Tulsa Food

We hope to see you this week (Saturday, May 19th 2012) for our 3rd Annual Hasty Bake Owners BBQ Contest! For those not entering the contest, there will be plenty of tasty samples handed out, and a BIG grill sale! DEMO GRILL SALE: We have 5 Legacy 131 Demo grills (shown above) on sale for [...]

I’m always a sucker for a place named Napoli’s. I spent quite a few happy summers in Naples (which Italians call Napoli) when I was barely old enough to join the Boy Scouts, so just the name (Na-po-li: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate, as Nabokov might [...]

Simple, done right, that’s what I look for in the best of fried chicken! Seasoned with only the basics and then fried to order. Fried chicken this good is worth the extra few minutes, but beware it comes out piping hot. In an attempt of combining two awesome things, Fried Chicken and Segway, we set [...]

I think anyone who’s ever drove by Stutts has smiled and said, yes, this is how a barbecue should look. Like a Norman Rockwell painting, just the sight of it brings a touch of gladness to your heart. You know, just looking at it, that there’s a fine old history behind the place, that fifty [...]

I think I have a real problem when it comes to food trucks and shacks. It’s hard not to stop and give ‘em a try when cruising Tulsa. Just like any hole-in-the-wall restaurant, trucks are hit and miss. However, Mr. Taco, a taco shack here in T-Town, has been a hit time and time again. [...]

It’s been a crazy week. I started a second PT job last week – I now work 7 days a week and 2-3 double shifts during those. Plus my catering business is taking off. And we had a garage sale last Saturday, too! For those reasons, I didn’t find myself with much time to devote [...]

Rarely is it a case when I find myself making it to Collinsville. In fact, I’ve only graced this peculiar little town with my presence once in several years, and that was just recent as well, to visit some friends. As you readers have probably noticed lately, I’ve been perusing through the pub scene lately [...]

Fusion, Pacific Rim — those are culinary buzzwords (more so in the late 1990s than now) but most places get them wrong. The Tropical gets it right. Fusion means a marriage of Asian and American ingredients and cooking techniques, but all too often the vibrant, exciting flavors of the East are dumbed down in the [...]

Get in your car, head for Memorial, drive south and forget about all that is bogging you down in life. Cross the Arkansas River into Bixby and soon it will be nothing but green hillsides and the road… keep driving. Your trip outside of the metro will end at a Haskell Gas Station that serves [...]

With summer fast approaching and the temperatures steadily rising, I’m craving light and fresh. Specifically, today, tabouleh. Nothing quite embodies for me the flavors of early summer like lemons and parsley. I’d come across the entry for Dena’s Lebanese Cuisine on Urbanspoon a couple of times, and filed it away as a place to try [...]

It’s quirky, it’s fun, it’s relaxing, and it’s totally unique. It’s a pub of a different color. Decent beers, good food, great staff, and diversity of customer basis. Diversity is key here. At George’s Pub, in Jenks, OK, you’ll find your typical business man enjoying a brew after a hard days work, happy hour people, [...]

I’ve been to Philadelphia. I saw the Liberty Bell on a school trip, and the grand old buildings nearby. But my visit to Independence Hall didn’t include a taste of that brash, sassy icon of America’s culinary independence, the Philly cheesesteak. So I don’t know if what I had at Phat Philly’s last night was [...]

(*great margaritas AND great food) I regularly find myself in a conundrum, regarding Tex Mex restaurants in Tulsa – either they have good (and in some cases, great) margaritas, but the food disappoints, or the food’s great but they only serve 3.2 beer. I don’t know about you, but I require a margarita with my [...]

Bacon wrapped Jalapenos stuffed to the rim with cream cheese. That is what you would call the crispy, hot, sweet treats we dipped in mothers milk (ranch) at BrewBurger located 6577 E 71st Street (pic below). They were unforgettably good, a sinful treat that seems like the freakish culinary experimentation you might find at the [...]

We know that smoothies are a multi-billion dollar industry and have for years, targeted the health conscious in this country. Health-wise, however, they can be a hit or miss proposition. Some are really just glorified milkshakes without a semblance of fresh fruit or fresh ingredients. So sugary you feel a pending diabetic seizure with each [...]

The Wandering Chef has teamed up with local kitchen design superstars Kitchen Concepts to offer small group, hands-on cooking instruction. Classes are held the 2nd Thursday each month, are limited to 10 participants each and cost $75/person. All classes will end with us sitting down to enjoy the fruits of our labor and to taste [...]

Back in the 1960s a lot of top New York chefs became enamoured with the idea of using scientific technology to mass-produce gourmet meals for restaurant chains, thus offering the possibility of fine dining to the masses. Pierre Franey, according to Tracie McMillan in her new book “The American Way of Eating”, would sometimes thaw [...]

The true sign of spring is upon us. For me, it’s not 70+ degree weather, or Easter, or even spring break. Instead, it is the first farmers market of the year and it’s happening this weekend on Cherry Street. While most Tulsans are familiar with the Cherry Street Farmers Market, you may not know that [...]

Its spring time, but summer is upon us. Heck, it feels like Summer already here in Oklahoma. People already getting out to the lake, going swimming, floating the river, having cookouts, BBQ’ing, hiking, tailgating, going to the races, etc. Whatever your adventure may be, whether in the backyard or in the wilderness or on the [...]

If you go to a convenience store whose blazing fire-red decor is an attempt to imitate QuikTrip and the proprietor tells you that you can get the best food in the world, you should be skeptical. But not if it’s this place, because there’s some truth to it. Inside you’ll find some of the best [...]

I love downtown, but I hardly ever get down there. Sometimes, its just too inconvenient. I recently heard from a bird that The Hunt Club has been opening for lunch past couple months. So, I decided to check it out while I just conveniently happened to already be downtown. A quaint and cool little place [...]

Mark your calendars for Monday Night (April 9th) and be sure to make reservations by calling (918) 492-4745. Check out the menu below and before you get stuck day-dreaming…pick up the phone and call! Don’t Miss It!!!!!  Here are a few pictures from one of the past Progressive Wine Dinners… Details: http://www.thebostondeli.com/Promotions.aspx