Tulsa Food

Springtime is coming, and with it usually comes some rainy days. This past week a rainy afternoon made me crave some warm cheesy comfort food. Of course, one of my favorites is a good Mac & Cheese. Now, before you reach for the blue box, have a look at just how easy it is to [...]

This year, before you don your green and head out for some scary green beer, check out some of Ireland’s finer exports! Irish Cheese Coolea Willem’s Family Farm Macroom, County Cork, Ireland Originally from Holland, the Willems family moved to Ireland more than 20 years ago to make their Gouda-style cheese. Made from Pasteurized cow’s [...]

Opening in 2001, owner Brett Rehorn, decided that Tulsa needed an authentic Irish Bar with true Irish libations and food.  To ensure authenticity Brett spent in excess of $1 Million Dollars (said in your best Dr. Evil voice) to create his Irish Bar in Ireland and have it shipped back to Tulsa for assembly.  He [...]

Thank you to those that join Tulsa Wine Club’s Mark Stenner on Good Day Tulsa (Channel 8s mid-morning show). Below are expanded notes from what was talked about on the show. Enjoy! People are so often mystified and confused by wine. That is why I established the Tulsa Wine Club over seven years ago. My [...]

Once upon a time, a long time ago (okay, back in the 80′s) a little girl went with her Mother to Capistrano restaurant in Utica Square. It was here that she encountered the small fried croquette, full of warm soft DELICIOUS cheese. The cheese was Chevre, and the girl was smitten. Sadly, Tulsa lost that [...]

As consumers we often miss the big, or in this case, small picture. As you drive up into the hills of Sonoma Country (Valley Ford specifically), it’s easy to look around at the vast amounts of green with small herds of cows and flocks of sheep dotting the countryside and wonder to yourself how such [...]

Having frequented Daily Grill multiples times with each experience being very good, I was looking forward to sampling their Black and Bleu Burger that was on their online menu which stated being stuffed, yeah stuffed, with Bleu Cheese and cracked black pepper and topped with a Bleu Cheese Mayo and served with their amazing Onion [...]

It goes without saying, I LOVE CHEESE. I love warm melted cheese. Sadly, when you hear “Fried Cheese” what comes to mind are those puny little pre-made frozen “Mozzarella” (an insult to a fine cheese) sticks. The good news is, a properly made fried wedge of GREAT cheese is easy to make, and SO worth [...]

Take a drive into the beautiful Oklahoma country and enjoy wonderful cheeses and wines at the romantic Territory Cellars. The Cheese Wench, Chef Amanda Simcoe, brings CHEESE 101 to Territory Cellars. This exceptional presentation will present cheeses from around the world paired with Territory Cellars’ wines. Heather Violett, Winemaker from The Grape Junction, will be [...]

As anyone who has read my former columns must have ascertained by now I believe food and wine create an essential synergy when enjoyed together. The perfect example was a couple of nights ago as I sat in front of a roaring fire warming a bottle of Washington State Cabernet that was resting in my [...]

Twice a year, I drag Geoffrey to the fair. When we first started dating, he would protest quite a bit. In the past 15 years, he’s lost his fight. Now he just accepts it as part of what is expected. I can’t blame him – he was born into a family with a strong dislike [...]

Beautiful weather, awesome friends, and sweet margaritas. It was a beautiful Saturday night and some of my friends were in town. We decided to meet for a late dinner and drinks at El Guapo Cantina which is located in the Blue Dome District here in Tulsa. First of all, the building itself is impressive. With [...]

While I was out running errands with a friend the other day downtown, we decided to give the Mexicali Border Café a shot. I have driven past the one on the Southside nearly every day, but had yet to try it. So when I saw the other location, in the historic Brady district, I knew [...]

It’s lunch time, and we are HUNGRY!!!! A trip to Bellacino’s sounds like the perfect fix for a hungry office. Four of us decided to go out to lunch to this Pizza/Grinder heaven on Riverside Drive. The place was packed and smells from the huge, open kitchen were drifting through the restaurant. I could hardly [...]

A group of friends and I have been anxiously awaiting the release of The Time Traveler’s Wife, the movie. So naturally we made plans to go and see it the day that it came out last Friday night. I met up with my friends in Owasso and we decided to try Arris Pizza before the [...]

The Brook Restaurant and Grill Loaded Cheese Fries, more like Brook loaded mountain of fries, Cheese, Bacon and Jalapenos, mmhmmm. One order of these will set you up for the next 2 meals if not more (see the link below to our leftover video). The Brook Restaurant is a great place that you can always [...]

Out for an afternoon drive, a friend and I stumbled across Freddie’s Hamburgers (not to be confused with the Freddie’s Frozen Custard chain). Freddie’s had been recommended from several different people on Tulsa Food and so we decided to stop in. The building is not much to look at but reminiscent of a grandma’s house [...]

This deep fried snack was inspired by the late night munchies. We deep fried Totino’s Pizza Rolls and homemade home fries. The deep fry increased the wonderfulness of the Pizza Rolls substantially, giving them a perfectly crunchy, buttery crust and delicious melty center. We then covered them in cheese and dipped them in Tapatio sauce [...]

There are only a few times a year that you can indulge in delicious fried foods with no remorse and Mayfest is one of those times. We had a chance to visit Mayfest today and here are just a few of the fabulous foods, most of which were on a stick, we had as we [...]

Although Tulsa has some amazing places to get pizza like Hideaway and Mazzios, sometimes I really get in the mood for some traditional Chicago deep dish pizza straight for The Windy City. For that there is only one place to go: Giordano’s. They started serving their deep dish pizza in 1974 and quickly became a [...]

I was a beautiful day in Tulsa and a co-worker and I took a walk down to Joe Momma’s Pizza Downtown Tulsa at 112 S Elgin and what a great idea it was. I was not only so excited that it wasn’t cold outside but I was finally getting to go to Joe Momma’s I [...]

One of my favorite things is a huge burger overflowing with toppings. On this burger I grilled my homemade patty outdoors with pepper jack cheese. I then topped it with lettuce, tomato, grilled onions and jalapenos on a toasty bun. We had premade frozen French Fries that were curly fries. Under normal circumstances I won’t [...]