Rendezvous Pizza
Two great cities with two distinct pizzas are now at home right in the neighborhood near Quail Springs Mall. No need to settle for either New York or Detroit-style pizza–now you can have both! Rendezvous Pizza is the result of Casey Klepper’s and Buck Warfield’s lifelong passion for pizza. Casey was born in the Bronx…
Read More >Farmers Grain Kitchen + Cellar
There’s no more fitting place than the historic Edmond Flour Mill to usher in a new era of regionally sourced cuisine. The downtown Edmond site, established in the early 1900s and later reopened as Farmers Grain, provided local farmers a means to market their wheat, corn, grains and poultry. As Edmond grew from a farming…
Read More >Aspen Coffee
With a coffee shop on every corner these days, you might think loyalty is a thing of the past. But at Aspen Coffee, Oklahoma’s first small-batch roaster, a ground-breaking approach and robust sense of community have fueled a 28-year coffee culture. In 1994, longtime friends Matt Johnston and Kelly Lyda tapped into the emerging coffee…
Read More >The Fried Taco
When you hear ‘taco,’ you may naturally think of Mexican food, but at The Fried Taco, a world of other tastes lights up the diverse menu. Heavy influences of tangy, bold Puerto Rican and Caribbean cuisine create the most exciting flavor combos of slow-simmered meats, house-made salsas, creamy sauces, crunchy slaws and more. In each…
Read More >Texlahoma BBQ
Leave it to a competition BBQ pitmaster with expert taste to level up the BBQ game in Oklahoma. Having lived in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, Brian Jones and his wife Jennifer sought to blend the best of the places they loved and bring Texas-style BBQ to the OKC Metro. Opening ‘Tex-La-Homa’ on Waterloo Rd. in…
Read More >Okie Grown Food Purees
What happens when an IT specialist, events coordinator and chef become neighbors? A brilliant food puree business is born, of course! Think smoothies, minus any chemicals or additives, with delicious fruit, veggie and meat combos in convenient 4-ounce squeeze pouches. Uber-organic (right down to the packaging), locally sourced, and naturally delicious, these powerful packets are…
Read More >Gabriella’s Italian Grill & Pizzeria
There’s something about long-standing traditions and recipes handed down through generations that are a staple in excellent Italian cuisine. Like, without the family secrets and vibrant personalities, the food just wouldn’t have the same depth and delicious appeal. It’s as if the story is part of the flavor, and you’re getting the inside scoop with…
Read More >Don’t Box Me In
Expanding Oklahoma’s Boxing Stance Seven years ago, an aspiring boxer asked a coach what she could do to become a better boxer. “Move out of Oklahoma,” was the answer. Fortunately, Stephanie Tolson sought to change that narrative rather than change her address. “The boxing community in Oklahoma is small,” Stephanie explains. “I had to travel…
Read More >Bricktown Brewery
Thirty years ago, Bricktown Brewery pioneered the craft beer movement in Oklahoma. Lobbying to make brewing and selling beer legal here, they proudly obtained the first federal license number for craft beer in the state of Oklahoma. Along with that monumental achievement came another – crafting a delicious menu of kicked-up comfort foods that surprise…
Read More >S&B’s Burger Joint
When you discover how much flavor a burger can pack, you must be at S&B’s Burger Joint. No cookie-cutter, one-bun-fits-all burgers here! This burger boss rocks a menu of seriously creative combos with their Classic Rock, Indie Rock, and Hard Rock selections. Nostalgic music videos and fun memorabilia give you a front-row seat to the…
Read More >Woodward Authentic Detroit Style Pizza
If you’ve been wondering where to find the most superb deep dish pizza, the answer is Detroit, MI. But thanks to two guys from Detroit who hated long, cold winters and moved to Oklahoma, you can now find this incredible pizza in Edmond. In March, Keith Kochan and Kyle Schultz opened Woodward Pizza at the…
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