Its 4th of July this Sunday, so it only felt right to talk about food that we eat on America's birthday!

Also - what's the difference between a Spring Roll and Egg Roll?

Favorite things we ate this week:

Josh - Caesar Salad at Empire Slice House

Cristina - Pizza at Gusto

Nabeel - Avocado Salmon Spring Roll at The Other Room

We are back at it again! TWO new co-hosts, renewed energy, same mission - talking about the amazing food in Oklahoma City. On this episode we get to know the two wonderful people joining me on this quest, Josh and Cristina. What makes them go back for seconds?

Sando.itchi is a unique pop-up restaurant serving Japanese Sandos, a sandwich in delicious milk bread. We get a chance to chat with Keith about this concept, its history, inspiration, and their stint in OKC. If you missed out on trying one, they extended their stay for 1 MORE WEEK! Make sure to log on to their website at 5pm on Sunday (6/20) to secure your sando!

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Energy FC’s keepers – CJ Cochran & Cody Laurendi join us this week to talk about their favorite eats in Oklahoma City and of course a little football! We also have a special giveaway – listen to the episode or check out or instagram to see how you can win tickets to Energy FC’s final home game of the season!

Alex joins us this week to talk about Notorious P.I.E. – a great, colorful pizza joint in Norman. We talk about some of our favorite eats as well as some things that make Notorious stand out from other places around Oklahoma.

This week we play a little catch up. We talk about some of the food highlights during our brief time off air. Some of the best things we ate and some successful cooking adventures.

Chef Shelby Sieg, Beat Bobby Flay Champion joins us in the studio to talk about a new concept in the Plaza District. Lua, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant offering small-plates, seasonal wines and cold beers in the heart of Oklahoma City’s Plaza District.

Benjamin Nockels with Waytable joins me this week to talk about this great organizations. Waytable’s goals is to feed local workers who are fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis and support local restaurants that are struggling to stay open in the midst of nationwide ‘shelter-in-place’ orders. Learn more about Waytable and how you can help on this episode.

Learn more about this fantastic program thanks to Capital Distributing, S&B’s Burger Joints & Henry Hudsons Pub! I am joined by Leah & Kelli to learn more about how the Food For Crews program works. 

I am joined by Edible Excellence (Logan) and Take A Bite OK (Phi), while we practice social distancing. Our conversation revolves around whats happening in the restaurant industry, how they are responding to the crisis and what WE, as Oklahomans (and food lovers) can do to support them. We also cover specials restaurants our offering, our favorite take out spots and a few simple things you can do to to support your favorite local restaurant. … Continue readingEp 55: #okloveslocal w/ Edible Excellence & Take A Bite OK