That dirty miser Old Man Winter is back with a chilled vengeance and he’s brought with him the bountiful gift of unnatural cravings for nothing but all kinds of uncomfortably hot soups, from...
While going through the always voluminous TLO mailbag not too long ago, Patrick passed me a letter from a reader named Todd. Here’s most of it, in a highly-edited form: “Lip Smackerss a...
A few weeks ago, I profiled two rural pizza chains—Hunt Brothers and Simple Simon’s—learning more about both franchises than really I needed to. But, still, many people commented and sent...
“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31 As the rays of sunlight shone mostly over him, the esteemed Pastor was behind the...
It was almost a good month to be Native. The start of the month was a real win for all our peoples, with Oklahoma City proclaiming its first official Indigenous People’s Day; forever replacing...
Whenever people ask me what is my most disliked food, if I’m being honest, I gotta say pizza. The flat sickness of cheap buffets and overpriced bistros has worn me down and out in my forty years on...
Hey, daddy-o! You cool cats remember the fifties? The sock-hops, the leather jackets and trying to make it to second base with Betty Jean while parking down on Lovers Lane? Yeah…I don’t...
Last week, one of my oldest friends, Dzi Nguyen, took his final breaths. Dzi and I met that first year of high school, both temporarily stationed at Northwest Classen. We sat next to each other one...
Yesterday, news came out that Sonic – the Oklahoma-based corporation known for its roller skate scootin’ carhops and supplying enough Route 44s to make every Oklahoman’s blood type...
Even though I am a sworn admirer of the works of Mr. Tennessee Williams, I have, for many years now, a bit of a hard time calling any grown man “Big Daddy.” But, as sure as the kudzu vine...
As a lifelong fan of the seminal Crock-Pot, I’ve only became recently aware of the existence of the Instant Pot, a cooking utensil that is, well, practically instantaneous in cooking its meals...
Over 80 years ago, cyclopean aviator Wiley Post brought fame and glory to Dust Bowl ravaged Oklahoma by being the first person to fly solo around the world. After all of that toil on the ground and...
Living in the deserted wastelands of rural Oklahoma, most of the time, if you want a warm slice of moderately fresh pizza, you’re more than likely not gonna find a Domino’s or Pizza Hut, let...
Formerly a deserted Japanese (?) Steak (??) House (???) along a more upscale area of Strip-Club Row, the massive missive that is Seafood Island, 4700 W. Reno Ave., is an extravagant piece of Las...
Since leaving the hospital after my big to-do, the way some people lose their sex drive, well, I’ve lost my food drive. Being on a liquid diet for so long, you pretty much learn to stop eating...
Even though I’ve forgotten much of my more recent life leading up to and during my stroke, there’s one thing I clearly do remember and will never forget: that I had a pretty darn good hamburguesa...
Gerardo Santillan has got to be the hardest working restaurateur in Oklahoma City. Santillan owns and operates La Queretana Bakery in the morning, delivering fresh-out-the-oven pan dulce, among other...
Opa, mis amigos! With America currently in the grips of a spanakopita night fever thanks to Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again currently (probably?) burning up the box-office, the big fat love affair with...
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, “I ain’t gonna work at Maguire’s Farm Store no more…but I’ll definitely purchase their fine sandwiches!” Truth be told, I never have worked there and never want...
I think I can see why hospital food gets the reputation that it does. While I’m sure the cooks down in the kitchen are doing their absolute best to prepare meals that are healthy and nourishing to...
If there are two things we millennials love, it’s ridiculously unsustainable fads and Instagram-worthy food. For that reason, it seems like everyone and their broke roommate are dabbling in the...
Here’s some breaking news for you. TLO readers apparently have a heart! Last week, we informed you that Louis Fowler – our restaurant reviewer and general critic-at-large – suffered a...
To quote Tom Keifer, “You don’t know what you got ‘till it’s gone…” It takes a few years of living outside Oklahoma (or, of course, Texas) to fully appreciate the gratuitous nuances the...
Norman seems pretty laid-back, I guess. The few times I’ve been, I’ve definitely admired the “sun’s out, guns out” vibe the city does a decent job of playing up, a developmentally arrested...
What’s up, TLO readers? It’s me. Marisa. I’m coming out of retirement while Patrick is at home learning to tell terrible puns while fiddling with the lawnmower on the back porch...