Some of Oklahoma City s earliest famous restaurants included a side of gambling, bootlegging and mayhem. Cattlemen s Cafe changed hands by a roll of the dice one Christmas. In more recent years, establishments like O Mealey s and Adair s positioned the city s identity as a unique, groundbreaking culinary hub. The city became known as the Cafeteria Capital thanks to the revolutionary approach of a diminutive Kansas woman named Anna Maude Smith. Beverly s Chicken-in-the-Rough became a national fried-chicken franchise two decades before Harland Sanders sold his first drumstick. And world-renowned chef Rick Bayless first learned to cook at his parents barbecue restaurant in south Oklahoma City. Join author Dave Cathey as he dishes on these delectable stories and more."

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 210 | Publication Date: 2016-12-05