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Create the Craic

Kenny Wagoner has been involved in the art of food since a young age. At 13, he was already learning the ropes at fish and chip shops and pubs in his hometown of Dublin. In the early ’80s, Wagoner and...

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The Boss of Bodean

Tulsa born and bred, chef Jared Chamberlain has generations of culinary skills in his genes – and he’s not fighting the family tradition. Both his mother and grandmother owned and ran restaurants in...

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Spicing up the State

Though Patrick Williams, executive chef at Oklahoma City’s Vast and Flint restaurants, hails from Kansas, his food is rooted in the Sooner State. “People don’t always know what the flavors of Oklahoma...

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Taking Pride in His Work

Alex Fuentes, culinary manager at Redrock Canyon Grill in Tulsa, has worked in restaurants since moving to the United States in the early ’90s, but his favorite memory – and best advice – is from...

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The Maestro of Meat

Jonas Favela, executive chef and operator of Meat Market Refectory, is no stranger to the Oklahoma City restaurant scene. With credentials like his, he could be … should be … the maestro of meat....

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Sonny Sides of Life

For nearly three decades, Dalesandro’s Italian Cuisine has been more than a place to find genuine Italian food. With one-family ownership and a carefully curated menu of generational recipes, the...

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In the Driver’s Seat

With a name like Mary Eddy’s Kitchen x Lounge, today’s must-eat place in Oklahoma City, one might think that Mary is quite the restaurateur. But the actual driver of this eatery, found inside the old...

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From A to VZD

Eric K. Smith, executive chef and managing partner at VZD’s, the Crown Room and Sara Sara Cupcakes, pretty much always knew his life would take the foodie footpath. “I knew since I was 10 or 12 that I...

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A Bright Disposition

Aly Cunningham of Happy Plate Concepts, parent company of Sunnyside Diner in Oklahoma City, worked her way to the top without the title of chef. But her recipe for success is clear: one part fresh,...

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Refusing to be Cornered

When Melissa Aust, executive chef of Stella Modern Italian Cuisine, runs specials, they’re called “additions”… because everything at the restaurant is special, she says. The woman donning the tallest...

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A Servant’s Heart

He’s a Navy man, and his arms ripple with muscles and tattoos. He looks like a tough competitor. Ben Alexander, executive chef of the Tavern, is a fighter, but conflict and competition aren’t what he’s...

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A Culinary Coat of Arms

Saying that chef Kurt Fleischfresser is a part of the Oklahoma City food scene seems borderline insincere. What may be better to say is that Fleischfresser, for decades, has been a culinary machine,...

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