Two weekends ago we drove up to Tulsa with our food adventure friends Joy and Dale to the first annual Baconfest Tulsa 2013. Bacon, long ago discarded as simply a breakfast staple is now becoming a food group unto it itself as was proved in the taste tests we experienced perusing from booth to booth.…
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Continue ReadingThis was by far one of the most interesting and tasty places we visited on our Tulsa Tasting tour.. The Dog House with it’s crazy hotdog selections. My daughter Kayla and her friend Brettley loved this place. Josh Lynch, the owner of The Dog House was, how shall I say, one of the more colorful…
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Continue ReadingOne of the places we visited on our Tulsa Tasting tour when I was writing my book was Hibiscus Carribbean Bar & Grill. Perched amongst one of our favorite areas in Tulsa, the Brookside District, Hibiscus is located on Peoria Avenue,and you’ll see it’s bright colored small patio as a sign of the Jamaican delight that…
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Continue ReadingI spent Monday and Tuesday in Tulsa on two TV segments on two morning news casts. Monday morning I was on Fox 23 Daybreak show. (See video below). I also spent some time with my daughter Kayla who goes to school in Tulsa. We ate sushi and drank chai tea lattes. We slept in some…
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Continue ReadingDuring our Tulsa tasting weekend, Mr. Wonderful and I tried this place – The Sushi Place. On an otherwise drab and colorless downtown street with a view of the BOK Center, a burgundy awning draws one’s eye to beckon you inside… For sushi. This is our kind of sushi place. It may not be expensively…
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Continue ReadingWe are big fans of Vietnamese restaurants. You know, the mostly diner-style places with no frills, that aren’t big on customer service or ambiance but serve a great steaming bowl of Pho or a cool but delicious rice vermicelli dish? So, when KEO was recommended to me as a Tulsa eatery to try, I was…
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Continue ReadingDalesandro’s in Tulsa is one of those places that has kept a cult-type following. When we visited, the place was packed and the doors kept opening to bring in more. Centered around a horse-shoe type bar that was buzzing with yuppies and regular folk, it was clear that most of the diners causing the dim…
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Continue Reading7516 N. Western Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (918) 848-6733 website Map Last night Mr. Wonderful and I ventured out amidst threats of tornadoes and the likes to satisfy a sushi craving. And there’s no better place in Oklahoma City, in my warped and humble opinion than Tokyo Japanese Restaurant. Note the restaurant is not…