BEST OF OKC: Restaurants
The best restaurants in the metro, circa 2011!
BEST OF OKC: Food & Drink
This year's best in food and drink!
Break the chains
Think you can’t kick the habit of national chain restaurants? Think again.
Top of the city
Dine in the sky this coming October!
How cheesy
Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches are on the menu at The Mule, the Plaza District’s newest haunt.
Seasonal spirits
Ciders, eggnogs and mulled wines are on the menu around the metro.
Where’s the beef?
Local, grass-fed beef makes for a healthy meat option
Adult ice cream
Ice cream cocktails sound brilliant, but it takes skill to keep a delicacy from turning into a sludge of cream and alcohol.
Cork and canvas
A new business combines classic paintings, art instruction and wine to create an evening of culture, learning and fun.
Twin Peaks offers diners a different kind of Black Friday
As in, black lingerie.
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Masterpiece meals
A new menu, decor and national recognition make the Museum Cafe a delightful summer haven.
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Joshua Boydston
When surrounded by gorgeous blown glass, Renaissance portraits and inventive modern art pieces, it’s easy to overlook the Museum Cafe in the east wing of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
Bouquet of rosés
Bubbly and chilled, rosé provides some heat relief without sparing taste.
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Greg Horton
The metro is now home to nearly four dozen rosés, with the majority of the imports coming from France, Spain and South America.
Liquid cooling
A cool cocktail in hand is the only way to beat the summer heat.
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Nicole Hill
When it comes to beating the heat, there are two strategies: Stay inside with the cold clutches of the lonely air conditioner, or counteract summer’s scorched-earth policy alongside your fellow sufferers by refreshing your taste buds with some cool cocktails.
The hole shebang
Everyone loves a good donut.
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Greg Elwell
What a conundrum you present, donuts. First of all, should you be spelled “doughnuts”? Nobody is quite sure.
Wheat ease
Restaurants tweak their menus to accommodate gluten-free diets.
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Sam Lower
Most of us go out to eat because it’s easier than cooking at home.
Sweet bubbles
Cool down with a crispy and fruity glass of white wine.
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Greg Horton
When it comes to Riesling, many people simply say, “I hate sweet wine.”
Bad day at Redrock
Fire destroys most of a lakeside OKC restaurant.
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Gazette staff
A fire shortly after midnight this morning roared through a popular Lake Hefner restaurant, the Redrock Canyon Grill.
Raw talent
Cutting-edge cuisine finds a home in Oklahoma City.
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Sam Lower
A group of culinary students learns how to cook portobello mushrooms sous vide, a process that involves submerging vacuum-sealed ingredients in water at a precisely controlled temperature.
Summer suds
Longer days bring lighter beers.
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Greg Horton
The first batch of summer beers has hit the metro, and the unifying themes are malt and citrus.
Stirring the pot
A native Jamaican, chef Andrew Black embraces his new home to become a devotee of Oklahoma’s food scene.
Surf and turf
Whether you fancy sausages or clams, both afford delicious outdoor eating.
Thunder-drunk
Peek at Peaks
Restaurant announces May 15 bikini contest.
Alfresco alcohol
Treat your inner wine geek with these by-the-glass wines at your favorite patio.
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Greg Horton
Even the most ardent wine lover can get a little weary of the “big four” on restaurant wine lists: Cabernet, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
Bringing home the bacon
The farm-to-fork movement has a new outpost at Local in Norman.
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Doug Hill
Melissa Scaramucci is passionate about bringing the fresh flavors of Oklahoma farms and ranches to your palate.
