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The Golden Age of Oklahoma Cuisine

You’re jonesing for a juicy burger? Oklahoma’s got it. How about authentic Italian and Mexican? Why, of course.  Let’s get a little more niche. You...

Communal Experiences Through Food

It was a summer day years ago in Texas, and Aimee Hunter was visiting her grandmother on her farm. Grandma spent an hour making a...

A Dance of Timing

Early Saturday morning, rain or shine, in freezing snow or Saharan heat, a long line forms on a quiet stretch of Utica Avenue. Regulars are...

Made with Love

Charming, restless, a bundle of kinetic energy, Hailey McDermid is larger than life. Her grandfather was a Hollywood producer, but even his best screenwriter couldn’t...

Creating Oklahoma-Style

Nestled in the piney woods of southeastern Oklahoma, Idabel is about 100 miles from the Louisiana state line. Dining options include a McDonald’s, several pizza...

A Culinary History 

In 1899, Waite Phillips left his family farm near Conway, Iowa, for a journey of adventure and exploration. He ended up in Tulsa, and while...

Something Marvelous

If you’re driving east on Tulsa’s 41st Street, you’ll see – in the middle of a not-particularly-memorable stretch of road just past Mingo – a...

The Power of Passion

Tuesday evening, 8:00 p.m. The crowds have long departed, and quiet falls over the vast hall of Tulsa’s Mother Road Market. But in one corner,...

All the Good Things

Some of Justin Thompson’s happiest childhood memories involve visits to his grandmother’s house.  “She’d always have cookies ready for us,” Thompson recalls. “She’d be cooking...

Appease the Food

When Nook Ducre’s grandfather made square fried eggs with square biscuits, Nook thought it was the coolest thing he’d ever seen. He was five years...