I first moved to Tulsa in 2004, and have seen the city grow exponentially in the food and drink scene. While this site will never serve as a review site for individual establishments, I do think it’s important to highlight the people and places that are doing great work in Tulsa.
Rather than rank and critique, I choose to only highlight the people and places I choose. If you have any suggestions, feel free to send them my way.
It was the type of smoky dive bar one could easily slip into if they were underage. Jackie Hiskett had been doing it for several years. But in 2009, Hiskett found different circumstances as she sat face to face with the bar manager while he asked a final interview question.
Agave activism is necessity “Take a shot with me!” he exclaims. I grit my teeth, muster a smile, and oblige. Shots aren’t my preference, but I can’t bring myself to say no to the owner of the bar. I take the shot, and it…
While most restaurant and bar industry growth is centered on downtown, one restaurant group has its sights set on Midtown for the next venture.
When Cirque Coffee opened in August 2016, many wondered how Tulsa could support another coffee shop—or if it needed one. Perhaps it was less about the number of coffee shops and more about the fear of the city being overrun by beard-donning baristas.
The thought of Champagne may conjure images of extravagant parties, wedding receptions, or New Year’s Eve toasts. But, thanks to the Chambong, the bubbly drink can now be consumed with reckless abandon to celebrate any occasion. If alcohol is a social lubricant, then the Chambong is the oil can.
It may seem counter intuitive to turn to a coffee shop with a reputation of elitism for a lesson in coffee basics. From the lawsuit with Starbucks to the nod to their “manifesto” in an episode of “Portlandia,” DoubleShot Coffee Company has certainly made a name for itself. Whether its reputation hints at fact or legend is debatable, but the art of subtlety is certainly not DoubleShot’s forté.
Despite having been around for thousands of years, few people know exactly what kombucha is. If you’ve been to Chimera, Brad Linhart—the founder of Cült Kombucha—may have handed you a glass filled to the brim with a bright red fermented drink.