Tulsa Food

A true test to a restaurant’s ability to keep the good food pumping out is on Friday and Saturday nights. When I heard the The Spudder had some new changes, I decided to put that to the test. We weren’t disappointed. The family and I showed up in casual fashion as this is a casual [...]

“We’re in a totally different restaurant!” I said as I took my first bite of the delicious fried chicken at Duke’s Southern Kitchen. I’d visited Duke’s once before, during opening week. What I found was a restaurant with no clear vision of itself, a place that swung the bat with all its might, swung and [...]

Yeah, I know what your thinking…. I do eat salads (not just burgers and tacos), as a matter of fact you can find some dang good salads at many locally owned Tulsa restaurants. You may consider a green journey this Spring after browsing these Tulsa salads. Many make their own unique dressing and use very [...]

Wild bush meat and French pastries. If you’re going to stereotype Cameroon, that’s just about the best way to do it. This unusual food combination stems from Cameroon’s origins, in 1961, when this African country formed from the union of two colonies, one British and one French. Like most coastal African countries, the people on [...]

Not sure what you want to eat for lunch or dinner. My solution to that is a restaurant with a rotating menu or chalkboard. There are many restaurants in Tulsa that fulfill my indecisiveness. One of them is Campus Grill. Their always changing chalkboard seems to always have something exciting and garsh-darn good on it. [...]

Oh, Bosnia and Herzegovina. No one told me! I feel as though a secret was kept from me all these years. Mountains. Valleys. Rushing waterfalls. Seaside resorts. As I looked through photos and videos of this country I am struck by how incredibly beautiful and timeless the land remains. Like the Sound of Music meets [...]

In my experience, the jokes about Belgians loving fries (with mayonnaise), waffles (with fruit and/or ice cream), and chocolate (of the highest quality) are true. They’ve got the right idea, don’t you think? The unfortunate part of their diet is the mayonnaise. My longest trip to Belgium lasted 3 weeks. That heartbreaking summer I volunteered [...]

The best part of this weekend’s Bahamian feast was the Island Macaroni and Cheese. Bahamians like their baked macaroni enrobed in cheddar, evaporated milk, green peppers, onions, and cayenne. Sure, each bite bowling-balls into your stomach, heavy and rich, uncomplicated and decidedly not gourmet. Nevertheless, this sliceable casserole was the showstopper of my Bahamian Global [...]

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 [...]

Superb food in an elegant Brookside setting for $12. What more can I say? Oh, there’s more. There’s a crucial point almost halfway through Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece “To the Lighthouse” when family and friends assemble for dinner. Sitting around the dinner table, each feels alone, distant and uncaring as they perform the social rituals of [...]

Day two of our glorious, college-nerd-style Spring Break (the kind where you don’t go to Padre or Cozumel or anywhere like that but instead stay home to cuddle the books you’ve been waiting to read for six months) was a fun-filled day. We: Slept in. Took a long nap. Went to bed early. (Are we [...]

I was very excited to try Nibbles Cafe on Memorial. I have heard good things about their cakes, especially wedding cakes. It was mid-week, and my friend and I wanted to meet up for lunch. When it is a “girlfriend lunch”, I enjoy going to cute place with a lot of personality and good food. [...]

There has been some news floating around in a local daily newspaper stating that Fire Rock Grill at 71st & Memorial was closed.  We just got back from lunch at Fire Rock and let me tell you that it was delicious and certainly not closed.  If you read anything stating that Fire Rock is closed, [...]

For four years I was in a shopping coma. Each week I drove to the nearest grocery store and wandered the aisles, filling my shopping cart with the same items as the week before. Milk, yogurt, iceberg, ground turkey log, etc. Boring. Then I started the Global Table project. In just over a month I [...]

I have this strange urge to take on projects or responsibilities I know that I am only half-capable of doing, just to prove to myself that I can do them. The harder the project and less qualified I am, the better. I love challenging myself with difficult baking tasks. For instance, two winters ago I [...]

Albanian food is both simple and mild, perfect for picky eaters and people with the flu. Picky eaters will love that Albanian dishes rely on just a few ingredients. There are no strange “chunks” swimming in “sliminess.” Of course, you do have to be open minded enough to try the ingredients that they do use [...]

I don’t usually eat perfume, but this is exactly what Firnee custard tastes like. Light, airy, and floral, Firnee is the perfect way to finish a spicy Afghan meal. Interested in trying Firnee? I tell you where in Tulsa you can buy the custard’s secret ingredient, Rose Water here. Looking to spice up your meal [...]

Corner Cafe might not be the ideal Valentine’s Day date. however, if you are looking for a bit of an adventure and an awesome chicken fried steak on Tulsa’s stretch of Route 66…this is your spot. For some, walking into Corner Cafe will give you a feeling that will make you want to walk out [...]

I have two great loves, cheese and sweets. Of course, that’s not counting Jeff Martin, my baby animal-loving husband. There’s also Woody Allen and J. Crew. Okay, let’s just say I have two great food-related loves. Somehow, and I’m not sure of the reason, I fell in love with the two worst things for you. [...]

Not that long ago I was watching Larry King Live. This is not something I ever try to make a habit of, but on this rare occasion I found myself watching an episode with Jack Hannah and baby animals. My husband has this obsession with baby animals that I find precious and somewhat bizarre at [...]

One thing I love about making soup is that it always ends up being special.  I will never forget the story that one of my elementary teachers told me about Stone Soup.  As you may know, the story is about a soup that started off with simply water and stones and as people passed by [...]

My mom is Ms. Crafter. I grew up with this former PTA parent/Campfire Leader/Child development teacher and we always had homemade everything. In her retirement she hand makes cards for the troops, her church, scrapbooks…it’s a sickness. She’s fantastic. One thing we started when my kids were small was making gingerbread houses. We LOVE this [...]