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Having already made considerable progress on the building, a few more renovations are needed, and the restaurant should be ready to open in a few weeks. Read more

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“I am just so excited about what the Thunder is doing for the overall community of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area,” Warfel said. “It’s binding people together in a way that has not really happened in this town. I was somewhat skeptical of Mick Cornett’s big league city but it has truly come to pass. Read more

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Some people call grilling direct cooking because the food is placed directly on the heat source. This is the preferred method for foods requiring shorter cook times like chicken, burgers, seafood, and even fruit. Don’t overlook vegetables as a grilling option but try to skewer like veggies. Read more

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Manager Tim Heatley runs the restaurant for his owner aunt and uncle, Dana and Paul Fitzke. They are not newbies to the Boom-a-rang Diner chain having opened their first franchise in 2008 in Blanchard. Since then they have added locations in Mustang, Purcell, Pauls Valley, Marlow and Choctaw. Read more

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Lupe Lovin is telepathic. She even knew one of the takeout orders would consist of quesadillas. Actually their takeout clientele is so consistent they just give her a name and she has a ticket for them on her bulletin board with their regular order posted. Read more

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Her dad received a four-day notice from General Motors to report to work in Oklahoma City when she was just 16 years old. Voila! A transplanted Oklahoman just like that with deep Oklahoma roots now. She only gets homesick for California on the hot days here; she longs for the beach and the ocean breezes in Huntington Beach, Calif. Read more

by Eastword Staff
Spiwak bought Chequers in December 2000 and then hired David Long away from Redrock Canyon Grill, on Lake Hefner. He was working under Chef Brad Johnson, well-known executive chef, which gave Long some great training. Long runs the Chequers kitchen with two other front line cooks and Spiwak fills in wherever he is needed. Read more

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“I got my first Don’s Alley paycheck in 1971 while I was in junior high. I worked summers and did dishes and helped on Sundays while I was in Kerr Junior High and Del City High School,” he recalled. “Everybody (in the family) has worked here except Joe. Read more

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In 1983 Mike Murphy, Sr. opened Express-O-Stop and ran the business until 1987 with his son, Mike Murphy, Jr. Then Mike, Jr. took his culinary skills to Harrah in the form of Michael’s Family Restaurant in 1988, but came back to Express-O-Stop in 1991, and finally bought the restaurant from his dad in 1999. Read more

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Jim Dolezel runs on only one speed: fast. He has to, to keep up with restaurant trends and track meets. He has blended the two as a fine art. Dolezel, who hails from Michigan, served a stint in Vietnam in 1971 where he determined “If I ever get out of here nothing will ever be this hard again. Read more

by Tim Farley
Discover Oklahoma host and Jones resident Jenifer Reynolds, foreground, smiles as Choctaw High School cheerleaders and patrons at Charlie’s Sports Grill yell from the background during a taping of the show Feb. 22. Discover Oklahoma was taped at the Choctaw restaurant after winning a Facebook contest on “Your Favorite Place to Watch a Thunder Game. Read more

by Tim Farley
The story of Old Germany Restaurant, 15920 SE 29th in Choctaw, is well known in Eastern Oklahoma County, and the entire state. In fact, the restaurant has been featured in numerous publications, and is highly recommended on several dining Web sites, including travelok. Read more

by Tim Farley

The Midwest City Elks Lodge 1890 will host a Valentine’s comedy-murder mystery dinner and silent auction Saturday, Feb. 11 at the lodge, 8635 SE 15th.

Doors open at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 with the performance of “Gone” With the Wine at 7:15.

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by Tim Farley
Following are Thanksgiving recipes provided by second grade students at Barnes Elementary. Students provided the ingredients and the preparation and cooking directions. Read more

by Tim Farley
After 10 years of operating his own restaurant company, Jeff Havern remains as passionate as ever. Read more