Rocky Horror at The Boom: Dinner, Dancing and a Time Warp on 39th Street
A night inside The Boom’s interactive Rocky Horror Picture Show in Oklahoma City’s 39th Street District, with live performers, audience callbacks, dinner theater energy and a sold-out Halloween-season crowd.
Cowboy Travel Plaza Is the Oklahoma Gas Station With a Petting Zoo and a Pirate Ship
Cowboy Travel Plaza in Orlando, Oklahoma is an I-35 travel stop with fuel, Smokey Pokey barbecue, a petting zoo, an indoor pirate ship, an arcade and western roadside oddities.
Just Wafflin’ Turns Stillwater Breakfast Into a Three-Syrup Situation
Just Wafflin’ in Stillwater, Oklahoma serves sweet and savory waffles, chicken and waffles, steak and eggs, and its house Waffle Sauce at 211 E McElroy Road.
Red Rooster Is a 1937 OKC Tavern That Grew Up Without Getting Stuffy
Red Rooster in Oklahoma City is a revived 1937 neighborhood tavern near Paseo with cocktails, local-sourced comfort food, dinner, happy hour, and Sunday brunch.
Sushi Neko Still Holds Down Western Avenue, and Mondays Give Back
Sushi Neko in Oklahoma City has served sushi on Western Avenue since 1997. Here is what we ordered, what stood out, and how Monday dinner can help support local charities.
Squid Game: Survive the Trials at Netflix House Dallas Is Way Harder Than It Looks
Field notes from Squid Game: Survive the Trials at Netflix House Dallas, a 60-minute competitive attraction at Galleria Dallas with five games, wristband scoring, leaderboards, and real pressure.
I Went to Pinata Store in OKC for Garlic, Not a Piñata
A field note from Pinata Store in Oklahoma City’s Farmers Market District, where I bought garlic cloves to try growing at home from a small produce shop near the historic public market.
Finally Catching Nic’s Grill Without the Line
A field note from Nic’s Grill in Oklahoma City, the tiny burger counter on N Pennsylvania known for thick onion burgers, fries, limited seating, cash-only service, and its Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives appearance.
Buc-ee’s Denton Is a Giant Gas Station, a Roadside Attraction, and Maybe Oklahoma’s Future
A look at Buc-ee’s Denton off I-35E, from brisket and Beaver Nuggets to the bronze beaver photo stop, plus what Oklahoma City’s proposed Buc-ee’s could mean.
Pho Cuong Is the Little Green House on Classen I Keep Coming Back To
Pho Cuong Restaurant on N Classen in Oklahoma City’s Asian District is a casual Vietnamese soup house known for giant pho bowls, fresh spring rolls and broth worth returning for.