by Greg Horton | Sep 22, 2025 | Featured, Industry News
“I can’t charge $15 for a burger with no fries, but that’s where prices are headed,” Rachel Cope said. Cope is the founder and CEO of 84 Hospitality, and one of her brands is Burger Punk, a full-service burger joint with a focused menu that includes hotdogs, chili, a...
by Greg Horton | Sep 12, 2025 | OKC Underground
Carlos “Charlie” Alvarado is currently the DOO for New State Burgers and Good For A Few, one of the best new bars in the metro. He is a veteran hospitality pro, including a long-ish stint with Social Order Dining Collective at The Jones Assembly. While most white...
by Greg Horton | Sep 3, 2025 | Featured, OKC Underground
Andrea Schultz is the owner and founder of HQ Coffee, the walk-up, Asian District shop that’s finally (FINALLY!) introduced Asian-inspired flavors to OKC’s coffee scene. She is responsible for two of my three favorite lattes in the metro: black sesame and...
by Greg Horton | Aug 30, 2025 | Featured, Edmond, Food
This is an acknowledgment of sorts that Edmond is not what we make fun of it for being — except when it is — but it’s no longer fair to pretend Edmond is hopelessly bland when it comes to their food scene. (Pretty much every other criticism is fair,...
by Greg Horton | Aug 28, 2025 | OKC Underground, Drinks, Spirits
Distilling in the U.S. usually begins with Kentucky, and then moves onto Tennessee, Colorado, Indiana, and maybe California, but Oklahoma doesn’t usually make a short list. A handful of distillers scattered around the state are trying to further Oklahoma’s...
