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Brian Schwartz
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The Wonder of it All
Twelve years ago, if you’d been invited to visit the skyscraper that housed one of New York’s most powerful Wall Street law firms, you might...

Rustic Chophouse
Joe Garrett, the general manager and part owner of Broken Arrow’s swanky new steakhouse, looks every inch a Marine. And he was – deployed to...

Like Coming Home
Doris Matthews, owner of the beloved Tucci’s for 25 years, is a bit like the Mona Lisa. Gregarious, a fixture, seemingly there forever … yet...

The King of Barbecue
In the world of competitive barbecue, there are two big contests a year, and to some, it’s more important as the Super Bowl and World...

Ghost Dragon Express
During the three years since it opened, the big and glitzy Bond Event Center has hosted numerous glamorous weddings and black-tie charity galas. Then, the...

A Food Lover’s Guide to Oklahoma
By Brian Schwartz and Amanda Simcoe Veal chops Polo Grill, Tulsa This rich, hearty dish with asparagus risotto and mushrooms satisfies with its lovely balance...

The Next Bright Chapter
Ruth Young ran Tulsa’s legendary lunch spot Queenie’s for almost forty years, but if you ask her if she recalls any interesting anecdotes about her...

Food Trucks
and Fine Dining
Just as you enter Tulsa’s Prossimo Ristorante from Cherry Street, you’ll pass a lounge with pink, upholstered sofas and chairs. Before the dinner rush one...

Sweet Serendipity
An amalgam of events aligned to create the bustling Vintage Wine Bar in downtown Tulsa. A brilliant high school physics teacher, Colin Sato, put his...