The Tulsa Food Blog

Thank you for visiting the TulsaFood.com authors page! With out the individuals below this website would NOT be possible.

Brian McCullough – Founder of The Tulsa Food Blog:

Enjoy the bios below while I make my own!!!

Read about my inspiration for starting the Tulsa Food Blog Here >> About The Tulsa Food Blog

Whitney Shae:

Shae has a background in studying Dietetics, and loves good clean food. After graduating college, Shae did an internship at Disney World where she worked in the fast-paced restaurant industry and learned so much about what goes on in the kitchen, behind the scenes and with the guests. From food preparation and serving food to cleaning tables and dumping trash, she learned to really appreciate anyone in this industry. After deciding that Dietetics was not the profession for her, she started Internet Marketing and also helping administrate and write for TulsaFood.com. This has opened up new opportunities for using her background in Dietetics and also helped her realize her love for good food.

Mark Stenner – The Tulsa Wine Club:

Mark Stenner is the founder and organizer of the Tulsa Wine Club, a local tasting group that meets once a month to sample wines. The tastings take place in private homes in the Tulsa metro area, and are casual and fun events. Participants of all age ranges enjoy 10-12 wines per event, served alongside the food each member contributes to the evening. They welcome anyone with an interest in wine, whether novice or expert. Mark believes in learning through osmosis, drinking wine and forming your own evaluation of your experience.

The aim of the club is to introduce people to excellent wines in an informal and fun setting. We’re not out to be boastful or impress you with wine knowledge. We simply provide the background information – something no other tasting group in the state provides – and the wines for you to make your own judgements for your purchasing needs. We have taken white drinkers and turned them into advocates for red wines, and taken only red drinkers and shown them the wonderful world of white wines. Truly, no other wine tasting in the state, that we know of, offers the variety of tastings we do, and at the same time provide the depth of background knowledge, wines served at appropriate temperatures, and recommended the correct wine glasses and food items to work with the wines on show.

Chef Amanda Jane Simcoe:

Amanda Simcoe is a chef and food connoisseur. She absolutely loves good food and appreciates the art of cooking and trying new things. Amanda is the Director of Cooking School at the Stock Pot where she regularly teaches cooking classes. Also known as “The Cheese Wench,” she knows most everything there is to know about cheese. She loves using fresh ingredients and has a huge garden where she grows much of her own produce. Amanda also enjoys making beer at home and cooking elaborate meals.

Molly Martin – antoinettebakingco.blogspot.com & thevelvetmacaron.blogspot.com:

Molly is co-owner of Antoinette Baking Co. a locally-based company specializing in macarons, delectable cakes, madeleines and many other tasty treats. She is currently at work on a project which consists of creating and perfecting 52 macarons, one per week over the course of a year. The progress of this “52 Macarons” project is chronicled on her blog,”The Velvet Macaron”. Her goal, if not yet attained, is to become the “Macaron Queen” of Tulsa (if not the world). When not baking or blogging, Molly designs and sells aprons at Dwelling Space and Sage Culinary Studio. Some have suggested that Molly may have an unhealthy cake stand addiction.

Sasha Martin - GlobalTableAdventure.com

Do you love International Cuisine? So does Sasha Martin. After all, she lived in Europe for six years and traveled to 11 countries before her 18th birthday. Then, while earning her B.A. at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT), she wrote an honors thesis entitled “The History of Artisan Bread Baking in France.” After college, Sasha attended the Culinary Institue of America for a year (Hyde Park, NY). In 2005, her CIA internship brought her to Bama Pie’s R&D kitchens, right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Not long after she got here, Sasha met the love of her life and decided to stick around. There was just one problem: she missed the foreign foods she grew up with. A lightbult went off when she realized “Hey, I can make international foods right here in Tulsa!” and that’s just exactly what she’s doing.

