Tulsa Food

Bolivia, you had me at “potato.” But then you went on to seduce me with corn, cheese, quinoa, cassava, and fried bananas. With these simple ingredients, Bolivians make an art out of comfort food. Imagine, for a moment, being served a dish of Plato Paceño – you look down at your plate to see a [...]

Ever want to be part of a live radio taped show? What about one that’s all about FOOD?! Well now is your chance.  Every Tuesday night at Sage Culinary Studio at 105th and Memorial, Sage and KRMG pair up to bring you a night of food, wine and tons of fun, all on the air. [...]

“The pork belly ramen at the relaunched Yokozuna … this is the stuff of LEGEND!” That was the first text, and it was from someone I trusted. Two more texts like that, and I was on my way to Yokozuna. That part of town looks like an Edward Hopper painting. We bravely marched up to [...]

For a woman, few things are better than shopping and dessert. I love a day when I have lunch with a friend, enjoy a few hours of shopping at my own pace and top it all off with dessert in the afternoon followed by a nap. Lunch is best when it’s spur-of-the-moment, but since The [...]

Anyone who has ever been to a BBQ festival or competition knows what I am talking about when I say they are nothing short of awesome! The Hasty Bake BBQ Contest was unique since every competitor was required to use only Hasty-Bake Grills. Think about it, a competition using only America’s best grills and smokers… [...]

Wow, it’s hot out there. Welcome to summer! The time for heavy reds is over for a few months – not to say that you can’t enjoy a Cabernet, Zinfandel or Syrah with dinner, but I can’t imagine your predominant choices won’t be sparkling, rosé or white wines. This article will focus on white table [...]

It’s Friday at noon. You’re tired, looking forward to the weekend, and what’s that sound? A hungry stomach, that’s what! You’ve hit all the usual spots and you are looking for something tasty and affordable. Click the image below to Join the Facebook Event page: Well, if you don’t mind my asking, what’s more affordable [...]

The rugged mountain-country of Bhutan is nestled in the Himalayas, between India and China. This largely vegetarian country is known for eating chili peppers (called ema) and rice in abundance. Just reading about their food made me break into a sweat. They actually treat the chili pepper as a vegetable, instead of a minor spice [...]

This summer is shaping up to be a hot one. Why not kick it up a notch with some fun and friendly(ish) competition.  How?  Well, with a “Food Photo Scavenger Hunt”, of course. First off, this is not my concept, I’ve borrowed it from the foodie site www.amateurgourmet.com We don’t live in New York, so [...]

When the weather is sweltering in the mid 90′s or hotter the last thing I want to do is eat a heavy meal with a heavy-bodied wine. Amanda came home the other day with some fabulous veal chops. Normally we’d pair this with a Pinot Noir or Nebbiolo but we couldn’t face a red. So [...]

If you’ve a hankering for hot dogs and you’re thinking of flying to New York to try the best, save yourself the price of a plane ticket and head on over to 15th St. On a deserted stretch of road just west of Peoria you’ll find a garden supply store called Grumpy’s Garden, and if [...]

Tulsa has more great fried fish and pork and chicken places than any city has a right to expect, from Evelyn’s by the airport to Lazy Fisherman way down south in Bixby. But Sweet Lisa’s just might win the crown. A place like that in New York would have lines out the door. Sweet Lisa’s [...]

Sometimes dinner out on the town just isn’t enough. Sometimes dinner at home just isn’t enough. Sometimes both just don’t cut it. This thought often crosses our mind as we’re sure it crosses your mind, well when it does we have a solution for you. The Stock Pot is a unique way to celebrate amazing [...]

Tall, thin, and irregular, Benin juts deep into the African continent, resembling a smoked turkey leg (which just happens to be my favorite fair food here in Oklahoma). Thanks to this unusual geography there is a notable difference between the food in the semi-arid north and the tropical south. Traditional Cuisine: Corn is the starch [...]

Tulsa is a great place where you will never have a lack of things to do! However, when it comes to Father’s Day weekend there is one place you HAVE to be! This weekend Hasty-Bake is hosting the 1st Annual Hasty Bake Owners BBQ Competition. This is one of the coolest, easiest and most fulfilling [...]

I recently acquired a large amount of vintage aprons from Jeff’s grandmother who passed away on Valentine‘s Day. I’ve always had a thing with aprons and the clichés about domesticity that usually accompany them. From time to time I like to dabble in the world of the 50’s and 60’s housewife. Think Doris Day meets [...]

Due to the overwhelming response, The Stock Pot have added a THIRD and final date for their sold out “I Love Lobster” class with Chef Amanda Simcoe. Join Chef Amanda Simcoe for an evening of Lobster! Learn how to purchase, handle and cook Live Lobsters. Learn how to use the whole lobster (including the shells!) [...]

A charmer of a Peruvian restaurant brings authentic South American cuisine to Tulsa. There’s a long and memorable chapter in Moby Dick in which Melville brings to life the terror of white. For him, white evokes blankness and the void. But I’ve been hooked since childhood on the romance of white. On old maps, white [...]

It was mid-week, and we were looking for a filling but reasonably priced lunch. A few miles away was Stadium Subs & Cream, and we have been hearing about this $5 Lunch Special. For $5 you can get any 6″ Sub, Choice of Chips or a Small Ice Cream and a 20 oz. Drink. Hard [...]

Ever since getting my new Hasty-Bake, there are a few things that I have realized about BBQ and grilling. First of all, its addictive. There’s something about being with nature on a beautiful summer day while cooking up some of the best food to eat and share. Lastly I’ve noticed that there are thousands of [...]

T-town Moms is hosting a special Mom’s Night Out Tonight, a Baby Shower.  It will be at Elote tonight June 11th from 7-9.  The special part is that instead of gifts for Trisha, (head mom of Ttownmoms.com) all gifts are going to be donated to Emergency Infant Services.  Elote is donating free appetizers for all [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find a chain restaurant that wasn’t a chain? It would have the same kind of casual fun food as your average T.G.I. Friday’s but the menu wouldn’t be designed by a bunch of cost-cutters in suits sitting in a corner office in Chicago and the food wouldn’t be [...]

This week’s Global Table is all about Belize. For those of you who have been following along, you’ll see that their food is somewhat similar to the Caribbean food we’ve explored in past weeks, with the common overlapping of flavors from Europe, Spain, South America, India, and Africa. However, Belize is unique in the number [...]

The Tulsa Hills Wine Cellar is Tulsa’s newest wine buying destination. Easily accessible from all parts of town via the adjacent highways (I-44, Hwy 75 and Creek turnpike), the store is 5,000 sq ft with over 1,400 wines in stock. Staffed with a knowledgeable wine staff, we can point you in the right direction, and [...]

Me and ice cream, we go back, and I mean way back. My earliest memory of ice cream or something close to ice cream, was this orange sherbet Flintstones push-up pop. Those orange cylindrical treats were the highlight of any summer visit to my grandparents, even if a thick layer of “ice fuzz” covered most [...]

Used to be, back when politer people called the area Coloredtown, you could walk down around Apache from Dirty Butter Creek east and find stellar barbecue at every corner. Michael Wallis, bard of the Oklahoma highways, wrote that some of the finest pitmasters in the nation hailed from that part of town, but the names [...]