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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....