Restaurants that changed the OKC landscape…

[citywokchinesefood]

For me Chef Black opening Flint and Vast was a pretty big deal for the Culinary scene in the Downtown area. It seemed to shift the area that people were going for upscale or finer dining. Now the business district has a lot of great places to eat. The Thunder and Devon building helped a lot with this, but Flint was the first place I really enjoyed eating at downtown.

He just about ran Flint and Vast to the ground and helped get the Williams and Associates contract terminated as a result of gross mismanagement. He has grown a lot as a chef and person, but you are lying to yourself if you think his stint at Flint and Vast was anything but an abject failure. The entire original management and culinary team ****ed that place up for years. It is honestly amazing that it is still open as that concept, and they did not rebrand it after that ****show.

[OkieBerto]

He just about ran Flint and Vast to the ground and helped get the Williams and Associates contract terminated as a result of gross mismanagement. He has grown a lot as a chef and person, but you are lying to yourself if you think his stint at Flint and Vast was anything but an abject failure. The entire original management and culinary team ****ed that place up for years. It is honestly amazing that it is still open as that concept, and they did not rebrand it after that ****show.

I just saw this comment and totally had more I can tell about the failure after the opening. I worked for the hotel during the closing of La Baguette and the transition over to the Williams and Assoc. group. It was one of the reasons I quit my job there and never really went back to Flint. That being said, I enjoyed the opening and learning about the creation of a restaurant. A few years back I went and they brought out a chicken breast that was not fully cooked and a burnt meatloaf. It is nice to see they changed it up and have brought the patio to life with a separate concept. I haven't been back yet to try the new concepts, but now I feel like I need to. Now that Coury Hospitality is back in control I am sure it will be great.

[OkieBerto]

Great video by Discover Oklahoma about the James Beard nominees that have come out of Oklahoma. I wish it had more of the Tulsa scene added, but they made a great video.

[Urbanized]

Which James Beard nominees have come out of Tulsa?

[OkieBerto]

Which James Beard nominees have come out of Tulsa?

2023-2024
Doctor Kustom, Alexandre Figueira
Farmbar, Lisa Becklund
Il Seme, Jordan Hawley
Mr. Kim's, Ben Alexander
Sans Murs, Paul Wilson
Nåtv, Broken Arrow, Jacque Siegfried

2022-2023
Basque, Anderw Donovan
Evelyn's, Wanda J. Armstrong
Oren, Matthew Amberg
Rendang & Co. Indonesian Bistro, Indri Bahar
Sisserou's, Eben Shillingford

2021-2022
Amelia's Wood Fired Cuisine, Kevin Snell

[Urbanized]

Thanks! Need to add those to the list for future visits to T-town.

[OkieBerto]

Thanks! Need to add those to the list for future visits to T-town.

You are welcome!

[OkieBerto]

Thanks! Need to add those to the list for future visits to T-town.

This weekend I made it out to Broken Arrow to try NATV. It was really good and at a reasonable price. They had bison and the best fry bread I have ever had.