(5952,1,'2011-02-21 09:45:00','2011-02-21 14:45:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/\">I\'m a big fan of the burger</a>.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket, Stilton and mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectID=274&articleID=20110127_457_WK9_CUTLIN983935\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my snow-day jonesin\' for paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nNo reason to dirty up two towels, after all.\r\n\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12am; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','publish','open','open','','brady-tavern-burger-love','','http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/','2011-02-28 11:28:21','2011-02-28 16:28:21','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5952',0,'post','',12),(7720,1,'2011-04-18 06:04:27','2011-04-18 12:04:27','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/route-66-tulsa/brooksideroute66/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6798\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/BrooksideRoute66.jpg\" alt=\"Brookside Motel Route 66\" title=\"Brookside Motel Route 66\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6798\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo shot at <a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/redbud.htm\">Redbud Valley Nature Preserve</a>.</em>','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-29','','','2011-04-18 06:04:27','2011-04-18 12:04:27','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(7146,1,'2011-03-16 22:54:14','2011-03-17 04:54:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2128\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/ncaa-tournament-things-to-do-in-tulsa-parking-restaurants/bokcenter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2128\" title=\"BOK Center Downtown Events Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/BOKCenter-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"BOK Center Downtown Events Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/tulsa-police-ready-ncaa-tournament/nzh9/\">Between 70,000-100,000 visitors are headed for downtown Tulsa this weekend for the second and third rounds of the NCAA Tournament at the BOK Center</a>.\r\n\r\nTranslation? We\'ve got company! Like any good hostess would do, I put together this resource of things to do, places to see, stuff to eat and parties to hit for our weekend visitors to Tulsa. I wanted to offer hacks for parking and getting around, too. The goal is to squeeze every last drop of awesomeness and fun out of a short trip to our city.\r\n\r\nHere are the goods. Tulsans, feel free to add to these in the comments.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>In case you don\'t yet have tickets to the NCAA Tournament</strong>. Tickets are $237 each and provide a reserved seat for six games played in three sessions. Each ticket is an all-session ticket. Single-session tickets hit the box office this morning at $79 each. This event is an expected sell-out, so if you don\'t have tickets and want to go to the tournament, get \'em now.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free NCAA practice rounds</strong>. Don\'t have the skrill or the schedule to make the games this weekend? Check out the free practice rounds that get started at the BOK Center Thursday at noon. Find free parking in the Civic Center Parkade, just southwest of the BOK Center. \r\n\r\n<strong>That Giant Tent Across the Street: Downtown Basketball Bash</strong>. Don\'t have tickets to the game, or just looking for something to do between match-ups? Check out the 14,000-square-foot Downtown Basketball Bash tent just across the street from the BOK Center. Inside will be eight 70-inch HD TVs, beer from McNellie\'s and food from Mazzio\'s and Rib Crib. Live music starts every day at 6pm with acts like Travis Kidd, the Red Dirt Rangers, Dante and the Hawks and Brandon Clark. Hours at the tent are Friday, 10am-2am; Saturday, 4pm-2am; Sunday, 11am-4pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Road closures and downtown parking map</strong>. Expect road closures both in the Blue Dome and Arena Districts Thursday, thanks to the overlap of the NCAA events and Tulsa\'s epic St. Patrick\'s Day celebrations. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/media/156031/downtownstpatrickday2011.pdf\">Get a map of the St. Patrick\'s Day road closures in downtown Tulsa here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Color-coded shuttle buses.</strong> A system of color-coded, district-specific buses will be circulating through downtown, Brookside and Cherry Street over the course of the tournament weekend. <a href=\"http://ww3.tulsachamber.com/upload/file/TSC/NCAA%20Fan%20Shuttle%20Map2.pdf\">Here\'s a map for which shuttle to catch and where</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day parties and stuff to do</strong>. Tulsans love St. Patrick\'s Day, and we totally blow it out of proportion each and every year both in our Blue Dome District downtown as well as on historic Cherry Street, which is about two miles south of the zaniness downtown. Since we\'d love to party with you, here\'s <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/\">a list of Tulsa\'s biggest St. Patrick\'s Day shindigs</a>. For those of you who brought your kiddos along for the trip, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/\">here are some kid-friendly ways to celebrate St. Pat\'s in Tulsa</a>. And if you\'re just looking for a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/where-to-eat-and-drink-in-tulsa-this-st-patricks-day-parking-tipsy-tow/\">restaurants and bars offering St. Patrick\'s Day-inspired food and drink, there\'s a TDT list for that, too</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Things to do in Tulsa this weekend</strong>. Every Friday morning at 5 a.m. a post appears here at TashaDoesTulsa.com detailing everything that\'s worth doing around Tulsa between then and when the alarm goes off on Monday morning, and this weekend will certainly be no different. Hear and see snippets of what\'s usually a batch of several dozen events on Friday morning starting at 6:10 (and through 8:10 on the 10s and 40s) on the <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/s/krmgmorningnews/\">KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley</a>, as well as on <a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/content/daybreak/default.aspx\">FOX 23 Daybreak</a> at about 8:30am.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food Guy\'s Tourney Traveler\'s Guide to Tulsa\'s Manly Food</strong>. For a guide to every kind of sports lover-worthy food we have here in Tulsa, from pizza and BBQ to burgers and food with a spicy kick, check out <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodguy.com/blog/\">the Tulsa Food Guy\'s Tourney Traveler\'s Guide to Tulsa\'s Manly Food</a>. The guy is funny and the tips are solid.\r\n\r\n<strong>Info on Tulsa restaurants and free and family-friendly things to do</strong>. Check out these resources:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/\">Tasha Does Tulsa: Tulsa Restaurants</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/kids-and-families/\">Tasha Does Tulsa: Kiddo and Family-Friendly Things To Do</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/free-stuff-to-do/\">Tasha Does Tulsa: Free Things To Do in Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/attractions/\">Tasha Does Tulsa: Attractions</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/\">My very prolific pals over at Tulsa Food</a> (where you  can find reviews of the best Tulsa restaurants by region)</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.thislandpress.com/\">Oklahoma stories at This Land Press</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTulsans! Help our visitors out. Where do you think our out-of-town guests should go to experience Tulsa this weekend? ','NCAA Tournament visitors! Here are some tips for things to see and do in Tulsa. Plus, parking and transportation hacks.','Tulsans! Help our visitors out. Where do you think our out-of-town guests should go to experience Tulsa this weekend? ','inherit','open','open','','6777-revision-27','','','2011-03-16 22:54:14','2011-03-17 04:54:14','',6777,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6777-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(7876,1,'2011-04-27 18:59:06','2011-04-28 00:59:06','Leaf Cluster necklace from Gleeful Peacock\r\nhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/67377292/leaf-cluster-long-necklace-in-turquoise\r\n<img src=\"http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.214179610.jpg\"/>\r\n$26\r\n\r\nCopper and Turquoise Swirls Earrings\r\nhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/63180043/copper-and-turquoise-swirls-earrings\r\n<img src=\"http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.197590891.jpg\"/>\r\n$14\r\n\r\nRobot Pocket Watch Necklace\r\nhttp://www.etsy.com/listing/66231541/robot-pocket-watch-necklace\r\n<img src=\"http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.209488718.jpg\"/>\r\n$35\r\n\r\nYellow and Turquoise Adjustable Ring\r\n<img src=\"http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.222848136.jpg\"/>\r\n$9\r\n\r\nUnicorn Locket by Sunshine and Carousels\r\n<img src=\"http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.192889988.jpg\"/>\r\n$28\r\n\r\nMom Necklace from The Vintage Pearl\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7836\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7836\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Picture-11.png\" alt=\"From The Vintage Pearl Tulsa Oklahoma http://www.thevintagepearl.com/\" title=\"From The Vintage Pearl Tulsa Oklahoma http://www.thevintagepearl.com/\" width=\"403\" height=\"505\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7836\" /></a>\r\n$28\r\n\r\n<h3>Home and More</h3>\r\n\r\nCustom Coffee Mug from Audrey Ecclectic\r\n\r\n$18\r\n\r\nFlowers from <a href=\"http://www.mrsdehavens.com/aboutus.html?source=header\">Mrs. DeHaven\'s</a>\r\n\r\nVaries\r\n\r\nMommy & Me Tea\r\n\r\nLulu\'s owner Preeti Waas is hosting the first-ever Mommy & Me Tea at her bakery/cafe the Saturday before Mother\'s Day. Look for tea, goodies and crafts, as well as door prizes from area retailers like Figaro\'s Salon, The Vintage Pearl, Nielsen\'s Gifts and more. All are encouraged to dress in their Sunday best. A separate nursery area will be provided for the really little kiddos. <a href=\"https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=dipn88cab&oeidk=a07e3rtk2ajc7313f53&oseq=a0212tgh88ie6x\">Learn more and register here</a>. \r\n','Local Mothers Day Gifts','','inherit','open','open','','7820-revision-14','','','2011-04-27 18:59:06','2011-04-28 00:59:06','',7820,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7820-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(5943,1,'2011-02-15 22:50:21','2011-02-16 04:50:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\r\n\r\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\r\n\r\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\r\n\r\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\r\n\r\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','Sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing anywhere but at home.','private','open','open','','second-offices-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:28:07','2011-07-10 17:28:07','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5943',0,'post','',2),(5944,1,'2011-02-15 22:49:28','2011-02-16 03:49:28','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby&#039;s Grill\" title=\"Gatsby&#039;s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3103\" /></a>\n\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\n\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\n\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\n\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\n\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision','','','2011-02-15 22:49:28','2011-02-16 03:49:28','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5945,1,'2011-02-15 22:50:21','2011-02-16 03:50:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\r\n\r\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\r\n\r\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\r\n\r\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\r\n\r\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision-2','','','2011-02-15 22:50:21','2011-02-16 03:50:21','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5946,1,'2011-02-15 22:59:06','2011-02-16 03:59:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\n\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\n\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\n\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\n\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','Sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing anywhere but at home.','inherit','open','open','','5943-autosave','','','2011-02-15 22:59:06','2011-02-16 03:59:06','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5947,1,'2011-02-15 22:50:21','2011-02-16 03:50:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\r\n\r\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\r\n\r\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\r\n\r\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\r\n\r\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision-3','','','2011-02-15 22:50:21','2011-02-16 03:50:21','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5948,1,'2011-02-15 22:56:57','2011-02-16 03:56:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\r\n\r\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\r\n\r\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\r\n\r\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\r\n\r\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','Sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing anywhere but at home.','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision-4','','','2011-02-15 22:56:57','2011-02-16 03:56:57','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4589,1,'2010-12-16 21:56:52','2010-12-17 02:56:52','<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/21nwGIa745I?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/21nwGIa745I?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nThere are a few ways to warm up on a cold Oklahoma night. You could don some crazy-looking winter head gear and go for a jog. You could lug in some wood from outside, drag the dirt through the house and spend 20 minutes trying to light a fire. \n\nOr, you could learn to salsa dance. \n\nGet the details on the Christmas Salsa Ball on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-christmas-salsa-ball-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p> ','Babysitter Worthy: Christmas Salsa Ball','There are a few ways to warm up on a cold Oklahoma night. You could don some crazy-looking winter head gear and go for a jog. You could lug in some wood from outside, drag the dirt through the house and spend 20 minutes trying to light a fire. Or, you could learn to salsa dance. ','inherit','open','open','','4560-revision-2','','','2010-12-16 21:56:52','2010-12-17 02:56:52','',4560,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4560-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5942,1,'2011-02-15 14:27:40','2011-02-15 19:27:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"FREE SNOW by okbeatnik, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/5431489421/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5431489421_abc8b1c094.jpg\" alt=\"FREE SNOW\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\nPerfect for your Tuesday afternoon: some distraction in the form of relevant local links.\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://newsok.com/tulsa-mayor-defends-response-to-blizzard/article/3540918\">Tulsa leaders say response to the blizzard that paralyzed Green Country earlier this month was lacking</a>, according to NewsOK.com. What do you think?</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Tulsa-Woman-Found-Dead-In-Home-For-2-Months/k6arw4q0OU29tTFB6thz-A.cspx\">A really good reason to check on your friends and neighbors if you haven\'t seen them in more than two months</a> - from Fox23.com.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/expanded-menu-new-dining-room-at-restaurant-mi-tierra\">Because you\'ve always wanted to know what that Peruvian restaurant Mi Tierra at 81st and Sheridan is all about</a> - from TulsaFood.com</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/02/14/2011/phil-and-miranda-kaiser/\">A colorfully candid interview with Cosmo Cafe\'s Miranda and Philip Kaiser</a> - ThisLandPress.com</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2011/02/15/tulsa-tuesday-popular-movies-in-oklahoma/\">The most popular videos streamed from Netflix in Oklahoma</a> (plus, why it\'s actually kinda cool that John Sullivan sleeps in his office) - TheLostOgle.com</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.thatsbaloney.com/2011/02/what-do-michael-jackson-and-moobs-have.html\">What do Michael Jackson and moobs have in common?</a> Local blogger Jonni Baloney asks this important question.</li>\n	<li></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.mommyhatescooking.com/2011/02/slow-cooker-lemon-pepper-chicken.html\">I\'m making this for dinner this week</a> - from MommyHatesCooking.com</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/2011/02/making-balls.html\">The one in which health and fitness blogger Kate Huggins writes about balls</a> - Fat Ass to Fit Ass</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://redforkhippie.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/pet-peeve/\">Why Tulsa shouldn\'t be so obsessed with providing more entertainment for unmarried twentysomethings</a> - Red Fork State of Mind</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/notes/tulsa-city-county-library/the-future-of-public-transportation-in-tulsa/486255012005\">The future of public transportation in Tulsa</a> - weigh in with your opinions and insights this Thursday, Central Library, 6pm.</li>\n</ul>\n<em> </em>\n\n<em>Photo submitted to <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa\">the Tasha Does Tulsa Flickr group</a> by <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/\">okbeatnik</a></em>','Some Local Links','','inherit','open','open','','5885-revision','','','2011-02-15 14:27:40','2011-02-15 19:27:40','',5885,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5885-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5940,1,'2011-02-15 13:26:05','2011-02-15 18:26:05','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nWhen the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world. There\'s all that stuff to carry around wherever you go, not to mention the one or more wiggle wizards a parent has to attempt to bathe and clothe and wrangle into a vehicle. There\'s all of this to do and by a certain time or else out comes the stink eye, the bane of the existence of the chronically tardy (read: practically all parents of young children).\r\n\r\nPlus, the cost of museum admission, afternoons at the movies and playdates at the local bounce house warehouse can add up, and quick.\r\n\r\nHave no fear, Tulsa parents. Storytime at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a> is here.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nMy favorite perk of storytime at the libraries in our area? They\'re free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nSecond, they come in a variety of times, locations and formats. There\'s bound to be a combination of these three variables that suits you and your kids.\r\n\r\nWhile my son and I are usually conoisseurs of the pajama storytime (we like the one held at the Herman &amp; Kate Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, held usually at around 7pm once a week or so), we woke up one day and decided we wanted to try storytime in a different flavor. The 10am at Hardesty Regional Library, just north of the Creek Turnpike off of Memorial Drive, sounded perfect.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nI love the storytime room at Hardesty. It\'s like being in a crazy, painted animal world, and I mean that in a really, really good way. Half the fun of storytime in that room for my son is pointing out and naming the animals and objects depicted on the walls.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0703/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5928  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\n\"Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy?\"\r\n\r\n\"Uh, yeah? I\'m listening.\"\r\n\r\n\"There\'s a BUTTERFLY over there.\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5927\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0702/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5927  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nNever mind how he attempts to get my attention when it\'s urgently needed. If you\'re ever looking for a show featuring intense drama and aerobatics, that\'s when you\'ll find it.\r\n\r\nStorytime at Tulsa libraries isn\'t about sitting Indian-style in a circle, listening to an adult read a book while attempting to remain quiet as a mouse a la what I remember from first grade. Yeah, there is a part where a grown-up reads to the kids from a book, but there\'s also other fun stuff to do, like sing songs, watch an impromptu puppet show, play games, act out scenes from the book with silk scarves and, best of all, bubble blowing.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5929\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0715/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5929  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nParents are welcome to participate, too. Which works out really well for me, because I love bubbles. And songs. And silk scarves.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5930\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0723/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5930  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0723.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nAnd stickers, too, but I didn\'t ask for one this time. You know, just because. Whatever. No big deal. It\'s cool.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nReady to head to storytime? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check TulsaLibrary.org in the Events section</a> and spend a few minutes clicking through the calendar. If you have questions or are having trouble deciding which storytime is best for your kids, don\'t hesitate to talk to a librarian at (918) 549-7323. They\'re friendly, and they\'ve always been eager to help me find what I\'m looking for, and often more.\r\n\r\nA final note to parents: If you\'re struggling to come up with exciting and engaging things for your kids to do day after day, the library is an incredible resource, both for weekday as well as weekend activities. I continue to be impressed by the range of programming the library offers, ranging from crafting workshops for tweens to LEGO contests to cultural and holiday activities, all day, every day, year-round. I post them all here at TDT every day, but <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">check the library\'s site</a> when you need to plan more than a few days ahead.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!','Story Time at Tulsa Library','When the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world.','inherit','open','open','','5923-revision-8','','','2011-02-15 13:26:05','2011-02-15 18:26:05','',5923,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5923-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5939,1,'2011-02-15 13:17:39','2011-02-15 18:17:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nWhen the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world. There\'s all that stuff to carry around wherever you go, not to mention the one or more wiggle wizards a parent has to attempt to bathe and clothe and wrangle into a vehicle. There\'s all of this to do and by a certain time or else out comes the stink eye, the bane of the existence of the chronically tardy (read: practically all parents of young children).\r\n\r\nPlus, the cost of museum admission, afternoons at the movies and playdates at the local bounce house warehouse can add up, and quick.\r\n\r\nHave no fear, Tulsa parents. Storytime at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a> is here.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nMy favorite perk of storytime at the libraries in our area? They\'re free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nSecond, they come in a variety of times, locations and formats. There\'s bound to be a combination of these three variables that suits you and your kids.\r\n\r\nWhile my son and I are usually conoisseurs of the pajama storytime (we like the one held at the Herman &amp; Kate Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, held usually at around 7pm once a week or so), we woke up one day and decided we wanted to try storytime in a different flavor. The 10am at Hardesty Regional Library, just north of the Creek Turnpike off of Memorial Drive, sounded perfect.