New York chef Danny Bowien to come home for OK Chefs Relief Pop-Up Restaurant Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013 | Leave a comment Top chefs are coming together from far and wide to aid relief efforts for storm-torn Oklahoma communities with the OK Chefs Relief Pop-Up Restaurant at the Myriad Gardens restaurant space in Oklahoma City. Read More

New York chef Danny Bowien to come home for OK Chefs Relief Pop-Up Restaurant Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013 | Leave a comment It's impossible not to think of the Survivor Oak in downtown Oklahoma City in days painted as deep, dark blue as these. A creature whose sheer tenacity for holding its life dear has rarely been matched in the history of a world made up almost wholly of life. The example it set in not only surviving one of... Read More

Food Dude: Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes make it tough to think about cooking out Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013 | Leave a comment Maybe when all the tears have dried, the debris cleared and we pull together to stuff chaos back into its box again, we'll be in the mood for a cookout in central Oklahoma. Read More

Top chefs offer up fresh takes on taco night Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013 | Leave a comment When salsa overtook ketchup as America's favorite condiment in the 1990s you had to know that "taco night" wasn't far behind. Simple, satisfying and inexpensive, hard or soft tacos filled with meat, cheese and a what-have-you of veggies have become a staple for busy families. Sales of taco shells, seasonings and... Read More

Summer rolls help squeeze veggies into the picnic Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013 | Leave a comment When it comes to packing a picnic basket, sandwiches are almost always the stars of the menu. And why not? They are easy to eat with your hands, pack well and are versatile enough to keep everyone happy. And for the rest of the meal, we tend to lean toward yet more finger food — chips, cookies, hopefully some... Read More

Wineries want to help raise a glass to veterans Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013 | Leave a comment If you're looking to raise a glass to veterans this Memorial Day you might consider filling it with wine that will raise funds for them, too. A number of wineries are making the veterans-and-vines connection. And if you're not so fine on wine, there's even a liquor — Wild Turkey — that's gotten into the spirit... Read More

What do we eat? New food map will tell us Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013 | Leave a comment Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food... Read More

The careless art of the wonderful summer cocktail Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013 | Leave a comment The art of the summer cocktail is something I take most seriously. Because several years ago I realized what surely is obvious to most people... But I can be a bit slow. Summer is better with a signature cocktail. Not a fancy dinner cocktail. Not a party cocktail. And certainly nothing that anyone who goes by the... Read More