cons list to help you plan and enjoy your wedding day.
Cha-Ching, Cha-Ching
To make a couple’s day come to fruition, a wedding budget is...
As the temperature rises this month and Oklahoma becomes its usual sticky mess, getting outside to relax or go on vacation may not seem like an optimal choice.
But an effective one-two combination – shade and water – provide the perfect counterpunch to the Sooner State’s hot summers.
The following areas – most well known; some not so obvious – give...
In Tulsa, not all that far from his old Maple Ridge neighborhood, writer and producer Micah Fitzerman-Blue is having a beautiful day. Along with hundreds of other adults and kids, he and his family members are experiencing first-hand what USA Today has called the “best new attraction” in the nation – Gathering Place.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in...
For 67 years, the Tulsa Club was a downtown icon of wealth and sophistication.
Beginning in 1927 as an elite gentleman’s club and designed by noted art deco architect Bruce Goff, the elegant building enjoyed an upscale reputation and clientele during Tulsa’s booming oil days. When the Tulsa Club opened with great ceremony, it became a playground for wealthy bankers,...
Anytime Edmond native Josh Richardson returns to this part of the country during the NBA season, the fourth-year Miami Heat player always stops at a specific Oklahoma City-based chain.
“I love Braum’s,” he says after a morning shoot-around before a game in Dallas. “Anytime Oklahoma or Texas, I try to go to Braum’s.”
Richardson, Miami’s second-round pick in the 2015...
