food
Taj Cuisine of India 1500 Northwest 23rd Street, Oklahoma City (405) 601-1888 Taj and I go way back. I was a frequent customer back when I was in high school, at their original location across from the Blockbuster Video on NW Expressway (this was not only because they were within walking distance of [...]
Carican Flavors 2701 N. Martin Luther King Oklahoma City, OK, 73111 424-0456 $7 – $15 A map of the Caribbean overlooks the dining room at Carican Flavors, but if you really want to get a sense of the islands, close your eyes and inhale. The aromas wafting out of the kitchen at Carican will transport [...]
January is the perfect time of year for making soup. It’s hard to be bitter about the cold winds and low temps when you are inhaling the spirals of steam coming off a hot bowl of soup. A simmering pot of soup warms the kitchen, and fills the whole house with wonderful smells. If that’s [...]
If your ambitions on wrapping up your Christmas shopping have yet to come into fruition, worry not. In these pages you will find a bevy of local shops where patrons do not suffer from overcrowding and high-stakes parking. Some locations will even let you schedule time to shop outside of normal business hours and, most [...]
There are so many things that vegans don’t eat, that you wouldn’t think egg nog is that big of a deal. Most people don’t even think about egg nog for most of the year, and can go years without drinking it. But for some, the craving for egg nog hits hard, usually in early December [...]
“Have a ‘Peace’ of Pie” Photo by Joel Robison. Happy Thanksvegan! Thanksgiving is a holiday that is not necessarily sensitive to those of us who identify as vegans. A holiday that centers around eating a giant roasted bird and watching men throw around a pigskin leaves little for the average vegan to enjoy. But [...]
ZamZam Grill and Houkah 3913 N MacArthur Blvd $6.00 -$10.00 Warr Acres, OK 73122 Oklahoma City has a surprising number of good Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food options, partially owing to the long and storied Lebanese American community here. Around the time that the Ottoman Empire was falling apart at the end of the 19th [...]
Lee’s Sandwiches 3300 N. Classen Blvd $1-$5 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 601-2161 I generally scorn the idea of publishing an article about a chain restaurant. I’m a big believer in supporting local businesses, and Lee’s Sandwiches isn’t local. I really should be talking about the almost equally good banh mi available just [...]
The age of urban chickens is upon us. Or, at least, it’s upon Tulsa, Austin, New York City, Portland, and a variety of other cities nationwide. All of these cities allow people to keep backyard hens for their egg-consuming, chicken-watching enjoyment. Residents can buy fancy, architect-designed coops that any urbanite would be proud to own. [...]
Samurai 1630 NW 23rd St, Ste A Oklahoma City, OK 73106 (405) 525-8886 $5-$10 per plate It’s been something of an article of faith for me that getting good Japanese food in OKC is going to be a pricey proposition. I love Tokyo and Sushi Neko as much as the next guy, but $20 for [...]
