The Tulsa Food Blog

By all means, go for the view. It’s the best in Tulsa. And the paintings, those dreamy, brooding, majestic works by Bierstadt, Moran, Remington, Homer — they’re world-famous and you can spend the day happily lost in their verdant worlds. But I went for the food, and it’s well worth the trip. I had always [...]

To quote a random customer in the store, “the only thing that this QuikTrip is missing is a basketball court and video games”. He was pretty much right. Be proud Oklahoma, the QuikTrip at 129th/Olive & 51st is the gas station of the future. This store has everything from take-home evening meals to Habenero Lime flavoring added to any drink or ice-cream treat.

So many treasures lie in this wonderful city. Topeca Coffee is one of them. Have you heard of the slogan “Seed-to-Cup”? Well we decided to see what this was all about. John and Margarita Gaberino, owners of Topeca Coffee took us on a tour of the Roastery that lies in Downtown Tulsa. While telling us [...]

Last week my husband and I took a road trip to Oxford, Mississippi. For all you super-cool book store lovers, you can guess exactly why Jeff and I went there. For all you others, I’ll just say that Jeff had an assignment to write an article for Publishers Weekly and I went along for the [...]

The much-anticipated release of six packs from Marshall Brewing Company continues with Old Pavilion Pilsner now joining the McNellie’s Pub Ale on liquor store shelves throughout Oklahoma. Marshall Brewing Company began installation of its fully automated rotary fill bottling line in May 2009. Perfecting installation and bottling combined with an ever-increasing demand for product on [...]

We are so grateful and want to express gratitude to our writers and readers, without you this would not have been possible. Today, we got some awesome news that we had won the 2009 Okie Blog Award for “Best Food Blog”. Best Food Blog in Oklahoma!! How cool is that? We are so proud of [...]

I have never met someone that is not in some way on a search for good food.  From my experience, good food at a great value is hard to come by and unless you have an open mind sometimes this can be hard to accomplish. You have to be willing to take all recommendations and [...]

Valentine’s Day is a special time to really show what you are made of to your spouse. This year we are really challenging you to go above and beyond to express one thing…that’s Love. We know that Tulsa isn’t the city of love, however, there are many locally owned romantic restaurants that are sure to [...]

Last weekend, Brian and I had a chance to visit the Oklahoma Wedding Show at the Expo Center. This event was put on by Oklahoma Magazine and was a great opportunity for Brides-to-be to meet with the best wedding vendors in the Tulsa area. From cake designers, DJ’s and musicians, photographers, bridal shops, wedding venues [...]

Have you ever realized how lucky we are here in Tulsa? When it comes to seafood, we have some of the best in the country.  Bodean’s Seafood Market is flown in fresh twice per day and they get only the best from all around the world. Last week we were invited to a B.Y.O.L party [...]

After overwhelming response to our Tulsa Food Poll, naturally we feel like we have to visit any unvisited pizza spots. At least 102 people have voted Uncle Vinny’s as the best/most popular pizza in Tulsa, so we thought we would check it out!  Uncle Vinny’s has 2 locations.  One is located on 71st and the [...]

It was just a few years ago when I worked downtown. At this time it was such a struggle to get a good shot of espresso within walking distance. You would imagine that every single downtown metropolitan area would at least have a Starbucks, but at this time didn’t even have that. Today I am [...]

In the past we have brought you ongoing food polls: Best BBQ, Coffee House, Hamburger. One interesting thing about a city’s food scape is that the best is always changing. You may notice that our polls are ongoing. Today we would like to offer you a platform to vote for Tulsa’s best Pizza. Be sure [...]

With Oktoberfest and Halloween with the kids coming up, this might be the last weekend to get a nice romantic dinner in. Brian and I had the chance to visit Bodean Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market. Wow. I cannot believe this beautiful gem is tucked away in South Tulsa. This is definitely a fine-dining restaurant [...]

Classy, stylish, sophisticated atmosphere, and some of the most elaborate food in town. Lucky’s menu, created by owners Matt and Brooke Kelley themselves, features something appealing for everyone. The menu was inspired by Matt’s extensive culinary training and visiting many culturally diverse places such as New York, Chicago and Mexico to create this lush menu [...]

Hey Tulsa Food Blog readers, we received this request from Misty looking for help on locating the best Japanese Steakhouse for the best value in Tulsa. Let’s help her out by reading her request below and making any comments to help her in this quest. Thanks so much! Please submit any stories and requests you [...]

As we rounded the corner before stepping through the glass door, all I could say was wow. I felt as if I was in New York City walking into a modern, sophisticated restaurant. With deep shades of black, grey, cream, silver and white, this ambient, classic atmosphere stole my breath as soon as I walked [...]

Beautiful weather, awesome friends, and sweet margaritas. It was a beautiful Saturday night and some of my friends were in town. We decided to meet for a late dinner and drinks at El Guapo Cantina which is located in the Blue Dome District here in Tulsa. First of all, the building itself is impressive. With [...]

This Saturday, September 26th, 50 Teams will compete right here in Downtown Tulsa in grilling the best steak in Oklahoma. Don’t miss the opportunity to try the best steaks in our great state. Live music will begin at Noon and the teams will begin grilling at 12:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, tickets [...]

You can’t miss this one-of-a-kind festival! Four days of award winning ribs and live music sponsored by none only but the king of ribs, Rib Crib. Legendary hardcore cooking teams from across the country will showcase their mouth-watering, award-winning rib recipes. This is a must-see event that will fill the streets of Downtown Tulsa with [...]

Hammett House, in Claremore, is one of those restaurants that is absolutely worth the drive out to Suburbia. The Hammett House has been a Claremore staple since 1969 and remains the ultimate restaurant in the area to get “Down-Home Cooking”. The Hammett House is one of those hidden gems in the Tulsa area that you [...]

With a unique approach to creating and presenting some of the most beautiful dishes in town, executive Chef Justin Thompson decided to create one of the specials that will be available during Restaurant Week. We also had the pleasure to speak with manager Mark Shefield at Sonoma Wine Bar and Bistro. Located in modern and [...]