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Brian Schwartz
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Dining from Dawn ‘til Dark
Breakfast & Brunch Tulsa Queenie’sQueenie’s has been an iconic breakfast spot since Ruth Young founded it well over 40 years ago. When Brian Hughes took...
A Roaring Debut
In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby. It’s a complex tale, with elements of Faust and forbidden love, and that’s why it’s considered...
39 Tribes, One Table
Many years ago in a wild hilly part of northwest California near the banks of the Klamath River, two women watched as men of the...
Complex, Unforgettable Flavors
Fifame Oussa Alahassa, co-owner of Tulsa’s Afrikan Delights, grew up in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, a Vermont-shaped nation sandwiched between Ghana and Nigeria. ...
Legacy in a Roll
Chimi’s on 81st and Sheridan looks about how you’d imagine, with a long bar, monochrome decor and a welcoming ambiance. The food, though, is better...
With Roots in Ramen
Every morning in Oklahoma City, a jet leaps for the sky, headed for Chicago. Jeff Chanchaleune knows that flight well. For two years running, he...
Finding Golden Moments
Randy Page’s mother learned to cook from a Betty Crocker cookbook – which Randy still has – but she was blessed with innate talent. Randy’s...
Where Wok Meets Woodfire
Sometimes a restaurant is the fulfillment of a lifetime dream. You can usually tell when this is the case. Every dish is lavished with years...
A Delectable Addition
In 2007, an Oklahoma City University team won a national softball championship. Rachel Cope was on that team. From this experience she learned two things...
Gliding Along
Any given weekday around 11:00 a.m., a very large truck weaves its way through the narrow streets of Tulsa’s Arts District and stops outside Amelia’s....



















