Rick Bayless: Oklahoma’s Own ‘Top Chef’

 By Michael W. Sasser

It might surprise ‘foodies’ and Food Network fans that famed chef Rick Bayless eats his family Thanksgiving meal cold, while standing in one of the brood’s Oklahoma City area kitchens.
    “I cook for Thanksgiving in Chicago, then take leftovers to my family in Oklahoma City,” said the Sooner-born Bayless. “We all pile the leftovers on the counter, make plates, eat it cold while standing up. We talk and remember the day. There are usually around 25 people there.”
 

THE “STARS AND STRIKES” CELEBRITY WEEKEND

By Darl DeVault  

While his television acting career is the hottest ever, Mark Harmon still brings his celebrity baseball team to Oklahoma each year to raise money for children’s charities in what has now become an exclusive appearance. Why do the Mark Harmon Bombers participate in a weekend of fun and fundraising? For the same reason they started coming nine years ago: an insider and now Oklahoman, Michael Wright, MD, asked them to come.

A CHANGING OF THE GUARD TAKES PLACE IN OKLAHOMA

Bud Elder

Change. Like death and taxes, it’s inevitable. And, in Oklahoma City, two very popular and effective leaders in the business and arts communities are going on, as they say, to “bigger and better.” distinctly OKLAHOMA would like to salute these two stewards of their respective concerns, while also introducing their successors, poised to take their opportunities to the next level.

Blake Griffin: Living Monument of Team over Self

David Althouse

Blake Griffin stands as a unique phenomenon among today’s high-profile athletes, proudly and unapologetically setting an example of humility and high-caliber sportsmanship for his legions of young followers.