Today Sasha is on a mission to cook one meal for every country in the world. That’s 195 meals! And, guess what? She’s doing it in 195 weeks. You can can follow her journey at the Global Table or by checking out her weekly update on Wednesday’s here at  TulsaFood.com

Brian Schwartz:

Born in NYC, age 0, on my birthday. College in Oxford at age 16. Law School in New Haven, Conn. 6 years travel in Africa and Asia. Haven’t done much lately. Still, I’m the only Tulsa member of the little-known Omega Society.  www.theomegasociety.com

I speak enough Chinese to order food not on any English menu. Spanish French Italian too (not fluently but food-ently) My favorite restaurant is Jean-Georges in New York. But those NYC chefs would sell their soul to get the produce available from the farms around Inola.

“A writer writes alone. His words tumble forth from a magical inner void that is mysterious even to himself, and that no one else can enter.” And yet, the most important thing to me the writer is YOU. Without you to hear them, my words are worth less than silence.

Elliot Nelson:

Elliot Nelson is a Tulsa restaurateur responsible for bringing Tulsa four great establishments: McNellies,Dilly Deli, El Guapo and Yokozuna. Elliot has traveled the world to find the best food and cultures to create a unique experience for all of his guests. As a frequent contributor to the Tulsa Food Blog, Elliot will bring articles about food and culture from around the world, great beers and wines, and how to incorporate them into your lifestyle. All of Elliot’s Tulsa restaurants are located in the Blue Dome District in Downtown Tulsa, OK. He has also opened a McNellies location in Midtown Oklahoma City, OK and is planning to open a location in Norman, OK this year.

Stay tuned for more articles from Elliot Nelson…For more information or to visit one of Elliot’s restaurants visit the links below:

McNellies: http://www.mcnellies.com
Dilly Deli: http://www.dillydelitulsa.com
El Guapo: http://www.elguaposcantina.net
Yokozuna: http://www.yokozunatulsa.com

Tulsa Restaurant Deals:

Tulsa Restaurant Deals is the number one resource for discount meals and cheap food specials in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our database is continually updated and searchable by day, time, food type, price-range and restaurant.
We update the site together to keep it as accurate as possible. So bookmark us and come back often – we’re adding new deals all the time.

Restaurants are part of what make Tulsa a great place to live, so let’s get out and enjoy them.

Jeff C. – ambientchatter.blogspot.com

As a professional audio engineer (soundman) based out of Tulsa for over 20 years, He has had the opportunity to visit over 20 countries throughout Africa, Europe, and the Americas plus 45 states inside the USA.  One the most enjoyable experiences while traveling is to experience the culture through local grub.  His motto in eating is “Try a bite of anything as long as it isn’t biting back”.  This has proven successful except for a few times like the “fish jello” in the former Soviet Union and the “extremely bone filled fish soup” in Nigeria.

Natasha Ball – TashaDoesTulsa.com:

Natasha Ball is the blogger behind TashaDoesTulsa.com, a hub for Tulsans who turn to the Internet to plan their nights and weekends and to learn about the city they love. She brings T-Towners the rundown of the most exciting weekend events every Friday morning on the KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley and can be seen on 2News Midday with the site that’s the Facebook and more for Tulsa moms, Ttownmoms.com. Natasha also contributes to Tulsa Business Journal and Oklahoma Magazine. She lives in Oklahoma City. Just kidding.

Joe Price - joesburgersearch.com:

I’m just a not so average Joe that loves his burgers. This is my search for the perfect burger. My mission is to search and inform one burger at a time.

A burger consists of ground meat with a bun, condiments and toppings. From that the whole burger world is a journey.

I love all types of burgers, all thicknesses, different cheeses, prefer mayo on top to pair with the cheese and sometimes mustard on bottom to enhance the meat. I normally go with an american or cheddar cheese but will sometimes completely blow the whole taste experience and go with a blue cheese (which I love). I prefer grilled or broiled for thicker burgers while the griddle works best for thin. Must have a good sear. If the burger is medium or thick then juiciness is a must which is partially determined by the fat content (minimum 80/20 blend) and the degree the meat is cooked. If the meat or restaurant is of high quality I will go with either medium or medium rare doneness. The bun must be fresh and prefer toasted but any type of bun works for me. I love onions on my burger (grilled or fried) but normally skip the lettuce and tomato (if I wanted a fricking salad I’d order one).

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