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nI love the storytime room at Hardesty. It\'s like being in a crazy, painted animal world, and I mean that in a really, really good way. Half the fun of storytime in that room for my son is pointing out and naming the animals and objects depicted on the walls.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0703/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5928  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\n\"Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy?\"\r\n\r\n\"Uh, yeah? I\'m listening.\"\r\n\r\n\"There\'s a BUTTERFLY over there.\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5927\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNever mind how he attempts to get my attention when it\'s urgently needed. If you\'re ever looking for a show featuring intense drama and aerobatics, that\'s when you\'ll find it.\r\n\r\nStorytime at Tulsa libraries isn\'t about sitting Indian-style in a circle, listening to an adult read a book while attempting to remain quiet as a mouse a la what I remember from first grade. Yeah, there is a part where a grown-up reads to the kids from a book, but there\'s also other fun stuff to do, like sing songs, watch an impromptu puppet show, play games, act out scenes from the book with silk scarves and, best of all, bubble blowing.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5929\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0715/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5929  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nParents are welcome to participate, too. Which works out really well for me, because I love bubbles. And songs. And silk scarves.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5930\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0723/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5930\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0723.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd stickers, too, but I didn\'t ask for one this time. You know, just because. Whatever. No big deal. It\'s cool.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nReady to head to storytime? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check TulsaLibrary.org in the Events section</a> and spend a few minutes clicking through the calendar. If you have questions or are having trouble deciding which storytime is best for your kids, don\'t hesitate to talk to a librarian at (918) 549-7323. They\'re friendly, and they\'ve always been eager to help me find what I\'m looking for, and often more.\r\n\r\nA final note to parents: If you\'re struggling to come up with exciting and engaging things for your kids to do day after day, the library is an incredible resource, both for weekday as well as weekend activities. I continue to be impressed by the range of programming the library offers, ranging from crafting workshops for tweens to LEGO contests to cultural and holiday activities, all day, every day, year-round. I post them all here at TDT every day, but <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">check the library\'s site</a> when you need to plan more than a few days ahead.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!','Story Time at Tulsa Library','When the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world.','inherit','open','open','','5923-revision-7','','','2011-02-15 13:17:39','2011-02-15 18:17:39','',5923,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5923-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5937,1,'2011-02-15 13:17:37','2011-02-15 18:17:37','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5924\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nWhen the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world. There\'s all that stuff to carry around wherever you go, not to mention the one or more wiggle wizards a parent has to attempt to bathe and clothe and wrangle into a vehicle. There\'s all of this to do and by a certain time or else out comes the stink eye, the bane of the existence of the chronically tardy (read: practically all parents of young children).\r\n\r\nPlus, the cost of museum admission, afternoons at the movies and playdates at the local bounce house warehouse can add up, and quick.\r\n\r\nHave no fear, Tulsa parents. Storytime at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a> is here.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nMy favorite perk of storytime at the libraries in our area? They\'re free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5926\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nSecond, they come in a variety of times, locations and formats. There\'s bound to be a combination of these three variables that suits you and your kids.\r\n\r\nWhile my son and I are usually conoisseurs of the pajama storytime (we like the one held at the Herman &amp; Kate Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, held usually at around 7pm once a week or so), we woke up one day and decided we wanted to try storytime in a different flavor. The 10am at Hardesty Regional Library, just north of the Creek Turnpike off of Memorial Drive, sounded perfect.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5924\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nI love the storytime room at Hardesty. It\'s like being in a crazy, painted animal world, and I mean that in a really, really good way. Half the fun of storytime in that room for my son is pointing out and naming the animals and objects depicted on the walls.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5928\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5928  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\n\"Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy?\"\r\n\r\n\"Uh, yeah? I\'m listening.\"\r\n\r\n\"There\'s a BUTTERFLY over there.\"\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5927\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5927\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNever mind how he attempts to get my attention when it\'s urgently needed. If you\'re ever looking for a show featuring intense drama and aerobatics, that\'s when you\'ll find it.\r\n\r\nStorytime at Tulsa libraries isn\'t about sitting Indian-style in a circle, listening to an adult read a book while attempting to remain quiet as a mouse a la what I remember from first grade. Yeah, there is a part where a grown-up reads to the kids from a book, but there\'s also other fun stuff to do, like sing songs, watch an impromptu puppet show, play games, act out scenes from the book with silk scarves and, best of all, bubble blowing.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5929\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5929\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5929  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nParents are welcome to participate, too. Which works out really well for me, because I love bubbles. And songs. And silk scarves.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5930\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5930\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5930\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0723.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd stickers, too, but I didn\'t ask for one this time. You know, just because. Whatever. No big deal. It\'s cool.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5926\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nReady to head to storytime? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check TulsaLibrary.org in the Events section</a> and spend a few minutes clicking through the calendar. If you have questions or are having trouble deciding which storytime is best for your kids, don\'t hesitate to talk to a librarian at (918) 549-7323. They\'re friendly, and they\'ve always been eager to help me find what I\'m looking for, and often more.\r\n\r\nA final note to parents: If you\'re struggling to come up with exciting and engaging things for your kids to do day after day, the library is an incredible resource, both for weekday as well as weekend activities. I continue to be impressed by the range of programming the library offers, ranging from crafting workshops for tweens to LEGO contests to cultural and holiday activities, all day, every day, year-round. I post them all here at TDT every day, but <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">check the library\'s site</a> when you need to plan more than a few days ahead.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!','Story Time at Tulsa Library','When the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world.','inherit','open','open','','5923-revision-6','','','2011-02-15 13:17:37','2011-02-15 18:17:37','',5923,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5923-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5938,1,'2011-02-15 13:18:45','2011-02-15 18:18:45','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nWhen the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world. There\'s all that stuff to carry around wherever you go, not to mention the one or more wiggle wizards a parent has to attempt to bathe and clothe and wrangle into a vehicle. There\'s all of this to do and by a certain time or else out comes the stink eye, the bane of the existence of the chronically tardy (read: practically all parents of young children).\n\nPlus, the cost of museum admission, afternoons at the movies and playdates at the local bounce house warehouse can add up, and quick.\n\nHave no fear, Tulsa parents. Storytime at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a> is here.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nMy favorite perk of storytime at the libraries in our area? They\'re free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nSecond, they come in a variety of times, locations and formats. There\'s bound to be a combination of these three variables that suits you and your kids.\n\nWhile my son and I are usually conoisseurs of the pajama storytime (we like the one held at the Herman &amp; Kate Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, held usually at around 7pm once a week or so), we woke up one day and decided we wanted to try storytime in a different flavor. The 10am at Hardesty Regional Library, just north of the Creek Turnpike off of Memorial Drive, sounded perfect.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nI love the storytime room at Hardesty. It\'s like being in a crazy, painted animal world, and I mean that in a really, really good way. Half the fun of storytime in that room for my son is pointing out and naming the animals and objects depicted on the walls.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0703/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5928  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\n\"Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy?\"\n\n\"Uh, yeah? I\'m listening.\"\n\n\"There\'s a BUTTERFLY over there.\"\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5927\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nNever mind how he attempts to get my attention when it\'s urgently needed. If you\'re ever looking for a show featuring intense drama and aerobatics, that\'s when you\'ll find it.\n\nStorytime at Tulsa libraries isn\'t about sitting Indian-style in a circle, listening to an adult read a book while attempting to remain quiet as a mouse a la what I remember from first grade. Yeah, there is a part where a grown-up reads to the kids from a book, but there\'s also other fun stuff to do, like sing songs, watch an impromptu puppet show, play games, act out scenes from the book with silk scarves and, best of all, bubble blowing.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5929\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0715/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5929  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nParents are welcome to participate, too. Which works out really well for me, because I love bubbles. And songs. And silk scarves.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5930\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0723/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5930\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0723.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nAnd stickers, too, but I didn\'t ask for one this time. You know, just because. Whatever. No big deal. It\'s cool.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nReady to head to storytime? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check TulsaLibrary.org in the Events section</a> and spend a few minutes clicking through the calendar. If you have questions or are having trouble deciding which storytime is best for your kids, don\'t hesitate to talk to a librarian at (918) 549-7323. They\'re friendly, and they\'ve always been eager to help me find what I\'m looking for, and often more.\n\nA final note to parents: If you\'re struggling to come up with exciting and engaging things for your kids to do day after day, the library is an incredible resource, both for weekday as well as weekend activities. I continue to be impressed by the range of programming the library offers, ranging from crafting workshops for tweens to LEGO contests to cultural and holiday activities, all day, every day, year-round. I post them all here at TDT every day, but <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">check the library\'s site</a> when you need to plan more than a few days ahead.\n\nEnjoy!','Story Time at Tulsa Library','When the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world.','inherit','open','open','','5923-autosave','','','2011-02-15 13:18:45','2011-02-15 18:18:45','',5923,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5923-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5936,1,'2011-02-15 13:17:03','2011-02-15 18:17:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5924\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nWhen the kids are young and they\'re at home, it\'s easy to fall into a schedule that doesn\'t include ventures into the wide, wide world. There\'s all that stuff to carry around wherever you go, not to mention the one or more wiggle wizards a parent has to attempt to bathe and clothe and wrangle into a vehicle. There\'s all of this to do and by a certain time or else out comes the stink eye, the bane of the existence of the chronically tardy (read: practically all parents of young children).\n\nPlus, the cost of museum admission, afternoons at the movies and playdates at the local bounce house warehouse can add up, and quick.\n\nHave no fear, Tulsa parents. Storytime at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a> is here.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nMy favorite perk of storytime at the libraries in our area? They\'re free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5926\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nSecond, they come in a variety of times, locations and formats. There\'s bound to be a combination of these three variables that suits you and your kids.\n\nWhile my son and I are usually conoisseurs of the pajama storytime (we like the one held at the Herman &amp; Kate Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, held usually at around 7pm once a week or so), we woke up one day and decided we wanted to try storytime in a different flavor. The 10am at Hardesty Regional Library, just north of the Creek Turnpike off of Memorial Drive, sounded perfect.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5924\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nI love the storytime room at Hardesty. It\'s like being in a crazy, painted animal world, and I mean that in a really, really good way. Half the fun of storytime in that room for my son is pointing out and naming the animals and objects depicted on the walls.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5928\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5928  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\n\"Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy?\"\n\n\"Uh, yeah? I\'m listening.\"\n\n\"There\'s a BUTTERFLY over there.\"\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5927\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5927\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nNever mind how he attempts to get my attention when it\'s urgently needed. If you\'re ever looking for a show featuring intense drama and aerobatics, that\'s when you\'ll find it.\n\nStorytime at Tulsa libraries isn\'t about sitting Indian-style in a circle, listening to an adult read a book while attempting to remain quiet as a mouse a la what I remember from first grade. Yeah, there is a part where a grown-up reads to the kids from a book, but there\'s also other fun stuff to do, like sing songs, watch an impromptu puppet show, play games, act out scenes from the book with silk scarves and, best of all, bubble blowing.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5929\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5929\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5929  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\nParents are welcome to participate, too. Which works out really well for me, because I love bubbles. And songs. And silk scarves.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5930\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5930\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5930\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0723.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nAnd stickers, too, but I didn\'t ask for one this time. You know, just because. Whatever. No big deal. It\'s cool.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5926\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\nReady to head to storytime? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check TulsaLibrary.org in the Events section</a> and spend a few minutes clicking through the calendar. If you have questions or are having trouble deciding which storytime is best for your kids, don\'t hesitate to talk to a librarian at (918) 549-7323. They\'re friendly, and they\'ve always been eager to help me find what I\'m looking for, and often more.\n\nA final note to parents: If you\'re struggling to come up with exciting and engaging things for your kids to do day after day, the library is an incredible resource, both for weekday as well as weekend activities. I continue to be impressed by the range of programming the library offers, ranging from crafting workshops for tweens to LEGO contests to cultural and holiday activities, all day, every day, year-round. 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There\'s all that stuff to carry around wherever you go, not to mention the one or more wiggle wizards a parent has to attempt to bathe and clothe and wrangle into a vehicle. There\'s all of this to do and by a certain time or else out comes the stink eye, the bane of the existence of the chronically tardy (read: practically all parents of young children).\r\n\r\nPlus, the cost of museum admission, afternoons at the movies and playdates at the local bounce house warehouse can add up, and quick.\r\n\r\nHave no fear, Tulsa parents. Storytime at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a> is here.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nMy favorite perk of storytime at the libraries in our area? They\'re free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nSecond, they come in a variety of times, locations and formats. There\'s bound to be a combination of these three variables that suits you and your kids.\r\n\r\nWhile my son and I are usually conoisseurs of the pajama storytime (we like the one held at the Herman &amp; Kate Kaiser Library at LaFortune Park, held usually at around 7pm once a week or so), we woke up one day and decided we wanted to try storytime in a different flavor. The 10am at Hardesty Regional Library, just north of the Creek Turnpike off of Memorial Drive, sounded perfect.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5924\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0675/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5924    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Library\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nI love the storytime room at Hardesty. It\'s like being in a crazy, painted animal world, and I mean that in a really, really good way. Half the fun of storytime in that room for my son is pointing out and naming the animals and objects depicted on the walls.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5928\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0703/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5928  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\n\"Mommy? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy?\"\r\n\r\n\"Uh, yeah? I\'m listening.\"\r\n\r\n\"There\'s a BUTTERFLY over there.\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5927\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0702/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5927  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nNever mind how he attempts to get my attention when it\'s urgently needed. If you\'re ever looking for a show featuring intense drama and aerobatics, that\'s when you\'ll find it.\r\n\r\nStorytime at Tulsa libraries isn\'t about sitting Indian-style in a circle, listening to an adult read a book while attempting to remain quiet as a mouse a la what I remember from first grade. Yeah, there is a part where a grown-up reads to the kids from a book, but there\'s also other fun stuff to do, like sing songs, watch an impromptu puppet show, play games, act out scenes from the book with silk scarves and, best of all, bubble blowing.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5929\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0715/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5929  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nParents are welcome to participate, too. Which works out really well for me, because I love bubbles. And songs. And silk scarves.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5930\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0723/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5930  aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0723.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nAnd stickers, too, but I didn\'t ask for one this time. You know, just because. Whatever. No big deal. It\'s cool.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5926\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/story-time-at-tulsa-library/img_0694/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5926    aligncenter\" title=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/IMG_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Story Time at Tulsa Libraries\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nReady to head to storytime? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check TulsaLibrary.org in the Events section</a> and spend a few minutes clicking through the calendar. If you have questions or are having trouble deciding which storytime is best for your kids, don\'t hesitate to talk to a librarian at (918) 549-7323. They\'re friendly, and they\'ve always been eager to help me find what I\'m looking for, and often more.\r\n\r\nA final note to parents: If you\'re struggling to come up with exciting and engaging things for your kids to do day after day, the library is an incredible resource, both for weekday as well as weekend activities. I continue to be impressed by the range of programming the library offers, ranging from crafting workshops for tweens to LEGO contests to cultural and holiday activities, all day, every day, year-round. 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The green of a baseball diamond. The crack of a bat. A piping hot, fully dressed hot dog. The glowing buildings of downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nIt\'s all at <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a> starting Thursday, April 7, just a few short weeks from now. And this Saturday, you can whet your appetite for baseball season, spend time with the kids and get your first opportunity to buy individual tickets for all 70 Drillers home games at the same time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Drillers Fest: Tulsa Kids Day out','Get free activities for the kids, tours of ONEOK Field, tickets to Drillers games and free food at Drillers Fest 2011. 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And this Saturday, you can whet your appetite for baseball season, spend time with the kids and get your first opportunity to buy individual tickets for all 70 Drillers home games at the same time.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Drillers Fest: Tulsa Kids Day out','Get free activities for the kids, tours of ONEOK Field, tickets to Drillers games and free food at Drillers Fest 2011. 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Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. 