The Tulsa Food Blog

Back in the ’90s, downtown Tulsa rolled up the sidewalks at sunset, turned out the lights and went home to bed. Every year or so someone or other would announce a grand new plan to draw people downtown, to bring back the glory days when people promenaded down Main Street, window-shopping at the dozens of [...]

Divided by the waters of the great Mekong river, the flat plains of Cambodia are fertile ground for mile upon mile of wet rice fields. The people also draw fish from this river and other, smaller waterways, for most meals. Brothy soups cooked with limes (pickled or not), lemon grass, tamarind, or even coconut milk [...]

I was at a Jackson Browne concert more years ago than I care to remember, and as he played there were some timorous, half-hearted cries of “Boogie”. So Jackson Browne stopped singing and said, “if you’re going to interrupt me, don’t be croaking like a wussy frog. Do it REALLY loud!” (So I did, but [...]

Night fell somewhere around Amarillo, and the stars blazed down as we crossed the high plains of New Mexico. First light just outside Gallup, and from a hill we saw the endless empty lands and red mesas of the Four Corners spread out below us. The flatlands stretched on and on, a rich blue-green carpet of desert vegetation. A lot of bushy salsola weeds, mixed with who knows what. It’s basically desert but there are 500 species of plants out there.

Life by Chocolate is a gourmet chocolate sampling and silent auction benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. More info on the flyer below or at the Life by Chocolate website. Event: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 – 5:30pm to 8:30pm Club 209 http://www.club209tulsa.com/ 209 North Boulder Avenue Tulsa, OK 74103-1803 (918) 584-9944

ATTENTION!! Have you been dreaming of owning one of the worlds best outdoor Grills/Smokers/Bakers? Now is your chance to pick up an amazing grill and at an even more amazing price. Hasty-Bake’s Annual Scratch & Dent Sale is this week! Save the Dates: Thursday, Sept 2nd – 10am-5pm Friday, Sept 3rd – 10am-5pm Saturday, Sept [...]

The theme for this article was actually suggested to me by fellow gastronaut friend Todd, so many thanks for this great idea! There is a huge irony in an article like this. For there exists, to my mind, the greatest myth in the entire world of wine, that sweet wines are not worthy of serious [...]

If you love BBQ, there is only one place that you need to be on the weekend of September 16-19. Mark your calendars, because this is an event that you do not want to miss. Some of the best Pit-masters/Rib Cookers around the nation will be coming to Downtown Tulsa, OK for the Rib Crib’s [...]

Heck of a lunch experience. The Savory Chef restaurant located in the back of the cooking gadget store is a small but very enjoyable place. My friend and I were seated in the center of the restaurant a few tables back from the kitchen and greeted by the owners as soon as we sat down. [...]

Nestled up to the largest lake in the world, Lake Tanganyika, is the tiny country of Burundi. There, amidst the rolling hills and the lush tropics, live a people surviving on a simple bounty of beans, bananas, plantains, maize (corn), cassava, sweet potato, and peas. Peek under the lid of any Burundian pot, and you’ll [...]

If you haven’t tried the Boston Deli, you are missing out. Don’t let the name fool you, they are much more than a deli. The dinners here are superb, and keep amazing me every time. Last month, we happily attended the July Progressive Wine Dinner. Each month, The Boston Deli pairs a few of their [...]

Here is your opportunity for a full steak dinner for $20 cooked by some of Oklahoma’s finest. The Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off and Car Show will be held Saturday August 28, 2010 in beautiful downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma (501 S. Cincinnati). Over 50 teams from across the Midwest will be competing this year, and you are [...]

In todays world of seemingly limitless options when it comes to the available cheese and wine, even in a small market like Tulsa, the once simple cheese and wine pairing can seem daunting, even for the experienced home entertainer. Here are some of my very simple and easy to follow rules: 1. While many food [...]

Not sure what you want to eat for lunch or dinner. My solution to that is a restaurant with a rotating menu or chalkboard. There are many restaurants in Tulsa that fulfill my indecisiveness. One of them is Campus Grill. Their always changing chalkboard seems to always have something exciting and garsh-darn good on it. [...]

Last week my dad was in town so I wanted to treat him to one of Tulsa’s finest homemade meals. From my experience there are many exceptional homemade meals in Tulsa but this one had to be special and since we where craving breakfast at one in the afternoon Shiloh’s Restaurant, off the Broken Arrow [...]

Miranda Kaiser, owner of Cosmo Café and Bar, made a huge decision moving her restaurant from south Tulsa to Brookside a mere eight months ago. It was definitely the right move she said, because the restaurant is flourishing in its new location. I enjoyed lunch there last week and really didn’t want to leave. Cosmo [...]

There are a few entrances into my heart… one of them flows with BBQ sauce. It’s the one food that I think about more then hamburgers…maybe.  Last week I was on the south side of town with a friend of mine.  I knew we were gonna go have some lunch and was thinking to myself…A [...]

Lucky day for all of the South Tulsa/Bixby residents that have only been able to enjoy Genghis Grill when on the north side of town. It might be an even better day to those who have never had Genghis Grill… so far we have experienced nothing but delicious food along with raving reviews and comments. [...]

A narrow upward-sloping path, the sun blazing down. The path is white and dusty, everything is white with heat-wave shimmer, the sun is fierce. There’s a scent of thyme in the air from Mount Hymettus, and the constant whirr of cicadas. You reach the top of the hill and gleaming white columns sparkle against the [...]

America’s leading female grilling expert, Elizabeth Karmel has selected her favorite recipes – simple, yet tasty dishes that leave you with plenty of time to mingle and relax on your long holiday weekend. Since summer is THE season for outdoor cooking, you’ll be savoring the flavor of your favorite grilled foods from now until well [...]

If you ever need a lesson on life’s essentials, plan yourself a camping trip. I quickly discovered that for me, the number one essential was food and it had to be grilled/smoked on my Hasty-Bake. Beautiful Oklahoma has numerous options when in comes to lake-side camping.  We decided to take our trip to Skiatook Lake’s [...]

Tucked neatly behind Long John Silvers/A&W between a liquor store and a Chinese restaurant on the NW corner of 21st and Garnett resides some of the most amazing grilled chicken ever. The place is called El Super Pollo, which I find to be humorous considering the mash of English and Spanish in its name. It [...]