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Brian Schwartz
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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...

No Compromises On Quality
“In India,” says Patchaiappan Murugavel, “everyone – parents, grandparents, children – is interested in cooking.” He should know, he grew up in Pondicherry, a pleasant...

Back to the Beginning
He’d never admit it, but Brian Green is bone-tired. Executive chef at Tulsa’s Noche, he’s been working fifteen hour days for three weeks straight, with...

Sights, Sips and Sustenance
If you met Andrew Aguero any time within the past year and a half, you couldn’t fail to notice his excitement. He’d just been signed...

A Culinary Destiny
Michael Wilson was born to be a chef. This was apparent early. “As soon as I got tall enough to see above the counter,” he...

Going Where Life Takes Her
Fear of flying – it’s not uncommon. But Kate Atkinson’s approach to it is: she enrolled in flight school and is currently on her way...

Rediscovering a World of Possibilities
You come expecting magic; Grey Sweater doesn’t disappoint. Seats are arranged as in a theater. On a spotlit stage, James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Black...