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They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roasters, an invention that was a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way that may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. 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16:16:12','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4609,1,'2010-12-17 11:54:34','2010-12-17 16:54:34','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4599\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\n\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\n\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\n\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4600\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4600\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4601\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.\n\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\n\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4602\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\n\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4603\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nIt\'s a monster.\n\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\n\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4602\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\n\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\n\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4604\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\n\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\n\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\n\nThey have something else figured out, too.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4605\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4606\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\n\nIn more ways than one.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4606\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\n\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\n\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4607\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\n\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4601\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\n\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4608\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\n\nJust kidding about the beer.\n\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\n\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\n(918) 508-2122\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision','','','2010-12-17 11:54:34','2010-12-17 16:54:34','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4610,1,'2010-12-17 11:57:03','2010-12-17 16:57:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4599\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4600\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4601\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.</p>\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4602\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4603\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4602\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4604\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4605\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4606\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4606\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4607\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4601\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4608\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-2','','','2010-12-17 11:57:03','2010-12-17 16:57:03','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4611,1,'2010-12-17 12:17:35','2010-12-17 17:17:35','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\n\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\n\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\n\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\n\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\n\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.\n\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\n\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\n\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nIt\'s a monster.\n\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\n\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\n\nAnd what do you know - this iPhone photography stuff isn\'t as lame as it sounds.\n\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\n\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\n\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\n\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\n\nThey have something else figured out, too.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\n\nIn more ways than one.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\n\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\n\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\n\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\n\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\n\nJust kidding about the beer.\n\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\n\nAnd as for iPhone photography, if you have any tips on techniques or apps that could help me learn, leave \'em \n\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\n(918) 508-2122\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-autosave','','','2010-12-17 12:17:35','2010-12-17 17:17:35','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4612,1,'2010-12-17 11:57:03','2010-12-17 16:57:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.</p>\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-3','','','2010-12-17 11:57:03','2010-12-17 16:57:03','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4615,1,'2010-12-17 12:14:50','2010-12-17 17:14:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.</p>\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-6','','','2010-12-17 12:14:50','2010-12-17 17:14:50','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4613,1,'2010-12-17 12:14:36','2010-12-17 17:14:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked. You have no good reasons why. You just want what you want, and it is what it is.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.</p>\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-4','','','2010-12-17 12:14:36','2010-12-17 17:14:36','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4614,1,'2010-12-17 12:14:36','2010-12-17 17:14:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked. You have no good reasons why. You just want what you want, and it is what it is.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.</p>\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-5','','','2010-12-17 12:14:36','2010-12-17 17:14:36','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4616,1,'2010-12-17 12:14:50','2010-12-17 17:14:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.</p>\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-7','','','2010-12-17 12:14:50','2010-12-17 17:14:50','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(4617,1,'2010-12-17 12:18:14','2010-12-17 17:18:14','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.\r\n\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd what do you know - this iPhone photography stuff isn\'t as lame as it sounds.\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\nAnd as for iPhone photography, if you have any tips on techniques or apps that could help me learn, leave \'em in the comments - help me! I think I\'ve found my newest hobby. \r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','inherit','open','open','','4472-revision-8','','','2010-12-17 12:18:14','2010-12-17 17:18:14','',4472,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4472-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(4618,1,'2010-09-28 14:02:02','2010-09-28 19:02:02','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385018/\"><img src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/4694385018_f92b7eab6f.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nWhat happens when you put the shell of a former Braum\'s location, handmade burgers and a entrepreneurial south Tulsa family in a jar of awesome sauce and toss to cover?\r\n\r\nBrewburger, that\'s what.\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385758/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4694385758_b8b3cbe52a.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nHow I found out about <a href=\"http://www.brewburgertulsa.com/\">Brewburger</a> is my favorite way to find out about new locally owned businesses to try: From a friend. And then another friend. And another friend after that.\r\n\r\nUntil finally, I\'m the only one I know who hasn\'t tried it.\r\n\r\nLast summer, when I finally did make my way to Brewburger, I discovered that what everyone had been raving about was something I wasn\'t interested in living without anymore. I found fresh beef, bison and fish for burgers. I found housemade, fried-to-order tortilla chips. And onion rings so good that I had the distinct urge to slap my grandma. Plus, local art for sale displayed on the walls.\r\n\r\nI also found a restaurant owned by a Tulsa family a lot like mine: Two food-loving adults with a small fry in tow. Translation? One of the most kid-friendly restaurants in town with a menu full of thoughtfully made, delicious food.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693750195/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4693750195_926b3e6fa3.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385696/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4694385696_00976af274.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385758/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4694385758_b8b3cbe52a.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694386052/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4694386052_3b33f876f9.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nHold on. Can we talk about something right quick?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693751999/\"><img src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1298/4693751999_00229e60ae.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nSince when does this kid have legs a million miles long?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385908/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4694385908_221e2ea4cc.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nGolly gosh darn it, kiddo, I told you to stop that growing so fast.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385982/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4694385982_6d2c9ba346.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nNow, before you know it, you\'re gonna have gas bills and homeowner\'s insurance and car tags to pay for. But when you do, don\'t come crying to me. I told you early on that growing up too fast was something you wouldn\'t want to do.\r\n\r\nBut then you went and did it anyway.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693752065/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4693752065_9964a0bd40.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nSee? He never listens. All he wants to do is eat and grow.\r\n\r\nAnd run around like crazy a lot.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385108/\"><img src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1299/4694385108_941620e364.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nNot only is it easy in the culinary sense to eat at Brewburger, but it\'s easy on the wallet, too. Mondays, munchkins like this guy here eat for a buck.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693751023/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4693751023_50e360c447.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nOn Wednesdays - our favorite day to visit Brewburger, since it\'s like that extra push we need to make it through hump day and into the rest of the week - two Brewburgers go for $10.\r\n\r\nAll drinks, including beer, are half-price every Saturday. Which makes this guy pretty happy:\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385346/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4694385346_c371edbdeb.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nThis guy lives with an over-active jumping bean whose emotions can turn on a dime and who can\'t seem to keep from touching the really expensive, breakable things at the gift shops.\r\n\r\nHe also lives with a toddler. The man, he needs a drink every now and again.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693751091/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4693751091_ee5cbb401c.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nWe started our more recent meal at Brewburger with an order of those made-to-order tortilla chips I was telling you about.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693750485/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4693750485_074d34b8b2.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693750569/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4693750569_5af06f5b05.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693750195/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4693750195_926b3e6fa3.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nAs you can see, an hand full is worth trying to climb the table.\r\n\r\nThen, it was burgers all around.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693750619/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4693750619_1afb3dee54.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4693750701/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4693750701_eea10c0bbb.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nHey, you fresh, crispy, house-made fries. I see you back there.\r\n\r\nI order my son\'s burgers well done. My husband, he prefers medium-well. But me, I like my burgers pink in the middle, somewhere between medium and medium rare.\r\n\r\nFor some reason, though, I\'ve had a really hard time getting a burger cooked to order correctly in this town as of late. Nine times out of 10, my burger is cooked well, even when I order it medium rare. I\'ve been nice and have only sent one back (which is really saying something, since I have a friend who\'s afraid to have dinner with me because if something about my order isn\'t right, particularly if it\'s overcooked, I\'m pretty likely to send it back), but honestly, I\'ve been irked.\r\n\r\nThanks, Brewburger, for getting it right. With that juicy pink center you left in my burger that Wednesday, you gave me hope in all of burger-cookin\' kind.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385404/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4694385404_6b235bd113.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Brewburger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4694385480/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4694385480_9037caed79.jpg\" alt=\"Brewburger\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/aeHTHdGYEk0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/aeHTHdGYEk0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> </embed></object></div>\r\nAnd that, my friends, is the TDT Tot Seal of Approval.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brewburger</strong>\r\nWhere: 6577 E. 71st Street\r\nWhen: 11am-9pm Monday-Saturday\r\nCall: (918) 591-2818\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brewburgertulsa.com/\">http://www.brewburgertulsa.com/</a>\r\nHow much: $1 for a kid\'s meal on Monday-$7.50 for the likes of the Turkey Burger, the Fish Burger, the Buffalo Burger, the Brew Wrap and the Mexi Wrap (<a href=\"http://brewburgertulsa.com/\">click here for the full menu</a>)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1425060/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Brewburger-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1425060/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brewburger on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','My Darling, My Brewburger','What happens when you put the shell of a former Braum\'s location, handmade burgers and a entrepreneurial south Tulsa family in a jar of awesome sauce and toss to cover?','inherit','open','open','','648-revision-3','','','2010-09-28 14:02:02','2010-09-28 19:02:02','',648,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/648-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4619,1,'2010-08-30 21:01:32','2010-08-31 02:01:32','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743336/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4764743336_c1fc29424a.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"362\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nIf you\'re planning a birthday party at which:\r\n\r\n-Kids will be in attendance;\r\n-You\'ll need plenty of room;\r\n-You\'ll need fun things to do built right into the venue; and\r\n-You like the idea of being outside,\r\n\r\nI\'m going to tell you right now where you should have your shindig: Dilly Deli.\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105307/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4764105307_e733693d78.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nCheck it out. For a party at <a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli, downtown at 402 E. Second Street</a>, you get:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A hip, funky, intimate, lovely enclosed patio (which rules for those of us with kids who can\'t seem to stay in one spot for longer than .35692 seconds - no spending the entire party running around chasing little ones to keep them safe when you could be socializing);</li>\r\n	<li>A bocce ball court (fun for both adults and kids alike);</li>\r\n	<li>Plenty of seating, including booth, picnic table, classic car (see it in the photo above? to the right) and four-top options;</li>\r\n	<li>Shields from the Oklahoma sun and the chance of sprinkles that has been in the Tulsa forecast for the past several days;</li>\r\n	<li>A venue right smack dab in the middle of the trendy, historic Blue Dome District, right next to tons of free as well as $5 parking;</li>\r\n	<li>Excellent service;</li>\r\n	<li>Yummy food made from as many locally sourced products as possible.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nCan you say jackpot?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104999/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4764104999_6229ea0813.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nThat\'s what I said to myself a few weeks ago during a dinner at Dilly Deli. Actually, what I said to myself exactly was, \"Gee, this sure would be a dandy place for my husband\'s 30th birthday party.\"\r\n\r\nThat\'s when I realized something. I met my husband just after his 24th birthday, six whole years ago.\r\n\r\nYou know, back before I used the words \"gee\" and \"dandy\" in everyday conversation.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740276/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4764740276_49798fc9c0.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nThis weekend, we celebrated his turning 30. As in, the big 3-0.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been romantically involved with this man for six years. 2,190 days. More than 52,000 hours. That\'s, like, forever, man.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106637/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4764106637_8fdaf7efb5.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd now, we have this.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105721/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764105721_664a18abe1.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd these people.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104885/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764104885_40dd46f782.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd these people.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4764104747_f900deed75.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nLook! It\'s <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/hwall\">@hwall</a>! And her son, Isaac. And my mom. And my Meme.\r\n\r\nIsn\'t Meme pretty? It\'s really super-easy to tell in this picture.\r\n\r\nWe also have whoever this is.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104279/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4764104279_94189a08d3.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nActually, that\'s <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelingspork\">@travelingspork</a>. She and her husband recently traded their Miami, Okla. digs for a house in T-Town.\r\n\r\nTheir drive to my husband\'s birthday party from their old house in Miami: Approx. 1.5 hours.\r\nTheir drive to my husband\'s birthday party from their new house in Tulsa: Approx. 15 minutes.\r\n\r\nAdvantage: My dear friend\'s gasoline budget.\r\n\r\nAlso, her sanity. See what a few years of trying to live so far away can do to a person?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740574/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4764740574_17c97f1404.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nPlus, it\'s really nice to have that one friend back in town who likes to steal your camera and take photos of your parties so you don\'t have to.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740738/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4764740738_f731052244.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nThat\'s @travelingspork\'s hubs. When my husband first met him, he pretty much couldn\'t stop talking about him for, like, a month. I think he was his first-ever man crush.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4764105119_e61fbc0d36.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nThe studliness doesn\'t end there. Can you tell this was the guy in high school who made all the girls in math class swoon?\r\n\r\nAccording to @travelingspork, his high school sweetheart, he was.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106043/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4764106043_9d545bf215.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nI\'m not sure what this has to do with the birthday party, but...did you know I have a sideways pinkie toe?\r\n\r\nAnd did you know that I have a little sister who really likes blue sno cones?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105817/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4764105817_88aeba25f9.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd did you know that if you gave my dad some blush, some lipstick, a red wig and a Bump It, we\'d look pretty much like twins?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764741726/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764741726_01236d1b42.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nIt\'s true.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106759/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764106759_2fcbe6bcc0.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nIt\'s pretty funny that the men\'s bathroom at Dilly Deli is labeled with my husband\'s name. He could claim it as his own private domain, if he wanted. I think he\'d be well within his rights.\r\n\r\nAnd, if the spelling of my sister\'s name conformed to the traditional spelling, the ladies\' room, labeled Erin, could be her private domain. She could set up a partition outside the door and refuse to grant anyone access. I mean, it would be her private domain - it\'d have her <em>name</em> on it, for goodness sake.\r\n\r\nOr, she could give it to <a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Erin Conrad</a>. You know, whatever works in the politics of friendly public restroom takeovers.\r\n\r\nThis name, it\'s a recurring theme in my life.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107611/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4764107611_d259b86d56.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd now for what you\'ve all been waiting for.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764742912/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764742912_c57f625985.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nHow to light a perfectly good and innocent birthday cupcake on fire.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1:</strong> Tell the nice folks at <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a> that you\'re gonna order a birthday cake from them. Remember that you haven\'t done so at the last minute. Kick self.\r\n\r\nBuy cupcake liners. Make cupcakes with cream cheese frosting from scratch with your two-year-old. Wear aprons.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cupcakes! by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764805641/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4764805641_57eebd62db.jpg\" alt=\"Cupcakes!\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nBribe a friend to clandestinely transport the cupcakes to the party venue.\r\n\r\nMark calendar two weeks before your own birthday to remind yourself to call Ann\'s and <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs536.ash1/31416_405324464029_104710214029_4269954_6696851_n.jpg\">order this</a>.\r\n\r\nForgive self.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 2:</strong> Load it up with the number of candles that would signify the new age of the birthday person.