by Greg Horton | Jun 8, 2026 | Featured, OKC Underground
Tamashii Ramen House opened in the original Midtown location in June 2015, and they were immediately busy. That year was pivotal for OKC’s food scene, especially in terms of Asian food, because while the Sebachers were opening Tamashii, Chef Jeff Chanchaleune...
by admin | May 29, 2026 | Featured, North OKC, OKC Underground, Restaurants
Content Chef Chris McKenna is an Edmond native who has moved from cook to journeyman chef to executive chef and now chef-owner (with Richard Ly) of Bayou & Barrel, a new Cajun-inspired restaurant on the west side of OKC. Inspired by his maternal grandmother,...
by Greg Horton | May 14, 2026 | Featured, OKC Underground
Courtney Mankin is president of and partner in The Social Order Dining Collective, the company that includes The Jones Assembly and Spark, as well as franchise locations of Fuzzy’s, and Dave’s Hot Chicken. For the past two years, she’s participated...
by Greg Horton | Apr 15, 2026 | Featured, OKC Underground
Denzel Akuffo is the first podcast guest we’ve had who isn’t directly related to hospitality. The son of Ghanian immigrants, Akuffo is now a development project manager for Pivot, and we met working together on the soon-to-land Medley Market in downtown....
by Greg Horton | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, OKC Underground
Ross Crain is a Binger, Oklahoma native — yes, the hometown of Johnny Bench, and Bench has been a guest in Crain’s eponymous restaurant on OKC’s northwest side. The Crain opened in late 2024, and was instantly popular, driven by Ross Crain’s...
by Greg Horton | Mar 23, 2026 | Featured, OKC Underground
Most of us know Truong Le via his excellent Uptown 23rd spot Chick N Beer, which closed temporarily, sort of. More on that in the episode. Le was also one of the primary driving forces behind the development of Bungalow 23, and he and his family still run Egg &...
