by admin | Aug 2, 2024 | Drinks, Craft Beer, Norman
This week we are going BIG. Well, sort of. It’s not often that you will find me anywhere south of I-40 or even more so I-240. But, if you do, it’s probably at one of the impressive varieties of breweries in Norman. For whatever reason these breweries have chosen to...
by Greg Horton | Jul 30, 2024 | Wine, Featured
The best holiday in Oklahoma is nearly here! Thirst Day and its associated event Thirst for a Cause is Wednesday August 21 at the Petroleum Club Event Center (4040 N. Lincoln). The annual wine holiday, also known as Xmas for Winos, brings 40 wineries and distilleries...
by admin | Jul 25, 2024 | Drinks, Craft Beer, North OKC
Time for another Flight of the Week, and I was excited for this one. Okay, I’m excited for pretty much all flights, but I digress. This week we venture a little north to Roughtail Brewing Company. If you like beer, you have probably heard of it because their most...
by Greg Horton | Jul 15, 2024 | Featured, Wine
When Ian Bennett, sommelier and co-owner of The Study, first arrived in OKC, it was to assume duties as the sommelier for the newly opened Ludivine, then in the location all of us came to love and now miss. Wine consumption was on the way up thanks in large part to...
by admin | Jul 11, 2024 | Craft Beer, Automobile Alley, Downtown OKC, Featured
Beer, that beautiful, life- and fun-giving substance that was obviously given to us by the gods. When it’s hot outside like it is now in Oklahoma, you could reach for water, but no good story ever started with “It was hot one day, so I grabbed a water bottle.” Thus,...
by Greg Horton | Jun 24, 2024 | Featured, Chocolates, Coffee Shop, Dessert, Food, Pastry, Restaurants
Li Xiaoli doesn’t use her given name when she meets new customers at L’Arc Patisserie in Casady Square. The Chinese-born and trained pastry chef and chocolatier introduces herself as Isabella Li. (The family name comes first in Chinese.) We’re sitting in her shop,...