\r\n\r\nSo, in our case, 30. Or, two-and-a-quarter packs of $2 birthday candles.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743030/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4764743030_de5b574f34.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Step 3:</strong> Abscond with the birthday party venue\'s lighter. Don\'t mess with those sissy, thumb-powered things. Go all out with a trusty, burly charcoal lighter.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4764743132_ff56ef2206.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong>Step 4:</strong> After lighting candles on one side of the cupcake, determine the direction of the wind. Tip: If you watch the wild fire developing on your cupcake, this should be relatively easy to figure out.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 5:</strong> Turn cupcake so that the wind blows the fire onto the wicks of the other candles.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107183/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4764107183_835d02f24e.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743336/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4764743336_c1fc29424a.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"362\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Step 6:</strong> Blow out all candles in one breath.</div>\r\n<a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764742436/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4764742436_6f76c0117d.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743448/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4764743448_0d8bd06427.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107491/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4764107491_2d135ac8a2.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">And that\'s the way you do it.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107611/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4764107611_d259b86d56.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Tip: Do not attempt to eat stunt cupcake.\r\n\r\nTip: Smoky the Bear would want me to tell you that it\'s good fire safety to have a fire extinguisher handy when lighting this many candles in a small space.\r\n\r\nAnd that only you can prevent cupcake fires.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks again, Dilly Deli, for being such a great host to my sweet husband\'s 30th birthday party. We had a blast. You even helped my husband feel better about being a newly minted old fogey for awhile.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">And for that we\'re eternally grateful.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dilly Deli</strong></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 402 E. Second Street</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Thursday, 8am-8pm; Friday-Saturday, 8am-10pm; Sunday, 8am-4pm</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Call: (918) 938-6382</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Web: <a href=\"http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/\">DillyDeliTulsa.com</a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Menu (PDF): <a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/images/data/attachments/0000/0001/Dilly_Deli_Menu_As_of_Dec16_09.pdf\">Click here</a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1435650/restaurant/Blue-Dome-District/Dilly-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1435650/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Dilly Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','A Birthday Party at Dilly Deli. (Also, how to light a cupcake on fire.)','I\'m going to tell you right now where you should have your shindig: Dilly Deli.','inherit','open','open','','668-revision-3','','','2010-08-30 21:01:32','2010-08-31 02:01:32','',668,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/668-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5914,1,'2011-02-14 15:50:09','2011-02-14 20:50:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roasters, an invention that was a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-11','','','2011-02-14 15:50:09','2011-02-14 20:50:09','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5915,1,'2011-02-14 15:52:02','2011-02-14 20:52:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roasters, an invention that was a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way that may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-12','','','2011-02-14 15:52:02','2011-02-14 20:52:02','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5912,1,'2011-02-14 15:48:10','2011-02-14 20:48:10','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roaster, a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-9','','','2011-02-14 15:48:10','2011-02-14 20:48:10','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(5913,1,'2011-02-14 15:50:07','2011-02-14 20:50:07','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roasters, an invention that was a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-10','','','2011-02-14 15:50:07','2011-02-14 20:50:07','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(4622,1,'2010-12-17 14:23:58','2010-12-17 19:23:58','','Tulsa Films','','inherit','open','open','','tasha3','','','2010-12-17 14:23:58','2010-12-17 19:23:58','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tasha3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4626,1,'2010-12-17 16:53:27','2010-12-17 21:53:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\r\n\r\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\r\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\r\nPrice: $12.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\r\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\r\nPrice: $320\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4624\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\r\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\r\nPrice: $27.50\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\r\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\r\nPrice: $1.60\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\r\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\r\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\r\nPrice: About $30 each\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\r\nNot only do we have some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\r\nPrice: $9.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\r\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2342\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\r\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\r\nPrice: $79-99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\r\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\r\nPrice: $19.95\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\r\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\r\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\r\nPrice: You choose!\r\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\r\n\r\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. ','inherit','open','open','','4473-revision-3','','','2010-12-17 16:53:27','2010-12-17 21:53:27','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4473-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4627,1,'2010-12-17 16:53:27','2010-12-17 21:53:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\r\n\r\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\r\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\r\nPrice: $12.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\r\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\r\nPrice: $320\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/dsc07842/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\r\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\r\nPrice: $27.50\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\r\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\r\nPrice: $1.60\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\r\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\r\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\r\nPrice: About $30 each\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\r\nNot only do we have some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\r\nPrice: $9.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\r\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\r\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\r\nPrice: $79-99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\r\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\r\nPrice: $19.95\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\r\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\r\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\r\nPrice: You choose!\r\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\r\n\r\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. ','inherit','open','open','','4473-revision-4','','','2010-12-17 16:53:27','2010-12-17 21:53:27','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4473-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4628,1,'2010-12-17 17:01:28','2010-12-17 22:01:28','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\r\n\r\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\r\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\r\nPrice: $12.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\r\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\r\nPrice: $320\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/dsc07842/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\r\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\r\nPrice: $27.50\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\r\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\r\nPrice: $1.60\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\r\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\r\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\r\nPrice: About $30 each\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\r\nNot only do we have <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/last-minute-local-holiday-gift-ideas/\">some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma</a>, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\r\nPrice: $9.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\r\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\r\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\r\nPrice: $79-99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\r\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\r\nPrice: $19.95\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\r\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\r\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\r\nPrice: You choose!\r\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\r\n\r\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. ','inherit','open','open','','4473-revision-5','','','2010-12-17 17:01:28','2010-12-17 22:01:28','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4473-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4629,1,'2010-12-17 17:01:28','2010-12-17 22:01:28','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\r\n\r\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\r\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\r\nPrice: $12.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\r\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\r\nPrice: $320\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/dsc07842/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\r\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\r\nPrice: $27.50\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\r\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\r\nPrice: $1.60\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\r\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\r\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\r\nPrice: About $30 each\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\r\nNot only do we have <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/last-minute-local-holiday-gift-ideas/\">some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma</a>, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\r\nPrice: $9.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\r\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\r\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\r\nPrice: $79-99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\r\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\r\nPrice: $19.95\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\r\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\r\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\r\nPrice: You choose!\r\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\r\n\r\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. ','inherit','open','open','','4473-revision-6','','','2010-12-17 17:01:28','2010-12-17 22:01:28','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4473-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4630,1,'2010-12-17 17:03:51','2010-12-17 22:03:51','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\r\n\r\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\r\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\r\nPrice: $12.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\r\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\r\nPrice: $320\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/dsc07842/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\r\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\r\nPrice: $27.50\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\r\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\r\nPrice: $1.60\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\r\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\r\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\r\nPrice: About $30 each\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\r\nNot only do we have <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/last-minute-local-holiday-gift-ideas/\">some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma</a>, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\r\nPrice: $9.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\r\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\r\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\r\nPrice: $79-99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\r\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\r\nPrice: $19.95\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\r\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\r\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\r\nPrice: You choose!\r\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\r\n\r\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. ','inherit','open','open','','4473-revision-7','','','2010-12-17 17:03:51','2010-12-17 22:03:51','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4473-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(4631,1,'2010-12-17 17:21:02','2010-12-17 22:21:02','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/jack-frank/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\n\n<strong>Congrats to the winners!</strong> Summer, Melody and Kate won copies of Jack Frank\'s Classic Set. Happy viewing, ladies! \n\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\n\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\n\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\n\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\n\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\n\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\n\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\n\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\n\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\n\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\n\nGood luck, and happy viewing!\n\nTasha\'s note: This post was sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.tulsafilms.com/\">Tulsa Films</a>.','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-autosave','','','2010-12-17 17:21:02','2010-12-17 22:21:02','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4632,1,'2010-12-13 21:54:29','2010-12-14 02:54:29','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/jack-frank/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\r\n\r\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\r\n\r\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\r\n\r\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\r\n\r\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\r\n\r\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\r\n\r\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy viewing!','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-revision-5','','','2010-12-13 21:54:29','2010-12-14 02:54:29','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4633,1,'2010-12-17 17:21:16','2010-12-17 22:21:16','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/jack-frank/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<strong>UPDATE: Congrats to the winners!</strong> Summer, Melody and Kate won copies of Jack Frank\'s Classic Set. Happy viewing, ladies! \r\n\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\r\n\r\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\r\n\r\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\r\n\r\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\r\n\r\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\r\n\r\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\r\n\r\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy viewing!\r\n\r\nTasha\'s note: This post was sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.tulsafilms.com/\">Tulsa Films</a>.','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-revision-6','','','2010-12-17 17:21:16','2010-12-17 22:21:16','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4634,1,'2010-12-17 17:22:41','2010-12-17 22:22:41','<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nUPDATE: Congrats to the winner! A Seyler headed downtown for the performance of the choice of Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker. \n\nFor $15, for Christmas one could buy:\n	<li>A nicer-than-Hanes pair of socks;</li>\n	<li>A nicer-than-Fruit-of-the-Loom pair of underwear (men\'s only - underwear is pricier for us girls);</li>\n	<li>A gift card, the near cluelessness of which is not redeemed by <a href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm\"></a>its 27-percent chance of taking up permanent residence in the back of a junk drawer;</li>\n	<li>Or, a membership to the fabled Jelly of the Month Club or, even worse, a subscription to Readers Digest.</li>\nOr, one could offer an experience, the chance to take part in a Tulsa tradition.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nWhen I found out that tickets to <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1397&amp;thedate=12/14/2010&amp;task=display\">The Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet</a>, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have ever managed to ever miss this production?\n\nGranted, I\'ve seen this ballet about a half-dozen times. But still, at that price, what I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.\n\nA $15 price tag is easy to swallow, particularly if your shopping list is crammed full with good little girls and boys (and ladies and gents). It\'s nice to know that there\'s an affordable alternative to the \"it\" gifts on display in the big-box stores this year.\n\nBesides, a trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store.\n\nUnless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.\n\nThe Nutcracker is a classic. Tulsa Ballet’s version, which hit the stage of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in 2003 thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=8&amp;task=staffdisplay&amp;staffid=80\">producer and Tulsa Ballet artistic director Marcello Angelini</a>, begins with a Christmas Party at the Paris Opera House where its artistic director, Mr. Drosselmeier, announces the French premiere of The Nutcracker. Marie, a young dance student at the Paris Opera School, is captivated by the plot and, once asleep, dreams of being a part of it.\n\nThe audience is treated to the classic Nutcracker vignettes: The Dance of the Snowflakes, the Mouse King and the Nutcracker’s battle (including their armies composed of young dance students from the Tulsa area) and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.\n\nDuring the second act are dances that pay tribute to Russia, Arabia, Spain and China, each performed in turn. The sets, created by internationally renowned designer Luisa Spinatelli, are inspired by art deco architecture (always close to Tulsans\' heart) and fashion.\n\nAll performances are accompanied by <a href=\"http://www.tulsasymphony.org/\">the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.ocm/\">Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, in downtown Tulsa on the corner of Third and Cincinnati.\n\nAs Angelini said, “The Nutcracker is not just a story about dolls, candy canes and imaginary kingdoms. The essence of this holiday classic is that of renewed generosity and kindness during the holiday season. It is a celebration of the goodness of the human soul.”\n\nI love that Marcello.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThe Nutcracker has already opened at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, but there are still plenty of performances, and there\'s sure to be one that suits the busy schedules of you and your family. Check it out (<a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;venue_val=1926&amp;day_value=12112010-12232010&amp;schedule=list\">click here to buy tickets</a>):\n	<li>Friday, Dec. 17, 7pm</li>\n	<li>Saturday, Dec. 18, 2pm and 7pm</li>\n	<li>Sunday, Dec. 19, 2pm</li>\n	<li>Wednesday, Dec. 22, 7pm</li>\n	<li>Thursday, Dec. 23, 7pm</li>\nAnd it\'s certainly not going to stop me from giving away a family four-pack of tickets here on TDT to the performance of Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker of one lucky reader\'s choice.\n\nTo enter to win, <strong>leave a comment below with your instructions on your signature dance move</strong>. We might as well make this fun, right? We get enough Hallmark moments this time of year. Let\'s have some laughs and variety and spice.\n\nDo all this <strong>before 8pm Wednesday night (Dec. 15)</strong> and make the appropriate sacrifices to the Random.org godsand you might just find yourself the proud, new owner of a family four pack of tickets to see the performance of your choice of The Nutcracker.\n\nAnd everyone will love you and never question your wisdom ever again. And they\'ll copy your hairstyle. And shop at the same clothing store as you do. They might even get your something for Christmas besides a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club and a subscription to Reader\'s Digest.\n\nGood luck, everyone!','Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker: A Tulsa Tradition','A trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store. Unless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.','inherit','open','open','','4475-autosave','','','2010-12-17 17:22:41','2010-12-17 22:22:41','',4475,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4475-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4635,1,'2010-12-14 15:42:40','2010-12-14 20:42:40','<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor $15, for Christmas one could buy:\r\n	<li>A nicer-than-Hanes pair of socks;</li>\r\n	<li>A nicer-than-Fruit-of-the-Loom pair of underwear (men\'s only - underwear is pricier for us girls);</li>\r\n	<li>A gift card, the near cluelessness of which is not redeemed by <a href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm\"></a>its 27-percent chance of taking up permanent residence in the back of a junk drawer;</li>\r\n	<li>Or, a membership to the fabled Jelly of the Month Club or, even worse, a subscription to Readers Digest.</li>\r\nOr, one could offer an experience, the chance to take part in a Tulsa tradition.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nWhen I found out that tickets to <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1397&amp;thedate=12/14/2010&amp;task=display\">The Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet</a>, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have ever managed to ever miss this production?\r\n\r\nGranted, I\'ve seen this ballet about a half-dozen times. But still, at that price, what I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.\r\n\r\nA $15 price tag is easy to swallow, particularly if your shopping list is crammed full with good little girls and boys (and ladies and gents). It\'s nice to know that there\'s an affordable alternative to the \"it\" gifts on display in the big-box stores this year.\r\n\r\nBesides, a trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store.\r\n\r\nUnless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.