by Greg Horton | Oct 29, 2024 | Cocktails, Featured, Food, West Village
When The Jones Assembly rolled out their new menu last week, it was our first chance to get to know new-ish Executive Chef Connor Underwood. The Houston native started at Jones in April this year, but he spent time learning the ins and outs of the massive operation –...
by Greg Horton | Oct 14, 2024 | Featured, Italian, Western Ave., Wine
Elisabetta, the new Italian concept from Rachel Cope, will be the first notable restaurant opening of 2025 in Oklahoma City. Scheduled for January, Elisabetta will represent a few firsts for 84 Hospitality, the company she founded with Empire Slice House in Plaza...
by Greg Horton | Oct 10, 2024 | Featured, Food, Sushi
Akai Sushi, the new Wheeler District restaurant from Viet Pham, featuring executive chef Shinichi Okamoto, opened in September, but the grand opening is October 10. A newcomer to hospitality, Pham spent more than 20 years operating a tennis academy in Minneapolis...
by Greg Horton | Sep 30, 2024 | Featured, Wings
A handy reference for where to find the best wings hot and mild, bone-in and boneless, wet and dry in OKC, and while the list isn’t exhaustive, it’s enough to keep you busy — and full — for a while. If you ever want to see the reptilian brain –...
by Greg Horton | Sep 21, 2024 | Featured, Food, Industry News
Two local restaurateurs are starting a movement to encourage eating and drinking local, rather than patronizing chains. Dave Osborn and Jason Pool, owners of Symmetry and Two Doors Down, are both longtime restaurant professionals who were proprietors at two of our...