by Greg Horton | Aug 6, 2024 | Featured, charcuterie, Film Row, Pizza
Irena Kezić, owner of Joey’s Pizzeria in the West Village District, fled Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when she was 16. It was the age at which young women were sent to the front lines of the Balkan War (1992-1995) to serve as medical...
by Greg Horton | Jul 22, 2024 | Featured, Brunch, Food, Restaurants
The three most common questions I get as a local food writer are: Where is the best burger? Which is the best restaurant? Who has the best brunch? Today, we’re going to answer number three, because the brunch landscape has shifted dramatically over the past few years,...
by Greg Horton | Jul 10, 2024 | Food, Burgers, Industry News, Restaurants
Filmmaker, burger genius, podcaster and restaurateur George Motz announced recently that he has chosen to feature the Theta Burger from Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler – #9 on the menu to all who celebrate – at his NYC joint Hamburger America from July 11 through August 6....
by Greg Horton | Jul 1, 2024 | Food, Featured
To help you better celebrate your freedom to eat out whenever you want, including holidays, here’s a non-comprehensive list of locally owned spots that will be open for Independence Day. As a rule, hotel restaurants are open every day, and while most aren’t locally...
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,...
by Greg Horton | Jun 10, 2024 | Featured, Edmond, Food, Pizza, Road Trip
Sitting at Pizza Shack in Arcadia, Oklahoma, I said to Bob Protexter, “I don’t write about food; I write about the people around the food, because their story is always more interesting.” At that moment, I didn’t know his story, but even if I had, that statement is...
