Food, Drink & Wellness
Oklahoma Magazine - July 28, 2024 - In the heart of Oklahoma City’s bustling Midtown, a new restaurant burst onto the scene like a fever dream of pink velvet and wisteria blossoms. JK by Chef King, the brainchild of culinary mavericks Josh Balan and King Dey, opened its doors in August of last year, bringing a dash of Miami glitz and Asian-French fusion to the Sooner State.
Aug. 25, 2024 - COWBOYS & INDIANS MAGAZINE - Indigenous chef Loretta Barrett Oden packs a lifetime of experience and inspired First American cooking into her new cookbook.
Oklahoma Magazine - Known for its Asian-Peruvian fusion dishes, the restaurant presents an upbeat, Miami-style vibe. Colorful and lively with greenery hanging from the ceilings and street art decorating the massive space, the restaurant combines the flavors Vu grew up with and the different fusions of Latin American countries he loves.
The Journal Record - An Austin-based beer company, founded by a former professional athlete and Dallas Cowboys star Troy Aikman, launched its signature light lager in Oklahoma on Monday, marking the first expansion for the 90-calorie Eight Elite Light Lager.
The Smithsonian Sept/Oct. 2023 - For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so sweet
BBC - Born from poverty but made famous by love, the fried onion burger has fans flocking to El Reno in Oklahoma.
Jonathan Stranger talks about food the way most people talk about lost, secret treasure — his finds are sheathed in dark forests, hidden under rotten logs or tucked away in splintery wooden boxes at the farmer’s markets.
They come with hundreds of different flavors, tasting of hops and fruit and grains of the earth, and they come with names like Horny Toad, Sisters of the Moon, Diabolical and Firefly. No longer do Americans have to choose beer only made by huge commercial breweries.
At the Cheever’s Cafe bar, Ariana Khalilian pulled out the plastic squeeze container containing a mixture of simple syrup and the pulverized essence of cilantro.
Drinking vodka may not save the rain forest, but choosing the most environmentally friendly spirits can ease the carbon footprint hangover.
The first time Afton Fisher tasted Irish whiskey, she said it “was like being kicked in the teeth by a donkey, but I liked it.”