\r\n\r\nThe Nutcracker is a classic. Tulsa Ballet’s version, which hit the stage of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in 2003 thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=8&amp;task=staffdisplay&amp;staffid=80\">producer and Tulsa Ballet artistic director Marcello Angelini</a>, begins with a Christmas Party at the Paris Opera House where its artistic director, Mr. Drosselmeier, announces the French premiere of The Nutcracker. Marie, a young dance student at the Paris Opera School, is captivated by the plot and, once asleep, dreams of being a part of it.\r\n\r\nThe audience is treated to the classic Nutcracker vignettes: The Dance of the Snowflakes, the Mouse King and the Nutcracker’s battle (including their armies composed of young dance students from the Tulsa area) and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.\r\n\r\nDuring the second act are dances that pay tribute to Russia, Arabia, Spain and China, each performed in turn. The sets, created by internationally renowned designer Luisa Spinatelli, are inspired by art deco architecture (always close to Tulsans\' heart) and fashion.\r\n\r\nAll performances are accompanied by <a href=\"http://www.tulsasymphony.org/\">the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.ocm/\">Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, in downtown Tulsa on the corner of Third and Cincinnati.\r\n\r\nAs Angelini said, “The Nutcracker is not just a story about dolls, candy canes and imaginary kingdoms. The essence of this holiday classic is that of renewed generosity and kindness during the holiday season. It is a celebration of the goodness of the human soul.”\r\n\r\nI love that Marcello.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThe Nutcracker has already opened at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, but there are still plenty of performances, and there\'s sure to be one that suits the busy schedules of you and your family. Check it out (<a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;venue_val=1926&amp;day_value=12112010-12232010&amp;schedule=list\">click here to buy tickets</a>):\r\n	<li>Friday, Dec. 17, 7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Saturday, Dec. 18, 2pm and 7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Sunday, Dec. 19, 2pm</li>\r\n	<li>Wednesday, Dec. 22, 7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Thursday, Dec. 23, 7pm</li>\r\nAnd it\'s certainly not going to stop me from giving away a family four-pack of tickets here on TDT to the performance of Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker of one lucky reader\'s choice.\r\n\r\nTo enter to win, <strong>leave a comment below with your instructions on your signature dance move</strong>. We might as well make this fun, right? We get enough Hallmark moments this time of year. Let\'s have some laughs and variety and spice.\r\n\r\nDo all this <strong>before 8pm Wednesday night (Dec. 15)</strong> and make the appropriate sacrifices to the Random.org godsand you might just find yourself the proud, new owner of a family four pack of tickets to see the performance of your choice of The Nutcracker.\r\n\r\nAnd everyone will love you and never question your wisdom ever again. And they\'ll copy your hairstyle. And shop at the same clothing store as you do. They might even get your something for Christmas besides a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club and a subscription to Reader\'s Digest.\r\n\r\nGood luck, everyone!','Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker: A Tulsa Tradition','A trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store. Unless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.','inherit','open','open','','4475-revision-3','','','2010-12-14 15:42:40','2010-12-14 20:42:40','',4475,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4475-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4636,1,'2010-12-17 19:58:43','2010-12-18 00:58:43','','Tulsa Films ii','','inherit','open','open','','christmas-ad','','','2010-12-17 19:58:43','2010-12-18 00:58:43','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/christmas-ad.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4639,1,'2010-12-16 16:33:22','2010-12-16 21:33:22','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2010 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. \r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson & the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-11','','','2010-12-16 16:33:22','2010-12-16 21:33:22','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5910,1,'2011-02-14 15:42:20','2011-02-14 20:42:20','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roaster, a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-7','','','2011-02-14 15:42:20','2011-02-14 20:42:20','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5911,1,'2011-02-14 15:48:09','2011-02-14 20:48:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roaster, a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-8','','','2011-02-14 15:48:09','2011-02-14 20:48:09','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(6060,1,'2011-02-21 02:07:33','2011-02-21 07:07:33','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/\">I\'m a big fan of the burger</a>.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket, Stilton and mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectID=274&articleID=20110127_457_WK9_CUTLIN983935\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my snow-day jonesin\' for paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-12','','','2011-02-21 02:07:33','2011-02-21 07:07:33','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5402,1,'2011-01-26 17:18:44','2011-01-26 22:18:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs781.ash1/167145_192294217464204_143188169041476_701429_6500799_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" /></p>\nHere are some links that have come across my plate <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/some-local-links/\">over the course of the past 24 hours</a>. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>100 Grand - the candy bar, not the currency.</strong> According to KOTV, <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=13897854\">Tulsa Police say a burglar broke through a sliding glass door at an area Dollar General to steal - what else? - a couple of fists full of candy</a>. Not that this was acceptable behavior or anything, but haven\'t we all had a sugar craving at one time or another that made us feel like we could do the same thing? Pardon me as I slowly raise my hand...\n\n<strong>You Buy We Fly</strong>. In what could possibly be an Awkward Family Photo classic, pictured above are the founders of <a href=\"http://youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly</a>, a local 24/7 delivery service. Feel free to give them your business based solely on this photo.\n\n<strong>Boxers or briefs?</strong> In the case of Jason Aldean, who will be in Tulsa at the BOK Center Saturday night, it\'s briefs - at least, when he\'s performing in those painted-on jeans of his. How do I know? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/blogging-with-stars-with-guest/\">I asked him. In person. In front of my husband.</a> It was glorious.\n\n<strong>The City of Tulsa Arena.</strong> It\'s Tulsa Tuesday at Oklahoma City blog The Lost Ogle, and <a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2011/01/25/tulsa-tuesday-four-bold-plans-to-spend-money/\">this week\'s edition comes with four plans to spend $45 million</a>. TLO leaves the best way for last - and I like it.\n\n<strong>Brindisi.</strong> It means \"toast\" in Italian. It\'s also a new group for young professionals who have an interest in opera and a passion for the arts. <a href=\"http://tulsaopera.org/\">Learn more about it with the folks of Tulsa Opera Feb. 3 starting at 5:30pm in the Philtower Lobby</a>. Then, on Feb. 5, check out Opera Underground at <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s Pizza</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave. It\'s free and open to the public. Get a preview of what you\'ll see there <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/opera-underground/\">in this post by Holly Wall</a>.\n\n<strong>Glee lovers, rejoice!</strong> Street School\'s annual Street Party boasts a Glee-inspired theme. The event kicks off at 7pm April 9 in the Tulsa Convention Center Ballroom. <a href=\"http://www.streetschool.org/\">Get your tickets here</a>.\n\n<strong>The bigger burrito.</strong> Tonight <a href=\"http://www.tulsafood.com/\">Brian from Tulsa Food</a> and I will judge an eating contest that involves Qdoba burritos, Tulsa-area high schoolers and some oversized checks. If you\'d like to come witness the carnage and bloatedness, be at the 71st Street location at 6pm.\n\n<strong>Show us your pics!</strong> Tulsa Parks is taking entries for its new photo contest. Each month winners will be selected; at the end of the year, your photo could be selected for the 2012 Tulsa Parks Calendar. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/media/143311/contestentry.pdf\">Enter now, enter often</a>.\n\n<strong>And now for the latest in jeggings news...</strong>it\'s nice to know that my jeggings, <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">about which I\'ve endlessly been talking on Twitter</a>, <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/ashley-heider-daly-wears-jeggings-pant.html\">can inspire the purchasing decisions of others</a>.\n\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day cometh</strong>. Here are a few early-bird ideas (and yes, you can expect a full-on Valentine\'s Day things to do post here on TDT within the next few days): First, there\'s the four-course dinner going on at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/power-lunch-la-villa-at-philbrook/\">La Villa at Philbrook Museum of Art</a>. Music will be provided by Light Opera Oklahoma. Call (918) 748-5367 for reservations. Then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195214333827678\">the Buttercup Bash for Tulsa Boys\' Home</a> on Feb. 12. Start making your plans now, people.\n\n<strong>Speaking of Valentine\'s Day...</strong> My man and I are celebrating early this year. Why? Because through Feb. 6, rooms at <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake, a swanky resort about 45 minutes from Tulsa in the Wagoner direction</a>, are buy one, get one. Call (918) 485.1810 to save yours.\n\nWhat does your link plunder look like today?','Some Local Links','What does your link plunder look like today?','inherit','open','open','','5400-revision','','','2011-01-26 17:18:44','2011-01-26 22:18:44','',5400,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5400-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4646,1,'2010-12-20 09:54:39','2010-12-20 14:54:39','','Trampoline','','inherit','open','open','','trampoline','','','2010-12-20 09:54:39','2010-12-20 14:54:39','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/trampoline.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4649,1,'2010-12-20 10:24:04','2010-12-20 15:24:04','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-17/dsc09535/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4585\" title=\"Snow Daphne\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWinter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home.\r\n\r\nAnd thanks to all the holiday shopping (<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">hopefully locally!</a>) you\'ve been doing lately, the pocketbook is wanting for bulk.\r\n\r\nUh-oh. Now what?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nTDT to the rescue! Check out these (cheap or free!) things to do around town over the next couple of weeks.\r\n<h2>Camps</h2>\r\n<strong>Christmas Break Camp at Chandler Park</strong>\r\nWhen: 7am-6pm\r\nWhere: Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st Street.\r\nFix that Christmas Break cabin fever and get the kids to Chandler Park Community Center for camp from now until Wednesday. Campers can look for arts and crafts, games, sports, movies, a field trip and even more. For kids ages 6-12. Call (918) 591-6053 for more info or to register.\r\n<h2>Stuff Around Town</h2>\r\n<strong>Make &amp; Take Holiday Workshops</strong>\r\nWhen: 9am and 1pm Dec. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.gilcrease.org/\">Gilcrease Museum</a>, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road\r\nDon\'t miss this opportunity to create beautiful, traditional crafts inspired by the Gilcrease collection and their special exhibition, America: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Nation. For families with children, ages 5-11, who must be accompanied by an adult (maximum 15 children per session). Choose between two sessions per day, one at 9am and one at 1pm. Advanced registration is required. To register, call (918) 596-2737, or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:lanette-coppage@utulsa.edu\">lanette-coppage@utulsa.edu</a>. Here\'s the line-up of workshops:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Dec. 21, Recycled Nature Decorations</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 22, Glittery Angel</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 23, Recycled Card Art</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 28, Fabric Swatch Wreath</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 29, Scented Stacked Candles</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 30, Helping Hand Wreath</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Get loads of story times for a variety of ages and at a variety of times plus free stuff to do for the older kids, not to mention all the books and movies and CDs and Internet and all the other media available. It’s all free and open to the public and who knows, your kid might even read a book during these days out of school. Here are a few of the things going on at local library branches this week:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Dec. 27, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Let\'s All Play Games!</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 27, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Celebrate the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 28, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Holiday Film Break: The Snow Queen</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 28, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">A New Year\'s Mystery Is Lurking In The Library! </a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 28, <a href=\"http://http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Game Day: Puzzle Palooza and More</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 28, <a href=\"http://http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Ecocrafting Workshop</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 28, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Teen Time</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Holiday Film Break: The Tales of Beatrix Potter</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Paper Airplanes Galore</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Craft, Chat and Card Making</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Wii Wednesday</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 30, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Beginning Origami</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 30, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Advanced Origami</a></li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 31, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Hats Off to the New Year!</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul></ul>\r\n<strong>Winterfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Changes daily; see below\r\nWhere: 3rd and Frisco in downtown Tulsa\r\nWinterfest is the only place in town you can get ice skating, amusement park rides, visits from Segway Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, an Oklahoma-made holiday market, free concerts and as much hot chocolate as your belly can handle from now until after the first of the year, all in one place.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li> Dec. 27, Half-Price Mondays: Get discounted ice skating with the donation of can of non-perishable food. Ice rink and rides open at noon, carriage rides start at 6pm.</li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 28, Books on Tuesdays: Bring a new or used book (in good condition) for children or young adults and skate for $4 (half price). Ice rink and rides open at noon, carriage rides start at 6pm.</li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 29, Warmth Wednesdays: Visitors can enjoy ice skating for $4 when they bring a new or gently used blanket, coat, scarf, or pair of gloves. Ice rink and rides open at noon.</li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 30, Ice rink and rides open at noon - don\'t forget that the Oilers play Mississippi at the BOK Center tonight at 7:35pm.</li>\r\n	<li> Dec. 31, New Years Eve: Get live entertainment starting at 1pm by Bill &amp; Marsha Clinton, John &amp; Catheryn Brock and Maria Morris/Street School. Ice rink and rides open at noon.</li>\r\n	<li> Jan. 1, New Years Day: Get live entertainment starting at 4pm from Sarah Louco and Theater Arts/Ragan Fletcher. Ice rink and rides open at noon and carriage rides start at 6pm.</li>\r\n	<li> Jan. 2, Skate with the Oilers/Last Day of Winterfest 2010: Skate with the Tulsa Oilers after the 4:05pm game. Ice rink and rides open at noon and carriage rides start at 6pm.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>\r\nWhen: 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed on holidays\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">Tulsa Historical Society</a>, 2445 S. Peoria\r\nTulsa Children’s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids’ to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It’s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. Plus, I hear Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a pajama breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 21, starting at 10am and that everyone is invited.\r\n\r\n<strong>Open Bounce and Winter Bounce Camp at Bounce U</strong>\r\nGet open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial every day this Winter Break (except on holidays, of course) starting at 1:30pm. The Winter Break camp is Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9:30am-12:30pm each day. All bounces are about $7 per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. You might want to call for reservations, too - (918) 249-0900.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children’s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they’re learning in this hands-on, interactive children’s museum. There’s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. Plus, I hear there\'s free pizza involved. KCM is open special hours this Winter Break: Monday, Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It’s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don’t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there’s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the upcoming weeks. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite Winter Break activities on this list? No problem - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail with event details</a>.','It\'s Winter Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Winter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. ','publish','open','open','','winter-break-tulsa-kids','','','2010-12-27 13:40:26','2010-12-27 18:40:26','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4649',0,'post','',4),(4650,1,'2010-12-20 10:23:40','2010-12-20 15:23:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-17/dsc09535/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4585\" title=\"Snow Daphne\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nWinter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. \n\nAnd thanks to all the holiday shopping (<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">hopefully locally!</a>) you\'ve been doing lately, the pocketbook is wanting for bulk. \n\nUh-oh. Now what?\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nTDT to the rescue! Check out these (cheap or free!) things to do around town over the next couple of weeks. \n\n<h2>Camps</h2>\n<strong>Christmas Break Camp at Chandler Park	Chandler Park</strong>\nWhen: 7am-6pm\nWhere: Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st Street.\nFix that Christmas Break cabin fever and get the kids to Chandler Park Community Center for camp from now until Wednesday and next week Monday-Wednesday. Campers can look for arts and crafts, games, sports, movies, a field trip and even more. For kids ages 6-12. Call (918) 591-6053 for more info or to register. Cost is $45.\n\n<strong>Winter Break at Oklahoma Aquarium</strong>\nWhen: 9am-4pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive\nCan you think of a better way to occupy your kids while you wrap up those last minute holiday errands this holiday break? The Sea Camps at Oklahoma Aquarium are designed for children in grades K-5th. Each camp day is from 9 am to 4 pm. Cost is $50 per child. <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/events.php?subPageName=events\">Get more info or register here</a>.\n<h2>Stuff Around Town</h2>\n<strong>Winterfest</strong>\nWhen: Starting at noon\nWhere: 3rd and Frisco in downtown Tulsa\nWinterfest is the only place in town you can get ice skating, amusement park rides, visits from Segway Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, an Oklahoma-made holiday market, free concerts and as much hot chocolate as your belly can handle from now until after the first of the year, all in one place. <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/winterfest\">Visit Winterfest online for even more info and daily schedules</a>.\n\n<strong>Scuba Santa</strong>\nWhen: 3:30pm Monday, Dec. 20-Friday, Dec. 24\nWhere: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive\nEven Santa likes to go for a swim in the tropics, and the Coral Reef is as close as you get in Oklahoma to diving in the Caribbean. Watch Scuba Santa find out who’s naughty or nice among the fish in the 65,000 gallon saltwater tank. Then get your camera ready to have your child pose for the most unique Santa picture ever, without even getting wet! Awesome. This is truly a top Christmastime event here in Tulsa.\n\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>\nWhen: 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed on holidays\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">Tulsa Historical Society</a>, 2445 S. Peoria\nTulsa Children’s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids’ to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It’s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. Plus, I hear Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a pajama breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 21, starting at 10am and that everyone is invited.\n\n<strong>Open Bounce and Winter Bounce Camp at Bounce U</strong>\nGet open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial every day this Winter Break (except on holidays, of course) starting at 1:30pm. The Winter Break camp is Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9:30am-12:30pm each day. All bounces are about $7 per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. You might want to call for reservations, too - (918) 249-0900.\n\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children’s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they’re learning in this hands-on, interactive children’s museum. There’s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. Plus, I hear there\'s free pizza involved. KCM is open special hours this Winter Break: Monday, Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm. \n\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It’s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don’t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there’s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the upcoming weeks. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan.\n\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times plus free stuff to do for the older kids, not to mention all the books and movies and CDs and Internet and all the other media available. It’s all free and open to the public and who knows, your kid might even read a book during these days out of school. <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Check tulsalibrary.org for holiday hours and closings</a>.\n\nDon\'t see your favorite Winter Break activities on this list? No problem - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail with event details</a>.','It\'s Winter Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Winter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. ','inherit','open','open','','4649-revision','','','2010-12-20 10:23:40','2010-12-20 15:23:40','',4649,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4649-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4651,1,'2010-12-20 10:24:04','2010-12-20 15:24:04','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-17/dsc09535/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4585\" title=\"Snow Daphne\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWinter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. \r\n\r\nAnd thanks to all the holiday shopping (<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">hopefully locally!