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Next time you need to seek out the Chi-lango food truck. The kimchi fries are incredible as are the bulgogi tacos.

How come no one ever talks about the Mexican restaurants on Jefferson? I have had 2 wonderful meals there this past week at Mesa.

There is a new restaurant on Boston between Archer and Brady just across the tracks from downtown in the Brady district called Hey Mambo. Nice little Italian place, great design and good food. I liked the Center of the Universe Pizza. Scott from Hey Mambo Another place is Joe Mamas Pizza. And another place if you want a draft is McNellle's on First, a short walk from the PAC. My link THere is actually a lot of new things happening in downtown lately. I think Elote's is open till 11pm on weekends and if your there on the right evening they have Luchador wrestling. Elote

Ended up going to Everything German for lunch. A nice change of pace. Dinner last night was at Chef Point Cafe in Watauga.

Hey Richard, got a name and a location?

I will be judging BBQ at the Bedford Blues and BBQ event on Sunday. Any suggestions for treats for the tastebuds on Friday and Saturday? B,L, & D, I am open, i have a car and am somewhat familiar with the area. Have not been there for a year and am looking for new. I would prefer to stay on the Ft Worth side of the airport. I intend to try to get to the Kendall on Saturday afternoon for the Maya exhibit. Price wise, not a big deal, I love a good taco truck and have fond memories of splendid dinners at Lanny's. If Tei-An was in Ft Worth then I would be there for at least one meal. No BBQ because I will be getting to indulge in a 24 course tasting of some fine bbq at the event on Sunday. In terms of breakfast, someplace out of the ordinary, not really into diners anymore, am about burned out on those. Someplace with extraordinary pastries and good coffee would be nice. If you have never been a KCBS bbq judge I highly recommend that you check it out. It really is a 24 course tasting menu of all bbq by the time you finish. And you get to take some home, Bonus!!!!.

I have a new place in Tulsa for Sunday brunch, The Bluestone Steakhouse down in south Tulsa. Most excellent. Also, did I mention the find called Gomez y Compania, it is Peruvian and delicious. Just a small storefront with foods that I had never tasted before. Oh, also, Wolfgang Puck's Bistro is open, its okay, I will go there every so often. But I would rather spend my money at Bluestone.

You can find fry bread up here in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Most often it is served as Indian Tacos. They even have a National Indian Taco contest over in the Osage Nation at Pawhuska.

From my experiences with Golden Phoenix, it is best to go with a crowd, that way you can order and tastes several different dishes when you sit at one of the lazy susan tables. Some of my favorites are a combo of the crispy duck, crispy pork and bbq pork, then the salted squid, the green papaya salad with shrimp, the green beans, and several other choices, oh the crispy pork spring rolls, still warm and crispy with the cool vegetables and noodles when you bite into it, and make sure you use the dipping sauce, I pass on the peanut sauce.

That would of been KEO. It is on the south end of Center 1 on Peoria. For Scargo, I have been hearing of a new Peruvian place on the south side of Tulsa. 81st just east of Sheridan. Mi Tierra is the name and Brian has a review at tulsafoodblog. I am going to try to make it down there this week. I want to start with the ceviche. Another new place that has been great is Sproutz. It is on Harvard just south of the BA in the strip center with Steve's Sundries and Books. They make their own pastrami, corned beef and duck pastrami. My favorite thing so far is to get the lobster roll for lunch. Lots of lobster meet, a little bit if finely diced celery and hardly enough binder to hold it all together on an authentic New England roll that is toasted on both sides so it is still warm when you get it. This is a counter service place only. My suggestion is to go after 1pm, they get very busy at lunch with folks from all over the neighborhood. Also for Scargo, have you been to White River Fish Market yet. It is on N Sheridan near the airport. The best catfish, or any seafood almost in town. It isn't much to look at and during lunch they serve a LOT of people. You order at the counter. The food is fresh and excellent. You might have to share a table and possibly get to know some new people. When you order at the counter, they pull the fish from the counter in front of you to send to the kitchen. I always ask for extra hush puppies.

There are a couple of new places in Tulsa. Caramel on S Peoria in the Brookside area. Also a new vegetarian place, Cafe Samana, also on S Peoria. There is a new burger joint up on Greenwood next to the new Oneok Ballpark called Fat Guys Burgers. Several new places in the downtown area that I haven't tried yet, I have heard good things about the dining room at the newly remodeled Holiday Inn, I think the name of the restaurant is the Boulder Grill. The White Owl on 15th is a sort of late night fave of mine, sort of meaning I don't stay out as late as I used to. Have you tried the Ali Baba Mediterranian on 51st, some very nice Persian food. I understand from a good source that the dining room at the Gilcrease Museum has new management and the food and the service have greatly improved. Also, have you ever had the chicken fried steak at Brothers Houligan, the one on 15th street near the Broken Arrow freeway overpass. I am waiting on my friend Madeline to open her new place called Sprouts on Harvard in the same little strip center where Steve's Books and Sundrys is located. Have you ever had lunch at the lunch counter at Steve's?

Having grown up in Florida, chicken and waffles are not part of the food history of the state. I like chicken and waffles but it just was not part of the foods we ate growing up. Actually I had never heard of it until I left the state.

I just spent the night in Vicksburg and the restaurant the hotel sent me to was AWFUL. The name was something like Beechwood or some such. Awful. I had the hotel breakfast because I couldn't find anything interesting anywhere.

From reading the review of the Fearless Critic I don't see where it might be called just good. The review was pretty intriguing, positive and interesting and made Olivia sound like a definite go to restaurant.

Cochon and Emeril

Wouldn't the dining room at the Windsor Court Hotel be open. When I worked there we always served landmark numbers on Thanksgiving.

the one thing I don't like about Popeye's here in the midwest, no crawfish. Idiots. Otherwise I would go there a lot more often.

I found a blog with detailed instructions and pictures, I am so lost without pictures, about how to make a proper dish of migas. The Pioneer Woman has done an excellent job of creating this marvelous dish. What is the name of that restaurant she talks about?

Also, is it made by "Just Vegetable Company?" If so, I can get that here. Are they freeze-dried, or are they fried vegetable chip-like items? ← these are nothing like "Just Vegetable Company" products.

THe maids ate all the okra that I brought back from my last trip before I could even get a taste.

I enjoyed reading such a complete posting of everything I had to miss. I love my job but sometimes - .

This restaurant was named one of the top 10 best new restaurants in the USA by Bon Appetit. I will be in Austin this fall, should I seek a reservation now? Kent, what do you think?

Ronnie, thanks for the Bluestem pictures.

Kent, I make a salsa crudo to go over pasta. Chop up some fresh basil leaves, press a couple of cloves of garlic over top then do a large dice of fresh tomatoes juice and all over top of that. Give it a good drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of kosher salt, cover with some plastic wrap and let sit on the counter to marinate for a while. Cook your pasta and drain then immediately put the pasta back into the empty pot, pour the tomato mixture over that and toss only long enough to warm up the tomato/basil mixture, serve with a nice crisp romaine salad and a tasty bottle of wine, maybe a french rose. Don't forget your bread.

From looking at Mamagotcha's photos, Judy and Jen the soup looks so good, the focaccia and everything, what was the variety of tomatoes in the salad?