Tag: food

Faisal Abdelsamad is an energetic young man with a warm smile. Growing up in Amman, Jordan, he took on roles around the house.  “My mother had a full-time job,” he recalls. “So my brother and I tried to cook to help her.”  He quickly fell in love with it. “Whenever I feel stressed, I cook,” he says. When he first came to Tulsa...

Get ready to experience a tantalizing culinary journey of Oklahoma’s finest flavors. Farmers Grain Kitchen + Cellar is the ultimate tribute to our state – brought to life via an incredible collaboration between Edmond natives (and brothers) Payne andCy Mills.  Using the freshest seasonal ingredients, complemented by expertly paired wines from sommelier Cy, this restaurant is sure to tantalize your...

Serving up Taiwanese and Chinese dishes in stylish digs, Formosa Street Food and Bar has been an OKC favorite since its inception. Popular entrées include the basil popcorn chicken, pan-fried pork soup dumplings, mini scallion pancake wraps, and the shrimp dumplings in chili oil. The drink menu is vast – ranging from Chinese herbal teas and sodas to boba....

There were two families, newly arrived here from China. One came from Sichuan, a remote and verdant land of rivers and mountains that joins Tibet to central China – a land whose fiery, complex flavor-packed cuisine is famous worldwide. The other was from Fujian, that outward-looking coastal province of seafarers and traders. The families met in America and decided...

With a focus on real, all-organic food and cold-pressed juice, Inheritance Juicery is an aesthetically pleasing downtown and south Tulsa hotspot, perfect for those looking to eat healthy and enjoy the ambiance. Alongside a hefty menu of juices, wellness shots, smoothies and smoothie bowls, Inheritance serves up a mouthwatering food menu. Favorites include the beet Reuben, with roasted beets,...

Most people around Oklahoma grew up eating barbecue, but Justin Carroll wasn’t one of them – his family couldn’t afford it. After he got steady on his own two feet, however, he dipped his toe into that world.  One fine day in 2016, Carroll says, “I don’t remember why, but I decided to buy a brisket and cook it on...

On a recent Saturday night in autumn, eager dinner guests filled a normally quiet coffeehouse – Foolish Things, on the fringes of downtown Tulsa. A server brought the first of the seven course dinner: a tart with roasted beet ganache, whipped goat cheese and pomegranate in a walnut crust.  It didn’t taste like beets or cheese, but like a rich,...

Lao cuisine may not be very well-known outside its native country, but that’s starting to change thanks to chefs like Jeff Chanchaleune, who’s bringing traditional Laotian recipes to OKC. Ma Der Lao Kitchen opened September 2021 and was named one of the best new restaurants in the country this year by The New York Times and Bon Appétit.  Chanchaleune, who...

Tulsa and OKC don’t disappoint when it comes to cuisine from around the globe. We give you the low-down on restaurants you won’t want to miss – from classic Italian eateries to hole-in-the-wall gyro joints, supreme sushi spots, Mexican mainstays and everything in-between. Stick around for recommendations on patio dining, watering holes and chef spotlights. Bon appétit!

At the Hemingway, the team believes that “food should be an experience. One that nourishes all aspects of your being. Refined, yet unabashedly primitive, answering the demands of the soul.” Over a year in the making, this sleek steakhouse opened in mid-September on Cherry Street in a mixed-use building that also houses luxury apartments, Cyclebar and Sidecar Barley and...