</a>) you\'ve been doing lately, the pocketbook is wanting for bulk. \r\n\r\nUh-oh. Now what?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nTDT to the rescue! Check out these (cheap or free!) things to do around town over the next couple of weeks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Camps</h2>\r\n<strong>Christmas Break Camp at Chandler Park	Chandler Park</strong>\r\nWhen: 7am-6pm\r\nWhere: Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st Street.\r\nFix that Christmas Break cabin fever and get the kids to Chandler Park Community Center for camp from now until Wednesday and next week Monday-Wednesday. Campers can look for arts and crafts, games, sports, movies, a field trip and even more. For kids ages 6-12. Call (918) 591-6053 for more info or to register. Cost is $45.\r\n\r\n<strong>Winter Break at Oklahoma Aquarium</strong>\r\nWhen: 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive\r\nCan you think of a better way to occupy your kids while you wrap up those last minute holiday errands this holiday break? The Sea Camps at Oklahoma Aquarium are designed for children in grades K-5th. Each camp day is from 9 am to 4 pm. Cost is $50 per child. <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/events.php?subPageName=events\">Get more info or register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Stuff Around Town</h2>\r\n<strong>Winterfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at noon\r\nWhere: 3rd and Frisco in downtown Tulsa\r\nWinterfest is the only place in town you can get ice skating, amusement park rides, visits from Segway Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, an Oklahoma-made holiday market, free concerts and as much hot chocolate as your belly can handle from now until after the first of the year, all in one place. <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/winterfest\">Visit Winterfest online for even more info and daily schedules</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scuba Santa</strong>\r\nWhen: 3:30pm Monday, Dec. 20-Friday, Dec. 24\r\nWhere: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive\r\nEven Santa likes to go for a swim in the tropics, and the Coral Reef is as close as you get in Oklahoma to diving in the Caribbean. Watch Scuba Santa find out who’s naughty or nice among the fish in the 65,000 gallon saltwater tank. Then get your camera ready to have your child pose for the most unique Santa picture ever, without even getting wet! Awesome. This is truly a top Christmastime event here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>\r\nWhen: 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed on holidays\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">Tulsa Historical Society</a>, 2445 S. Peoria\r\nTulsa Children’s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids’ to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It’s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. Plus, I hear Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a pajama breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 21, starting at 10am and that everyone is invited.\r\n\r\n<strong>Open Bounce and Winter Bounce Camp at Bounce U</strong>\r\nGet open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial every day this Winter Break (except on holidays, of course) starting at 1:30pm. The Winter Break camp is Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9:30am-12:30pm each day. All bounces are about $7 per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. You might want to call for reservations, too - (918) 249-0900.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children’s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they’re learning in this hands-on, interactive children’s museum. There’s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. Plus, I hear there\'s free pizza involved. KCM is open special hours this Winter Break: Monday, Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It’s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don’t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there’s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the upcoming weeks. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times plus free stuff to do for the older kids, not to mention all the books and movies and CDs and Internet and all the other media available. It’s all free and open to the public and who knows, your kid might even read a book during these days out of school. <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Check tulsalibrary.org for holiday hours and closings</a>.\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite Winter Break activities on this list? No problem - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail with event details</a>.','It\'s Winter Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Winter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. ','inherit','open','open','','4649-revision-2','','','2010-12-20 10:24:04','2010-12-20 15:24:04','',4649,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4649-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(6057,1,'2011-02-21 02:03:59','2011-02-21 07:03:59','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/\">I\'m a big fan of the burger</a>.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket, Stilton and mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. 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While we couldn\'t comprehend how we could love someone as much as we loved our brand-new child, the transition from a complicated pregnancy to the sleeplessness and constant busyness that is life with a newborn was capital D-Daunting.\r\n\r\nBut as in all dark times, bright spots appeared and delivered us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\r\n\r\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','But as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.','private','open','open','','confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-the-poop-cannon','','','2011-07-10 11:42:33','2011-07-10 17:42:33','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4654',0,'post','',0),(4655,1,'2010-12-20 18:37:56','2010-12-20 23:37:56','','TDT Baby','','inherit','open','open','','img_8821','','','2010-12-20 18:37:56','2010-12-20 23:37:56','',4654,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8821.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4656,1,'2010-12-20 18:40:18','2010-12-20 23:40:18','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4655\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4655\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8821-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Baby\" title=\"TDT Baby\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4655\" /></a>\n\nI know it\'s the refrain of every new mom, but those first few months after my son came home were hard.\n\nReally hard.\n\nIn fact, as I look back on those days and weeks - the ones that seemed to stretch on forever as I oscillated between some of the highest highs and the lowest lows I couldn\'t have even imagined to anticipate before our son was born - I realize that they were the most challenging times of my life so far. 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The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\n\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','','inherit','open','open','','4654-revision','','','2010-12-20 18:40:18','2010-12-20 23:40:18','',4654,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4654-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4657,1,'2010-12-20 18:40:44','2010-12-20 23:40:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4655\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4655\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8821-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Baby\" title=\"TDT Baby\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4655\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI know it\'s the refrain of every new mom, but those first few months after my son came home were hard.\r\n\r\nReally hard.\r\n\r\nIn fact, as I look back on those days and weeks - the ones that seemed to stretch on forever as I oscillated between some of the highest highs and the lowest lows I couldn\'t have even imagined to anticipate before our son was born - I realize that they were the most challenging times of my life so far. While we couldn\'t comprehend how we could love someone as much as we loved our brand-new child, the transition from a complicated pregnancy to the sleeplessness and constant busyness that is life with a newborn was capital D-Daunting.\r\n\r\nBut as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\r\n\r\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','But as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. 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While we couldn\'t comprehend how we could love someone as much as we loved our brand-new child, the transition from a complicated pregnancy to the sleeplessness and constant busyness that is life with a newborn was capital D-Daunting.\r\n\r\nBut as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\r\n\r\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','But as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.','inherit','open','open','','4654-revision-3','','','2010-12-20 18:40:44','2010-12-20 23:40:44','',4654,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4654-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4659,1,'2010-12-20 18:41:36','2010-12-20 23:41:36','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-the-poop-cannon/img_8821/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4655\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8821-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Baby\" title=\"TDT Baby\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4655\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI know it\'s the refrain of every new mom, but those first few months after my son as born were hard.\r\n\r\nReally hard.\r\n\r\nIn fact, as I look back on those days and weeks - the ones that seemed to stretch on forever as I oscillated between some of the highest highs and the lowest lows I couldn\'t have even imagined to anticipate before our son was born - I realize that they were the most challenging times of my life so far. While we couldn\'t comprehend how we could love someone as much as we loved our brand-new child, the transition from a complicated pregnancy to the sleeplessness and constant busyness that is life with a newborn was capital D-Daunting.\r\n\r\nBut as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\r\n\r\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','But as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.','inherit','open','open','','4654-revision-4','','','2010-12-20 18:41:36','2010-12-20 23:41:36','',4654,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4654-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4660,1,'2010-12-20 18:41:36','2010-12-20 23:41:36','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-the-poop-cannon/img_8821/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4655\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_8821-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Baby\" title=\"TDT Baby\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4655\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI know it\'s the refrain of every new mom, but those first few months after my son as born were hard.\r\n\r\nReally hard.\r\n\r\nIn fact, as I look back on those days and weeks - the ones that seemed to stretch on forever as I oscillated between some of the highest highs and the lowest lows I couldn\'t have even imagined to anticipate before our son was born - I realize that they were the most challenging times of my life so far. While we couldn\'t comprehend how we could love someone as much as we loved our brand-new child, the transition from a complicated pregnancy to the sleeplessness and constant busyness that is life with a newborn was capital D-Daunting.\r\n\r\nBut as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\r\n\r\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','But as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. 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While we couldn\'t comprehend how we could love someone as much as we loved our brand-new child, the transition from a complicated pregnancy to the sleeplessness and constant busyness that is life with a newborn was capital D-Daunting.\r\n\r\nBut as in all dark times, bright spots appeared and delivered us from our toil. The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.\r\n\r\nRead on if you dare at <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-poop-cannon\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/\">Photo by Ashley Heider-Daly</a></em>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Poop Cannon','But as in all dark times, bright spots appeared to deliver us from our toil. 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The one that saved us one morning in early spring 2008 just happened to involve a human poop cannon.','inherit','open','open','','4654-revision-8','','','2010-12-20 23:36:47','2010-12-21 04:36:47','',4654,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4654-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5396,1,'2011-01-26 16:07:07','2011-01-26 22:07:07','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/aKaC3eMUfdY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\r\n\r\nOne of the things I love about <a href=\"http://www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org/\">Tulsa Children\'s Museum</a> (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.\r\n\r\nThis weekend, TCM is bringing one such event to T-Town. Get the details for your calendar <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-secret-agent-23-skidoo\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo','One of the things I love about Tulsa Children\'s Museum (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.','private','open','open','','secret-agent-23-skidoo-tulsa-kids-day-out','','','2011-07-10 11:34:17','2011-07-10 17:34:17','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5396',0,'post','',0),(5397,1,'2011-01-26 16:06:21','2011-01-26 21:06:21','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/aKaC3eMUfdY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\n\nOne of the things I love about Tulsa Children\'s Museum (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.\n\nThis weekend, TCM is bringing one such event to T-Town. Get the details for your calendar <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-secret-agent-23-skidoo\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo','One of the things I love about Tulsa Children\'s Museum (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.','inherit','open','open','','5396-revision','','','2011-01-26 16:06:21','2011-01-26 21:06:21','',5396,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5396-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5398,1,'2011-01-26 16:07:07','2011-01-26 21:07:07','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/aKaC3eMUfdY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\r\n\r\nOne of the things I love about Tulsa Children\'s Museum (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.\r\n\r\nThis weekend, TCM is bringing one such event to T-Town. Get the details for your calendar <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-secret-agent-23-skidoo\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo','One of the things I love about Tulsa Children\'s Museum (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.','inherit','open','open','','5396-revision-2','','','2011-01-26 16:07:07','2011-01-26 21:07:07','',5396,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5396-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5399,1,'2011-01-26 16:21:52','2011-01-26 21:21:52','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/aKaC3eMUfdY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\r\n\r\nOne of the things I love about <a href=\"http://www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org/\">Tulsa Children\'s Museum</a> (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.\r\n\r\nThis weekend, TCM is bringing one such event to T-Town. Get the details for your calendar <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-secret-agent-23-skidoo\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo','One of the things I love about Tulsa Children\'s Museum (and there are many) is that they integrate music and concert offerings into their programming.','inherit','open','open','','5396-revision-3','','','2011-01-26 16:21:52','2011-01-26 21:21:52','',5396,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5396-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5400,1,'2011-01-26 17:18:46','2011-01-26 22:18:46','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs781.ash1/167145_192294217464204_143188169041476_701429_6500799_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" /></p>\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/some-local-links/\">over the course of the past 24 hours</a>. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>100 Grand - the candy bar, not the currency.</strong> According to KOTV, <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=13897854\">Tulsa Police say a burglar broke through a sliding glass door at an area Dollar General to steal - what else? - a couple of fists full of candy</a>. Not that this was acceptable behavior or anything, but haven\'t we all had a sugar craving at one time or another that made us feel like we could do the same thing? Pardon me as I slowly raise my hand...\r\n\r\n<strong>You Buy We Fly</strong>. In what could possibly be an Awkward Family Photo classic, pictured above are the founders of <a href=\"http://youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly</a>, a local 24/7 delivery service. Feel free to give them your business based solely on this photo.\r\n\r\n<strong>Boxers or briefs?</strong> In the case of Jason Aldean, who will be in Tulsa at the BOK Center Saturday night, it\'s briefs - at least, when he\'s performing in those painted-on jeans of his. How do I know? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/blogging-with-stars-with-guest/\">I asked him. In person. In front of my husband.</a> It was glorious.\r\n\r\n<strong>The City of Tulsa Arena.</strong> It\'s Tulsa Tuesday at Oklahoma City blog The Lost Ogle, and <a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/2011/01/25/tulsa-tuesday-four-bold-plans-to-spend-money/\">this week\'s edition comes with four plans to spend $45 million</a>. TLO leaves the best way for last - and I like it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brindisi.</strong> It means \"toast\" in Italian. It\'s also a new group for young professionals who have an interest in opera and a passion for the arts. <a href=\"http://tulsaopera.org/\">Learn more about it with the folks of Tulsa Opera Feb. 3 starting at 5:30pm in the Philtower Lobby</a>. Then, on Feb. 5, check out Opera Underground at <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s Pizza</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave. It\'s free and open to the public. Get a preview of what you\'ll see there <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/opera-underground/\">in this post by Holly Wall</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glee lovers, rejoice!</strong> Street School\'s annual Street Party boasts a Glee-inspired theme. The event kicks off at 7pm April 9 in the Tulsa Convention Center Ballroom. <a href=\"http://www.streetschool.org/\">Get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The bigger burrito.</strong> Tonight <a href=\"http://www.tulsafood.com/\">Brian from Tulsa Food</a> and I will judge an eating contest that involves Qdoba burritos, Tulsa-area high schoolers and some oversized checks. If you\'d like to come witness the carnage and bloatedness, be at the 71st Street location at 6pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Show us your pics!</strong> Tulsa Parks is taking entries for its new photo contest. Each month winners will be selected; at the end of the year, your photo could be selected for the 2012 Tulsa Parks Calendar. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/media/143311/contestentry.pdf\">Enter now, enter often</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>And now for the latest in jeggings news...</strong>it\'s nice to know that my jeggings, <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">about which I\'ve endlessly been talking on Twitter</a>, <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/ashley-heider-daly-wears-jeggings-pant.html\">can inspire the purchasing decisions of others</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day cometh</strong>. Here are a few early-bird ideas (and yes, you can expect a full-on Valentine\'s Day things to do post here on TDT within the next few days): First, there\'s the four-course dinner going on at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/power-lunch-la-villa-at-philbrook/\">La Villa at Philbrook Museum of Art</a>. Music will be provided by Light Opera Oklahoma. Call (918) 748-5367 for reservations. Then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195214333827678\">the Buttercup Bash for Tulsa Boys\' Home</a> on Feb. 12. Start making your plans now, people.\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of Valentine\'s Day...</strong> My man and I are celebrating early this year. Why? Because through Feb. 6, rooms at <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake, a swanky resort about 45 minutes from Tulsa in the Wagoner direction</a>, are buy one, get one. Call (918) 485.1810 to save yours.\r\n\r\nWhat does your link plunder look like today?','Some Local Links','What does your link plunder look like today?','publish','open','open','','local-links-26','','http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/some-local-links/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/power-lunch-la-villa-at-philbrook/','2011-01-26 17:18:46','2011-01-26 22:18:46','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5400',0,'post','',1),(5401,1,'2011-01-26 17:09:24','2011-01-26 22:09:24','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at 12140 E. 96th Street North (just off US 169).\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Last word:</strong> <a href=\"http://www.testkitchenok.com/\">Test Kitchen Oklahoma</a>. Join. \r\n\r\nWhat does your link plunder look like this week? ','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-autosave','','','2011-01-26 17:09:24','2011-01-26 22:09:24','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4672,1,'2010-12-27 13:39:48','2010-12-27 18:39:48','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-17/dsc09535/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4585\" title=\"Snow Daphne\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nWinter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home.\n\nAnd thanks to all the holiday shopping (<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">hopefully locally!</a>) you\'ve been doing lately, the pocketbook is wanting for bulk.\n\nUh-oh. Now what?\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nTDT to the rescue! Check out these (cheap or free!) things to do around town over the next couple of weeks.\n<h2>Camps</h2>\n<strong>Christmas Break Camp at Chandler Park</strong>\nWhen: 7am-6pm\nWhere: Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st Street.\nFix that Christmas Break cabin fever and get the kids to Chandler Park Community Center for camp from now until Wednesday. Campers can look for arts and crafts, games, sports, movies, a field trip and even more. For kids ages 6-12. Call (918) 591-6053 for more info or to register.\n<h2>Stuff Around Town</h2>\n<strong>Make &amp; Take Holiday Workshops</strong>\nWhen: 9am and 1pm Dec. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.gilcrease.org/\">Gilcrease Museum</a>, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road\nDon\'t miss this opportunity to create beautiful, traditional crafts inspired by the Gilcrease collection and their special exhibition, America: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Nation. For families with children, ages 5-11, who must be accompanied by an adult (maximum 15 children per session). Choose between two sessions per day, one at 9am and one at 1pm. Advanced registration is required. To register, call (918) 596-2737, or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:lanette-coppage@utulsa.edu\">lanette-coppage@utulsa.edu</a>. Here\'s the line-up of workshops:\n<ul>\n	<li>Dec. 21, Recycled Nature Decorations</li>\n	<li>Dec. 22, Glittery Angel</li>\n	<li>Dec. 23, Recycled Card Art</li>\n	<li>Dec. 28, Fabric Swatch Wreath</li>\n	<li>Dec. 29, Scented Stacked Candles</li>\n	<li>Dec. 30, Helping Hand Wreath</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Get loads of story times for a variety of ages and at a variety of times plus free stuff to do for the older kids, not to mention all the books and movies and CDs and Internet and all the other media available. It’s all free and open to the public and who knows, your kid might even read a book during these days out of school. Here are a few of the things going on at local library branches this week:\n<ul>\n	<li>Dec. 27, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Let\'s All Play Games!