Taste of the City

Thursday March 28 | 4 - 9 pm River Spirit Casino Resort Ballroom

A night of cooking, shopping, entertainment, and more!

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S2 Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TASTE OF THE CITY EVENT GUIDE

APPETIZER

Line Up 5:30 Miranda Kaiser

Idiot Proof Shrimp with Leah’s Lentils

TULSA WORLD

Celebrity Chefs MirandaKaiser Chef-owner of Cosmo Cafe and Laffa Medi-Eastern Bar & Restaurant Chef Miranda Kaiser went to culinary school in the UK and has worked in the culinary world for years. In 1988, she went to Israel for what was supposed to be three months. There, she met her husband, Philip Kaiser, who is from Tulsa.

The couple opened the first internet bar in Israel in downtown Jerusalem.

They opened Cosmo Cafe & Bar in 2004 in south Tulsa. Cosmo later moved to Brookside. And in 2012, they opened Laffa Medi-Eastern Bar & Restaurant in downtown Tulsa.

Nico Albert Executive chef at Duet

6:00 Nico Albert

Spring Vegetable “Pho”

Chef Nico Albert is a self-taught veteran of many of Tulsa’s favorite kitchens, including the Brasserie and Lucky’s on Cherry Street. After leaving professional cooking for a two-year foray into craft cocktail bartending, Albert returned to the kitchen as executive chef at MixCo Bar, featuring unconventional interpretations of classic pub food. Now leading the culinary team as executive chef at the downtown Tulsa restaurant and jazz club Duet, Albert draws heavily on her Acadian and Native American heritage, as well as her affinity for indigenous Mexican and New Orleanian culture and cuisine.

DESSERT

MAIN COURSE

Brian Green Chef de cuisine at Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co.

6:30 Brian Green

Early Spring Picci Pasta

7:00 Trevor Tack

Braised Pork

7:30 Alfredo Zuniga

Mamey Tart

8:00 Zach Curren

Lemon Possets with Berries

A Midwesterner through and through, chef Brian Green was born and raised in St. Louis. After earning a degree in culinary arts, Green began working under his mentor, chef Cary McDowell, at Wolfgang Puck in St. Louis. With dreams of working in a renowned New York kitchen, he spent a year at chef Kevin Nashan’s Sidney Street Cafe to hone his fine-dining skills before heading north.

He then moved to New York to work at Cafe Boulud as chef de partie and later as the savory pastry chef at Dominique Ansel. After a cross-country move to Napa, California, to open the kitchen at B Cellars Vineyard and Cellars, St. Louis called Green back home. Returning to work under Nashan, Green served as sous chef at Peacemaker Lobster & Crab for the past two years. He moved to Oklahoma to work alongside Nashan to bring the coastal-Acadian cuisine of Peacemaker to Tulsa.

Trevor Tack Executive chef of McNellie’s Group restaurants Born and raised in Oklahoma, chef Trevor Tack began his culinary endeavors while attending Oklahoma State University. Before becoming executive chef of the McNellie’s Group of restaurants, which includes The Tavern, Yokozuna, Dilly Diner and the group’s namesake, McNellie’s, he was executive chef at the iconic Bodean Seafood Restaurant. He has also worked as executive chef at SoChey Jazz Café, Main Street Tavern in Broken Arrow and R Bar & Grill in Brookside. Tack started his career in Tulsa at the Chalkboard, where he worked under the late Paul Caplinger. He also had stints at Stonehorse Café and Dalesandro’s. His cooking can best be described as having a focus on seasonality, sustainability and blending regional and international fare with classic technique.

Afredo Zuniga Gathering Place, Chef de Cuisine Gathering Place Chef de Cuisine Alfredo Zuniga leads the culinary team as Chef de Cuisine for Vista at Gathering Place, the park’s elevated casual restaurant in ONEOK Boathouse. Originally from CD Juarez, Mexico, Alfredo finds inspiration by bringing people of different backgrounds and cultures together around food.

Zach Curren Owner-chef of Trenchers Delicatessen Chef Zach Curren is the owner, executive chef and baker at Trenchers Delicatessen, a lively eatery on Harvard Avenue where the sandwich is king.

Trenchers roasts and smokes its deli meats and makes its breads, pastries, desserts, condiments and deli case selections. He loves building all the pieces of the sandwiches — from the meat to the breads — from scratch. Curren was raised in a restaurant family and his parents, Tuck and Kate Curren, own longtime favorite Biga and the recently opened Duet, a jazz club and restaurant where Nico Albert is executive chef. He and his wife, Melinda, own Trenchers and Shades of Brown coffee shop in Brookside.

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TASTE OF THE CITY EVENT GUIDE

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 S3

Sample Tables Noveau Chocolates

T1

Sushi Hana

T2

Take 2

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Bobby-O's T4 Bravos Mexican Grill

T5

Albert G's BBQ

T6

Sweet Boutique

T7

Rendang Indonesian Bistro

T8

Ted's Café Escondido

T9

Fresa Fusion Kitchen

T10

La Madeleine

T11

Foundations by Platt College T12 Hotel Indigo

T13

Ruth's Chris Steak House

T14

Rose Rock Microcreamery

T15

On the Border Mexican Grill

T16

Wanda J’s

T17

Oklahoma Toffee

T18

Glacier Bean to Bar

T19 Coming Soon:

River Spirit Casino Resort

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TASTE OF THE CITY EVENT GUIDE

S4 Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TULSA WORLD

Vendors Celebrity Attractions

B1

Re-Bath B3

GIVEAWAYS A New Leaf Floral Centerpiece

TULSA WORLD/ RAFFLE TABLE

B4

Restaurant Equipment & Supply

B5

Vibrant Skin Andy’s Frozen Custard Key Plus Broadcasting, LLC.

Fab Lab Original Tulsa Cutting Board Bruce G Weber Diamond Dive

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White House Mansion

B21

Bella’s House

B22

Design By Jewelee

B23

Sprouts Farmers Market

B24

Garden Deva

B30

Coolgreens

B31

Euromart B32

OkieSpice Oklahoma Gift Basket

B33

Grigsby’s B34 World Travel

B41

Metro Diner

B42

Tulsa Tech

B40

Nothing Bundt Cakes

B48

Nothing Bundt Cakes One free “Bundlets” per month for a year Coupon

2 Angels Products

B50

Celebrity Attractions 2 Tickets to Waitress

Crystal Prairie Certified Grass Fed Beefalo Meat Gift Card

Hasty-Bake Hasty-Bake Oven

Sadie J’s

B51

Tulsa Botanic Garden

B52

A New Leaf

B53

Black Wallsteet

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Costco B61 LA Custom Cuffs

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Pinot’s Palette

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VALET PARKING GARAGE GUEST PARKING GARAGE VALET DROP-OFF HOTEL CONNECTOR

HOTEL LOBBY

Access covered parking garage via North Casino Drive/83rd Street entrance.

Park on floors 2-6 Use elevators to access hotel connector walkway to hotel lobby.

ESCALATORS TO BALLROOMS

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