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Flix doesn't scrimp on food or beer offerings for date night
Flix Brewhouse is a cinema with a microbrewery and full-service restaurant. The Food Dude takes its menu on a test run.
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Michael Paske's passing triggers reflection among local dining community
Last week, the local dining community was sent into mourning when depression claimed a beloved member of its kitchen brigade....
Edmond-based bistro shutters due to COVID-19
Livegrass Butcher + Bistro has suspended operations and will look to reopen in a new format more conducive to operating during...
Tragedy strikes dining community again with loss of chef Michael Paske
Chef Michael Paske passes away.
New HunnyBunny due in December
Urban Management Inc. restaurant group will switch out its Interurban Restaurant on West Memorial Road with a second location...
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ANYTHING WITH PEANUT BUTTER MUST BE GOOD DEAR MELBA: Can anything with peanut butter not be good? Try this dip. You'll like...
National Food Headlines
- French hospitals delay operations to cope with COVID surge
- Leaders to UN: If virus doesn't kill us, climate change will
- Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa
- Florida reopens state's economy despite ongoing pandemic
- Gov. Ron DeSantis lifts restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, moving to completely reopen Florida economy.
- Wildfires taint West Coast vineyards with taste of smoke
- Australian offers free coffee, chat from his kitchen window
- From quick shortcuts to slow cookers, how we're eating now
- French media: Top chef Pierre Troisgros dies aged 92
- Premier League games to start earlier to help pub-going fans
Whine not for Wine dinners
As we cross the half-year mark of the ongoing pandemic, local restaurants have found ways to resuscitate bits of normalcy. Wine...
Oklahoma pumpkin carver Daniel Miller and his team advance on the first episode of 'Halloween Wars' Season 10
The first episode of Season 10 is reairing at 10 tonight on Food Network.
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SERVE FRITTATA FOR ANY MEAL DEAR MELBA: A frittata is an Italian omelet. Try this one. It's good for any meal — breakfast,...
Meat-ing in the middle
EDMOND — Back in March, the partners behind Livegrass Butcher + Bistro were all set for their grand opening when the...
Red Rooster, Goro lose chefs too soon
On this Labor Day, let's remember the travails the dining industry currently face and the tragedy of two losses too soon...
405 diningscape progress stalled but not stifled by pandemic
News and notes from the 405 diningscape from Livegrass Butcher + Bistro, Golden Chick, The Jones Assembly, Castle Falls, Cafe...
5 interesting last meals Oklahoma death row inmates chose
Imagine you’re just hours away from being executed by the state of Oklahoma: What would your last meal be?
Long-awaited Flix Brewhouse opens in OKC
The eagerly anticipated first Oklahoma location in the burgeoning Texas cinema chain opened Wednesday - in time to show...
Norman Farm Market temporarily relocates, transitions to fall market
NORMAN — The Norman Farm Market has temporarily relocated through Sept. 9 to the parking lot north and east of its current...
Made in Oklahoma uses downtown to upgrade classic recipes
Gatherings won’t be what we’re used to this football season, but that doesn’t mean we can’t eat like we live in tailgating...
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IT'S SALAD TIME DEAR MELBA: I know you've said it's salad time, and I agree. The dressing is the main part of a flavorful...
Farzaneh brothers support education, housing, other causes in central Oklahoma
MOORE — Revolution didn’t break out in Iran 40 years ago until after the Farzaneh brothers left to study architecture at the University of Oklahoma, but its effects reached around the world and lay a heavy weight on both of them. “Because of...
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Pandemic only heightens Homeless Alliance's mission
Among the many unpleasant realities of the pandemic experience is anxiety’s promotion to a vaguely tactile phenomena. Could be...
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: The Jones County Fair planned at Jones Assembly
The Jones Assembly chef team will be preparing classic fair foods like funnel cakes, caramel apples, corn on the cob, corn dogs...
Flatlander Coffee owner gives back to community of coffee growers
EDMOND — Sharie Wilkins loves a good cup of coffee. She loves the people who make up what she calls the “coffee community.” But...
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Off the Hook closes south location thanks to slow travel traffic
As summer begins to set, unfortunately COVID-19 concerns are not and the damage they're doing to the 405 diningscape shows a...
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MACARONI SALAD GOOD ANY TIME DEAR MELBA: A reader named Mary recently asked for a recipe for macaroni salad. She might want to...
Charcoal Oven will reopen in the fall
Neither Chick-a-Doodle-Doo sandwiches nor Suzy-Q Fries have been available for almost four years, but that soon will change...
Easy Thai-inspired dish has a slightly spicy edge
Here's a taste of Thai cuisine. Peanut-flavored sauce with a slight spicy edge coats chicken for this quick meal. Skewers are...
To-go drinks an elixir for public, a lifeline for business
DETROIT — The coronavirus is shaking up America's liquor laws. At least 33 states and the District of Columbia are temporarily...
Citizens Bank of Edmond matching donations to Regional Food Bank
Citizens Bank of Edmond has launched a campaign to raise funds to feed 50 children for an entire year through the Regional Food...
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: 41st annual Bluegrass & Chili Festival in Wagoner canceled
The festival is slated to return Sept. 10-11, 2021.
Grace doesn't have to be amazing, just consistent
The Oklahoman's Food Editor and Food Dude Columnist talks with operators from the local dining scene to share the point of view...
Fair concessions go mobile
Food from the Oklahoma State Fair will be available through the weekend starting Thursday for to-go pickup at the State...
Signs of change begin to show in local dining community
By the time this pandemic is over, the 405 diningscape will certainly look different, and some of those changes have already...
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Don’t let summer pass by without grilling something delicious
If you supply an answer for the mosquitoes, the Made in Oklahoma Coalition has your recipes covered. Late summer is prime time...
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CHEESY MADE EASY DEAR MELBA: Tired of planning and preparing a complete menu every day? How about grilled cheese sandwiches and...
Coronavirus crisis: These 19 groceries have driven up your bill the most during pandemic
Americans have been going to the grocery store not just because they want to stock up, but also likely because some have had to...
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SUMMER, TIME FOR FRESH VEGETABLES DEAR MELBA: It's summertime and time for gathering fresh vegetables and preparing them. Try...
Take a break for cake
When it comes to passing time during a pandemic, baking takes the cake. The undivided attention it requires might be hard to...
Spicy salad features jerk seasoning
Jerk seasoning, a Jamaican specialty, helps create a spicy, one-dish salad that's perfect for hot summer evenings. This spice...
From exhilaration to fatigue, home cooks assess new normal
It's been months since the coronavirus pandemic limited restaurant options and caused many people — even the most...
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'Still in shock': Beirut explosion hits home for OKC restaurateur
Richard Moorad's family has lived through a lot in Beirut, but Tuesday's explosion that killed at least 137 and wounded 5,000...
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Nostalgic Wax DEAR MELBA: I have a sack full of candles, tapers, votives and many other sizes. Some have been burned. Some not....
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Community Table continues COVID-19 conversation from the kitchen
Those in the hospitality industry are fighting with every ounce of creativity to find answers as the pandemic's weight...
By land and air, weather researchers track tornadic storms
SALINA, Kan. — For the first time in almost a decade, meteorologists from across the Midwest will track and intercept tornado birthing grounds as part of a large-scale collaborative research project. The TORUS Project, or Targeted Observation...
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