</a>\nDec. 27, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Celebrate the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa</a>\nDec. 28, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Holiday Film Break: The Snow Queen</a>\nDec. 28, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">A New Year\'s Mystery Is Lurking In The Library! </a>\nDec. 28, <a href=\"http://http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Game Day: Puzzle Palooza and More</a>\nDec. 28, <a href=\"http://http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Ecocrafting Workshop</a>\nDec. 28, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Teen Time</a>\nDec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Holiday Film Break: The Tales of Beatrix Potter</a>\nDec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Paper Airplanes Galore</a>\nDec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Craft, Chat and Card Making</a>\nDec. 29, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Wii Wednesday</a>\nDec. 30, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Beginning Origami</a>\nDec. 30, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Advanced Origami</a>\nDec. 31, <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/index.aspx\">Hats Off to the New Year!</a></li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Winterfest</strong>\nWhen: Changes daily; see below\nWhere: 3rd and Frisco in downtown Tulsa\nWinterfest is the only place in town you can get ice skating, amusement park rides, visits from Segway Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, an Oklahoma-made holiday market, free concerts and as much hot chocolate as your belly can handle from now until after the first of the year, all in one place. \nDec. 27, Half-Price Mondays: Get discounted ice skating with the donation of can of non-perishable food. Ice rink and rides open at noon, carriage rides start at 6pm.\nDec. 28, Books on Tuesdays: Bring a new or used book (in good condition) for children or young adults and skate for $4 (half price). Ice rink and rides open at noon, carriage rides start at 6pm.\nDec. 29, Warmth Wednesdays: Visitors can enjoy ice skating for $4 when they bring a new or gently used blanket, coat, scarf, or pair of gloves. Ice rink and rides open at noon. \nDec. 30, Ice rink and rides open at noon - don\'t forget that the Oilers play Mississippi at the BOK Center tonight at 7:35pm. \nDec. 31, New Years Eve: Get live entertainment starting at 1pm by Bill & Marsha Clinton, John & Catheryn Brock and Maria Morris/Street School. Ice rink and rides open at noon. \nJan. 1, New Years Day: Get live entertainment starting at 4pm from Sarah Louco and Theater Arts/Ragan Fletcher. Ice rink and rides open at noon and carriage rides start at 6pm. \nJan. 2, Skate with the Oilers: Skate with the Tulsa Oilers after the 4:05pm game. Ice rink and rides open at noon and carriage rides start at 6pm. \n\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>\nWhen: 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed on holidays\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">Tulsa Historical Society</a>, 2445 S. Peoria\nTulsa Children’s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids’ to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It’s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. Plus, I hear Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a pajama breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 21, starting at 10am and that everyone is invited.\n\n<strong>Open Bounce and Winter Bounce Camp at Bounce U</strong>\nGet open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial every day this Winter Break (except on holidays, of course) starting at 1:30pm. The Winter Break camp is Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9:30am-12:30pm each day. All bounces are about $7 per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. You might want to call for reservations, too - (918) 249-0900.\n\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children’s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they’re learning in this hands-on, interactive children’s museum. There’s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. Plus, I hear there\'s free pizza involved. KCM is open special hours this Winter Break: Monday, Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm.\n\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It’s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don’t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there’s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the upcoming weeks. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan.\n\nDon\'t see your favorite Winter Break activities on this list? No problem - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail with event details</a>.','It\'s Winter Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Winter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. ','inherit','open','open','','4649-autosave','','','2010-12-27 13:39:48','2010-12-27 18:39:48','',4649,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4649-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4673,1,'2010-12-20 10:24:04','2010-12-20 15:24:04','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-17/dsc09535/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4585\" title=\"Snow Daphne\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWinter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. \r\n\r\nAnd thanks to all the holiday shopping (<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">hopefully locally!</a>) you\'ve been doing lately, the pocketbook is wanting for bulk. \r\n\r\nUh-oh. Now what?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nTDT to the rescue! Check out these (cheap or free!) things to do around town over the next couple of weeks. \r\n\r\n<h2>Camps</h2>\r\n<strong>Christmas Break Camp at Chandler Park	Chandler Park</strong>\r\nWhen: 7am-6pm\r\nWhere: Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st Street.\r\nFix that Christmas Break cabin fever and get the kids to Chandler Park Community Center for camp from now until Wednesday and next week Monday-Wednesday. Campers can look for arts and crafts, games, sports, movies, a field trip and even more. For kids ages 6-12. Call (918) 591-6053 for more info or to register. Cost is $45.\r\n\r\n<strong>Winter Break at Oklahoma Aquarium</strong>\r\nWhen: 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive\r\nCan you think of a better way to occupy your kids while you wrap up those last minute holiday errands this holiday break? The Sea Camps at Oklahoma Aquarium are designed for children in grades K-5th. Each camp day is from 9 am to 4 pm. Cost is $50 per child. <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/events.php?subPageName=events\">Get more info or register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Stuff Around Town</h2>\r\n<strong>Winterfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at noon\r\nWhere: 3rd and Frisco in downtown Tulsa\r\nWinterfest is the only place in town you can get ice skating, amusement park rides, visits from Segway Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, an Oklahoma-made holiday market, free concerts and as much hot chocolate as your belly can handle from now until after the first of the year, all in one place. <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/winterfest\">Visit Winterfest online for even more info and daily schedules</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scuba Santa</strong>\r\nWhen: 3:30pm Monday, Dec. 20-Friday, Dec. 24\r\nWhere: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive\r\nEven Santa likes to go for a swim in the tropics, and the Coral Reef is as close as you get in Oklahoma to diving in the Caribbean. Watch Scuba Santa find out who’s naughty or nice among the fish in the 65,000 gallon saltwater tank. Then get your camera ready to have your child pose for the most unique Santa picture ever, without even getting wet! Awesome. This is truly a top Christmastime event here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>\r\nWhen: 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed on holidays\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">Tulsa Historical Society</a>, 2445 S. Peoria\r\nTulsa Children’s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids’ to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It’s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. Plus, I hear Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a pajama breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 21, starting at 10am and that everyone is invited.\r\n\r\n<strong>Open Bounce and Winter Bounce Camp at Bounce U</strong>\r\nGet open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial every day this Winter Break (except on holidays, of course) starting at 1:30pm. The Winter Break camp is Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9:30am-12:30pm each day. All bounces are about $7 per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. You might want to call for reservations, too - (918) 249-0900.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children’s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they’re learning in this hands-on, interactive children’s museum. There’s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. Plus, I hear there\'s free pizza involved. KCM is open special hours this Winter Break: Monday, Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It’s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don’t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there’s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the upcoming weeks. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times plus free stuff to do for the older kids, not to mention all the books and movies and CDs and Internet and all the other media available. It’s all free and open to the public and who knows, your kid might even read a book during these days out of school. <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Check tulsalibrary.org for holiday hours and closings</a>.\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite Winter Break activities on this list? No problem - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail with event details</a>.','It\'s Winter Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Winter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. ','inherit','open','open','','4649-revision-3','','','2010-12-20 10:24:04','2010-12-20 15:24:04','',4649,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4649-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4674,1,'2010-12-21 09:49:51','2010-12-21 14:49:51','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-17/dsc09535/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4585\" title=\"Snow Daphne\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Daphne\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWinter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home.\r\n\r\nAnd thanks to all the holiday shopping (<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">hopefully locally!</a>) you\'ve been doing lately, the pocketbook is wanting for bulk.\r\n\r\nUh-oh. Now what?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nTDT to the rescue! Check out these (cheap or free!) things to do around town over the next couple of weeks.\r\n<h2>Camps</h2>\r\n<strong>Christmas Break Camp at Chandler Park	Chandler Park</strong>\r\nWhen: 7am-6pm\r\nWhere: Chandler Park Community Center, 6500 W. 21st Street.\r\nFix that Christmas Break cabin fever and get the kids to Chandler Park Community Center for camp from now until Wednesday and next week Monday-Wednesday. Campers can look for arts and crafts, games, sports, movies, a field trip and even more. For kids ages 6-12. Call (918) 591-6053 for more info or to register. Cost is $45.\r\n\r\n<strong>Winter Break at Oklahoma Aquarium</strong>\r\nWhen: 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive\r\nCan you think of a better way to occupy your kids while you wrap up those last minute holiday errands this holiday break? The Sea Camps at Oklahoma Aquarium are designed for children in grades K-5th. Each camp day is from 9 am to 4 pm. Cost is $50 per child. <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/events.php?subPageName=events\">Get more info or register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Stuff Around Town</h2>\r\n<strong>Make &amp; Take Holiday Workshops</strong>\r\nWhen: 9am and 1pm Dec. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.gilcrease.org/\">Gilcrease Museum</a>, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road\r\nDon\'t miss this opportunity to create beautiful, traditional crafts inspired by the Gilcrease collection and their special exhibition, America: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Nation. For families with children, ages 5-11, who must be accompanied by an adult (maximum 15 children per session). Choose between two sessions per day, one at 9am and one at 1pm. Advanced registration is required. To register, call (918) 596-2737, or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:lanette-coppage@utulsa.edu\">lanette-coppage@utulsa.edu</a>. Here\'s the line-up of workshops:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Dec. 21, Recycled Nature Decorations</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 22, Glittery Angel</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 23, Recycled Card Art</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 28, Fabric Swatch Wreath</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 29, Scented Stacked Candles</li>\r\n	<li>Dec. 30, Helping Hand Wreath</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Winterfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at noon\r\nWhere: 3rd and Frisco in downtown Tulsa\r\nWinterfest is the only place in town you can get ice skating, amusement park rides, visits from Segway Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, an Oklahoma-made holiday market, free concerts and as much hot chocolate as your belly can handle from now until after the first of the year, all in one place. <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/winterfest\">Visit Winterfest online for even more info and daily schedules</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scuba Santa</strong>\r\nWhen: 3:30pm Monday, Dec. 20-Friday, Dec. 24\r\nWhere: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive\r\nEven Santa likes to go for a swim in the tropics, and the Coral Reef is as close as you get in Oklahoma to diving in the Caribbean. Watch Scuba Santa find out who’s naughty or nice among the fish in the 65,000 gallon saltwater tank. Then get your camera ready to have your child pose for the most unique Santa picture ever, without even getting wet! Awesome. This is truly a top Christmastime event here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>\r\nWhen: 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, closed on holidays\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">Tulsa Historical Society</a>, 2445 S. Peoria\r\nTulsa Children’s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids’ to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It’s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. Plus, I hear Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a pajama breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 21, starting at 10am and that everyone is invited.\r\n\r\n<strong>Open Bounce and Winter Bounce Camp at Bounce U</strong>\r\nGet open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial every day this Winter Break (except on holidays, of course) starting at 1:30pm. The Winter Break camp is Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9:30am-12:30pm each day. All bounces are about $7 per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. You might want to call for reservations, too - (918) 249-0900.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children’s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they’re learning in this hands-on, interactive children’s museum. There’s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. Plus, I hear there\'s free pizza involved. KCM is open special hours this Winter Break: Monday, Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It’s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don’t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there’s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the upcoming weeks. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times plus free stuff to do for the older kids, not to mention all the books and movies and CDs and Internet and all the other media available. It’s all free and open to the public and who knows, your kid might even read a book during these days out of school. <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Check tulsalibrary.org for holiday hours and closings</a>.\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite Winter Break activities on this list? No problem - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail with event details</a>.','It\'s Winter Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Winter Break 2010-11 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. ','inherit','open','open','','4649-revision-4','','','2010-12-21 09:49:51','2010-12-21 14:49:51','',4649,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4649-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4675,1,'2010-12-21 14:16:31','2010-12-21 20:16:31','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4676\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/luchaclaus-babysitter-worthy-tulsa-kids/luchaclaus/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4676\" title=\"Luchaclaus\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/luchaclaus-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Luchaclaus\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhy should the kids get to have all the fun when Santa comes to town? This week, thanks to the folks at <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe and the Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation</a> (yes, we have a bona fide luchador wrestling league here in Tulsa!), we parent types can enjoy a babysitter-worthy evening with the big man in red, luchador style.\r\n\r\nGet the details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-luchaclaus\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Luchaclaus','Why should the kids get to have all the fun when Santa comes to town?','private','open','open','','luchaclaus-babysitter-worthy-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:42:03','2011-07-10 17:42:03','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4675',0,'post','',0),(4676,1,'2010-12-21 14:13:43','2010-12-21 19:13:43','','Luchaclaus','','inherit','open','open','','luchaclaus','','','2010-12-21 14:13:43','2010-12-21 19:13:43','',4675,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/luchaclaus.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4677,1,'2010-12-21 14:15:07','2010-12-21 19:15:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4676\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4676\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/luchaclaus-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Luchaclaus\" title=\"Luchaclaus\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4676\" /></a>\n\nWhy should the kids get to have all the fun when Santa comes to town? This week, thanks to the folks at <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe and the Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation</a> (yes, we have a bona fide luchador wrestling league here in Tulsa!), we parent types can enjoy a babysitter-worthy evening with the big man in red, luchador style.\n\nGet the details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-luchaclaus\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Luchaclaus','Why should the kids get to have all the fun when Santa comes to town?','inherit','open','open','','4675-revision','','','2010-12-21 14:15:07','2010-12-21 19:15:07','',4675,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4675-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4678,1,'2010-12-21 14:16:31','2010-12-21 19:16:31','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4676\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4676\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4676\" title=\"Luchaclaus\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/luchaclaus-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Luchaclaus\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhy should the kids get to have all the fun when Santa comes to town? This week, thanks to the folks at <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe and the Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation</a> (yes, we have a bona fide luchador wrestling league here in Tulsa!), we parent types can enjoy a babysitter-worthy evening with the big man in red, luchador style.\r\n\r\nGet the details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-luchaclaus\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Luchaclaus','Why should the kids get to have all the fun when Santa comes to town?','inherit','open','open','','4675-revision-2','','','2010-12-21 14:16:31','2010-12-21 19:16:31','',4675,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4675-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4679,1,'2010-12-21 14:39:52','2010-12-21 19:39:52','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/seasonal-spirits-tulsa-business-journal/dsc_1919/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4680\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Summerside Winery\" title=\"Summerside Winery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4680\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA couple of Oklahoma wineries have found a way to take their wine to customers this holiday season: the shopping mall.\r\n\r\nNot having to go to the liquor store or all the way to a vineyard or winery for Okie wine? Read more about it on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=67\">the Food page of the latest edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Seasonal Spirits','A couple of Oklahoma wineries have found a way to take their wine to customers this holiday season: the shopping mall.','publish','open','open','','seasonal-spirits-tulsa-business-journal','','','2010-12-21 14:40:38','2010-12-21 19:40:38','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4679',0,'post','',0),(4680,1,'2010-12-21 14:37:54','2010-12-21 19:37:54','','Summerside Winery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1919','','','2010-12-21 14:37:54','2010-12-21 19:37:54','',4679,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1919.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4681,1,'2010-12-21 14:38:54','2010-12-21 19:38:54','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4680\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4680\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Summerside Winery\" title=\"Summerside Winery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4680\" /></a>\n\nA couple of Oklahoma wineries have found a way to take their wine to customers this holiday season: the shopping mall.\n\nNot having to go to the liquor store or all the way to a vineyard or winery for Okie wine? Read more about it on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=67\">the Food page of the latest edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.','Seasonal Spirits','','inherit','open','open','','4679-revision','','','2010-12-21 14:38:54','2010-12-21 19:38:54','',4679,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4679-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4682,1,'2010-12-21 14:39:52','2010-12-21 19:39:52','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4680\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4680\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Summerside Winery\" title=\"Summerside Winery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4680\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA couple of Oklahoma wineries have found a way to take their wine to customers this holiday season: the shopping mall.\r\n\r\nNot having to go to the liquor store or all the way to a vineyard or winery for Okie wine? Read more about it on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=67\">the Food page of the latest edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.','Seasonal Spirits','A couple of Oklahoma wineries have found a way to take their wine to customers this holiday season: the shopping mall.','inherit','open','open','','4679-revision-2','','','2010-12-21 14:39:52','2010-12-21 19:39:52','',4679,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4679-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4683,1,'2010-12-21 14:39:52','2010-12-21 19:39:52','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/seasonal-spirits-tulsa-business-journal/dsc_1919/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4680\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1919.jpg\" alt=\"Summerside Winery\" title=\"Summerside Winery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4680\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA couple of Oklahoma wineries have found a way to take their wine to customers this holiday season: the shopping mall.\r\n\r\nNot having to go to the liquor store or all the way to a vineyard or winery for Okie wine? 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15:04:16','2010-12-21 20:04:16','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4687\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4687\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1929.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Brewing Company\" title=\"Marshall Brewing Company\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4687\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanks to a nearly two-fold bump in production capacity, two of the most popular beers at Tulsa-based, full-strength beer brewer Marshall Brewing Co. became available in six-packs of 12-ounce bottles this month.\r\n\r\nGet the story on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=74&TM=52857.11\">the Food page of the most recent edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Six-Pack City','Thanks to a nearly two-fold bump in production capacity, two of the most popular beers at Tulsa-based, full-strength beer brewer Marshall 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src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nYou have four shopping days left.\n\nI\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nHere is her list of stops, along with some commentary on what she was and was not able to find in her attempt to keep her stops for Christmas gifts within the IDL. \n\nOr, if you\'re in a hurry, skip to the end of this post for <a name=\"downtown shopping\">a robust listing of shopping available in our beautiful central business district</a>.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2305\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/restaurateurs-expand-downtown/elote/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"Elote Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elote.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Dwelling Spaces</strong>\nWhere: 119 S. Detroit Ave.\nPhone: (918) 582-1033\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\">dwellingspaces.net</a>\n<strong>Libby:</strong> The main thing I had a hard time with in trying to stay downtown to shop for Christmas this year was finding stuff for kids, but at Dwelling Spaces I found some cute hand-made art smocks by Tex Montana, each $24. Mary Beth (the store owner) gave me crayons and a pad of paper for each one I bought. She also stocks these cool Route 66 Christmas ornaments - there\'s this cool Golden Driller one that\'s pretty cool, too. I also picked up a cool pack of cards, this great plate that I found and several books on famous Oklahomans.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I think we all know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=dwelling+spaces\">how I feel about Dwelling Spaces</a>. The place rules.\n\n<strong>Tulsa Historical Society at Atlas Life</strong>\nWhere: 415 S. Boston Ave., ground floor\nPhone: (918) 712-9484\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">tulsahistory.org</a>\nRegular hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I like all the historic Tulsa stuff that\'s available at this shop. The t-shirts there aren\'t like the groovy ones at Dwelling Spaces, but they did have a great Atlas Life one that I picked up. I also got two jars of Oklahoma organic jam and some Christmas and thank-you cards (some featured reproductions of original drawings of some of Tulsa\'s most famous buildings).\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Plus, it gives you another excuse to hang out at the Atlas Life Building.\n\n<strong>Black Gold Outfitters at ONEOK Field</strong>\nWhere: 201 N. Elgin Ave.\nPhone: (918) 744-5998 (press 3)\nWeb: <a href=\"http://drillers.milbstore.com/store.cfm?dept_id=729&amp;store_id=78&amp;parentID=729\">tulsadrillers.com</a>\nRegular (off-season) hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Picked up some baseball cards for my son here. They were running pretty low on stuff - they were out of the kids\'-sized jerseys and some other things I wanted - but I was still pleased to see this place open for the winter.\n\n<strong>Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</strong>\nWhere: 514 S. Boston Ave.\nPhone: (918) 582-1403\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">elotetulsa.com</a>\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Of course I picked up some luchador calendars for every member of my family - they\'re $15.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The luchador t-shirts at Elote are pretty great, too. I\'m just sayin\'.\n\n<strong>Gadget Company</strong>\nWhere: 104 E. 15th Street (15th and Boston)\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">thegadgetcompany.com</a>\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Here\'s where I picked up my very favorite thing I found on my downtown shopping trip: An alarm clock that rolls away from the bed when the alarm comes on. You have to chase it down to press snooze - it\'ll be perfect for a member of my family who absolutely has to be on time for work. I also picked up a digital tire gauge that talks. I found a pickle grabber, too - it reaches into a pickle jar and a wire claw grabs the pickle so you can pull it out. It\'ll be perfect for my daughter - she loves pickles. I picked up a couple of books, too - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Tent-Couples-Getting-Naughty/dp/0899974325\">some of them looked pretty interesting</a>.\n<h2>Swing and a Miss</h2>\n<strong>Brother\'s Hat Shop</strong>\nWhere: 108 N. Greenwood Ave.\nPhone: (918) 850-5949\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brothershatshop.com/\">brothershatshop.com</a>\n<strong>Libby</strong>: This shop wasn\'t open on the day I went shopping (a Monday, one of the two days the shop isn\'t open), but this place is definitely on my list of gift stops.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: A little about Brothers: This family-owned retail hat and accessories shop is a new member of the Greenwood strip, offering shoppers fitted hats from size 6 7/8 to 8 and custom dress shirts at affordable prices. Chill.\n\n<strong>Soul Mates</strong>\nWhere: 116 N. Greenwood Ave.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: This shoe boutique opened at the beginning of this year, and after they helped me with <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs508.snc3/26668_406005709506_47730984506_4112816_6017835_n.jpg\">a couple of pairs of seriously, calamitously high heels for Wine, Women &amp; Shoes 2010</a>, I\'ve been in love ever since. And so has my husband. So to speak. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more. Plus, the shoes were just $20 per - a steal considering I\'ve worn these shoes constantly since this summer and they\'re still fabulous.\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Soul Mates was closed the day I was shopping. Monday\'s not the best day to try to shop downtown, apparently.\n\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\nPhone: (918) 938-6368\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">glacierconfection.com</a>\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I wanted to stop here for some candy for my kids\' stockings, but they were closed and their hours are very limited. Call ahead to make sure they\'re open before you stop by.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: You\'re not going to get prettier chocolate in Tulsa, and the variety of flavors available is pretty spectacular, too. The trick is catching these folks when they\'re open.\n<h2>Downtown Shopping: A Wishlist</h2>\nHer downtown shopping concluded and having hit five of her intended eight stops, Libby found that, in addition to more unlocked doors, she still needed a big-box store for gifts like the Legos and the Easy Bake Oven on her kids\' Christmas wish lists.\n\n\"There\'s not really a kids\' toy store downtown, but we need one - and local toy stores like Kiddlestix don\'t offer Legos or Easy Bake Ovens - my kids had very specific requests,\" she laughed.\n\n\"If we had a big toy store downtown, parents who work downtown could go shopping on their lunch break. Plus, toy stores are just awesome.\"\n<a name=\"downtown shopping\"><h2>Other Ideas for Shopping in Downtown Tulsa</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>Cigars at The Humidor, 6th and Main</li>\n	<li>Classes and gifts from <a href=\"http://tulsaglassblowing.org/\">Tulsa Glassblowing Studio</a></li>\n	<li>Tulsa- and Oklahoma-centric t-shirts at <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">Boomtown Tees</a></li>\n	<li>Wine from <a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Girouard Vines</a></li>\n	<li>Jewelry from <a href=\"http://spexton.myshopify.com/index.html\">Spexton</a></li>\n	<li>Coffee from <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Joe Bots</a>, <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca</a> or <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/DoubleShot.html\">Doubleshot</a></li>\n	<li>Biking gear from <a href=\"http://leesbikes.com/\">Lee\'s Bicycles</a></li>\n	<li>A musical instrument from <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a></li>\n	<li>Running gear from <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet</a></li>\n	<li>Spa services at <a href=\"http://www.chrysalissalon.net/\">Chrysalis</a></li>\n	<li>Gift certificates to the giftee\'s favorite downtown restaurant</li>\n	<li>Tulsa and Oklahoma-centric stuff from Lyon\'s Indian Store and Tulsa Treasures, 11th and Elgin</li>\n	<li>Tickets from <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bradytheater.com/\">Brady Theater</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a></li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Where do you like to shop downtown?</strong>','Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','You have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.','inherit','open','open','','4474-revision-2','','','2010-12-21 17:52:10','2010-12-21 22:52:10','',4474,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4474-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4695,1,'2010-12-21 17:52:56','2010-12-21 22:52:56','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou have four shopping days left.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere is her list of stops, along with some commentary on what she was and was not able to find in her attempt to keep her stops for Christmas gifts within the IDL. \r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re in a hurry, skip to the end of this post for <a href=\"downtown shopping\">a robust listing of shopping available in our beautiful central business district</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2305\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/restaurateurs-expand-downtown/elote/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"Elote Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elote.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dwelling Spaces</strong>\r\nWhere: 119 S. Detroit Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1033\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\">dwellingspaces.net</a>\r\n<strong>Libby:</strong> The main thing I had a hard time with in trying to stay downtown to shop for Christmas this year was finding stuff for kids, but at Dwelling Spaces I found some cute hand-made art smocks by Tex Montana, each $24. Mary Beth (the store owner) gave me crayons and a pad of paper for each one I bought. She also stocks these cool Route 66 Christmas ornaments - there\'s this cool Golden Driller one that\'s pretty cool, too. I also picked up a cool pack of cards, this great plate that I found and several books on famous Oklahomans.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I think we all know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=dwelling+spaces\">how I feel about Dwelling Spaces</a>. The place rules.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Historical Society at Atlas Life</strong>\r\nWhere: 415 S. Boston Ave., ground floor\r\nPhone: (918) 712-9484\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">tulsahistory.org</a>\r\nRegular hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I like all the historic Tulsa stuff that\'s available at this shop. The t-shirts there aren\'t like the groovy ones at Dwelling Spaces, but they did have a great Atlas Life one that I picked up. I also got two jars of Oklahoma organic jam and some Christmas and thank-you cards (some featured reproductions of original drawings of some of Tulsa\'s most famous buildings).\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Plus, it gives you another excuse to hang out at the Atlas Life Building.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Gold Outfitters at ONEOK Field</strong>\r\nWhere: 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 744-5998 (press 3)\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://drillers.milbstore.com/store.cfm?dept_id=729&amp;store_id=78&amp;parentID=729\">tulsadrillers.com</a>\r\nRegular (off-season) hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Picked up some baseball cards for my son here. They were running pretty low on stuff - they were out of the kids\'-sized jerseys and some other things I wanted - but I was still pleased to see this place open for the winter.\r\n\r\n<strong>Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</strong>\r\nWhere: 514 S. Boston Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1403\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">elotetulsa.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Of course I picked up some luchador calendars for every member of my family - they\'re $15.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The luchador t-shirts at Elote are pretty great, too. I\'m just sayin\'.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gadget Company</strong>\r\nWhere: 104 E. 15th Street (15th and Boston)\r\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">thegadgetcompany.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Here\'s where I picked up my very favorite thing I found on my downtown shopping trip: An alarm clock that rolls away from the bed when the alarm comes on. You have to chase it down to press snooze - it\'ll be perfect for a member of my family who absolutely has to be on time for work. I also picked up a digital tire gauge that talks. I found a pickle grabber, too - it reaches into a pickle jar and a wire claw grabs the pickle so you can pull it out. It\'ll be perfect for my daughter - she loves pickles. I picked up a couple of books, too - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Tent-Couples-Getting-Naughty/dp/0899974325\">some of them looked pretty interesting</a>.\r\n<h2>Swing and a Miss</h2>\r\n<strong>Brother\'s Hat Shop</strong>\r\nWhere: 108 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 850-5949\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brothershatshop.com/\">brothershatshop.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: This shop wasn\'t open on the day I went shopping (a Monday, one of the two days the shop isn\'t open), but this place is definitely on my list of gift stops.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: A little about Brothers: This family-owned retail hat and accessories shop is a new member of the Greenwood strip, offering shoppers fitted hats from size 6 7/8 to 8 and custom dress shirts at affordable prices. Chill.\r\n\r\n<strong>Soul Mates</strong>\r\nWhere: 116 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: This shoe boutique opened at the beginning of this year, and after they helped me with <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs508.snc3/26668_406005709506_47730984506_4112816_6017835_n.jpg\">a couple of pairs of seriously, calamitously high heels for Wine, Women &amp; Shoes 2010</a>, I\'ve been in love ever since. And so has my husband. So to speak. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more. Plus, the shoes were just $20 per - a steal considering I\'ve worn these shoes constantly since this summer and they\'re still fabulous.\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Soul Mates was closed the day I was shopping. Monday\'s not the best day to try to shop downtown, apparently.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\r\nPhone: (918) 938-6368\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">glacierconfection.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I wanted to stop here for some candy for my kids\' stockings, but they were closed and their hours are very limited. Call ahead to make sure they\'re open before you stop by.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: You\'re not going to get prettier chocolate in Tulsa, and the variety of flavors available is pretty spectacular, too. The trick is catching these folks when they\'re open.\r\n<h2>Downtown Shopping: A Wishlist</h2>\r\nHer downtown shopping concluded and having hit five of her intended eight stops, Libby found that, in addition to more unlocked doors, she still needed a big-box store for gifts like the Legos and the Easy Bake Oven on her kids\' Christmas wish lists.\r\n\r\n\"There\'s not really a kids\' toy store downtown, but we need one - and local toy stores like Kiddlestix don\'t offer Legos or Easy Bake Ovens - my kids had very specific requests,\" she laughed.\r\n\r\n\"If we had a big toy store downtown, parents who work downtown could go shopping on their lunch break. Plus, toy stores are just awesome.\"\r\n<a name=\"downtown shopping\"><h2>Other Ideas for Shopping in Downtown Tulsa</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Cigars at The Humidor, 6th and Main</li>\r\n	<li>Classes and gifts from <a href=\"http://tulsaglassblowing.org/\">Tulsa Glassblowing Studio</a></li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa- and Oklahoma-centric t-shirts at <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">Boomtown Tees</a></li>\r\n	<li>Wine from <a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Girouard Vines</a></li>\r\n	<li>Jewelry from <a href=\"http://spexton.myshopify.com/index.html\">Spexton</a></li>\r\n	<li>Coffee from <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Joe Bots</a>, <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca</a> or <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/DoubleShot.html\">Doubleshot</a></li>\r\n	<li>Biking gear from <a href=\"http://leesbikes.com/\">Lee\'s Bicycles</a></li>\r\n	<li>A musical instrument from <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a></li>\r\n	<li>Running gear from <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet</a></li>\r\n	<li>Spa services at <a href=\"http://www.chrysalissalon.net/\">Chrysalis</a></li>\r\n	<li>Gift certificates to the giftee\'s favorite downtown restaurant</li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa and Oklahoma-centric stuff from Lyon\'s Indian Store and Tulsa Treasures, 11th and Elgin</li>\r\n	<li>Tickets from <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bradytheater.com/\">Brady Theater</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Where do you like to shop downtown?</strong>','Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','You have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.','inherit','open','open','','4474-revision-3','','','2010-12-21 17:52:56','2010-12-21 22:52:56','',4474,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4474-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4696,1,'2010-12-21 17:52:59','2010-12-21 22:52:59','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou have four shopping days left.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere is her list of stops, along with some commentary on what she was and was not able to find in her attempt to keep her stops for Christmas gifts within the IDL. \r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re in a hurry, skip to the end of this post for <a href=\"downtown shopping\">a robust listing of shopping available in our beautiful central business district</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2305\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/restaurateurs-expand-downtown/elote/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"Elote Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elote.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dwelling Spaces</strong>\r\nWhere: 119 S. Detroit Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1033\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\">dwellingspaces.net</a>\r\n<strong>Libby:</strong> The main thing I had a hard time with in trying to stay downtown to shop for Christmas this year was finding stuff for kids, but at Dwelling Spaces I found some cute hand-made art smocks by Tex Montana, each $24. Mary Beth (the store owner) gave me crayons and a pad of paper for each one I bought. She also stocks these cool Route 66 Christmas ornaments - there\'s this cool Golden Driller one that\'s pretty cool, too. I also picked up a cool pack of cards, this great plate that I found and several books on famous Oklahomans.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I think we all know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=dwelling+spaces\">how I feel about Dwelling Spaces</a>. The place rules.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Historical Society at Atlas Life</strong>\r\nWhere: 415 S. Boston Ave., ground floor\r\nPhone: (918) 712-9484\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">tulsahistory.org</a>\r\nRegular hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I like all the historic Tulsa stuff that\'s available at this shop. The t-shirts there aren\'t like the groovy ones at Dwelling Spaces, but they did have a great Atlas Life one that I picked up. I also got two jars of Oklahoma organic jam and some Christmas and thank-you cards (some featured reproductions of original drawings of some of Tulsa\'s most famous buildings).\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Plus, it gives you another excuse to hang out at the Atlas Life Building.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Gold Outfitters at ONEOK Field</strong>\r\nWhere: 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 744-5998 (press 3)\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://drillers.milbstore.com/store.cfm?dept_id=729&amp;store_id=78&amp;parentID=729\">tulsadrillers.com</a>\r\nRegular (off-season) hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Picked up some baseball cards for my son here. They were running pretty low on stuff - they were out of the kids\'-sized jerseys and some other things I wanted - but I was still pleased to see this place open for the winter.\r\n\r\n<strong>Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</strong>\r\nWhere: 514 S. Boston Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1403\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">elotetulsa.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Of course I picked up some luchador calendars for every member of my family - they\'re $15.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The luchador t-shirts at Elote are pretty great, too. I\'m just sayin\'.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gadget Company</strong>\r\nWhere: 104 E. 15th Street (15th and Boston)\r\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">thegadgetcompany.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Here\'s where I picked up my very favorite thing I found on my downtown shopping trip: An alarm clock that rolls away from the bed when the alarm comes on. You have to chase it down to press snooze - it\'ll be perfect for a member of my family who absolutely has to be on time for work. I also picked up a digital tire gauge that talks. I found a pickle grabber, too - it reaches into a pickle jar and a wire claw grabs the pickle so you can pull it out. It\'ll be perfect for my daughter - she loves pickles. I picked up a couple of books, too - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Tent-Couples-Getting-Naughty/dp/0899974325\">some of them looked pretty interesting</a>.\r\n<h2>Swing and a Miss</h2>\r\n<strong>Brother\'s Hat Shop</strong>\r\nWhere: 108 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 850-5949\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brothershatshop.com/\">brothershatshop.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: This shop wasn\'t open on the day I went shopping (a Monday, one of the two days the shop isn\'t open), but this place is definitely on my list of gift stops.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: A little about Brothers: This family-owned retail hat and accessories shop is a new member of the Greenwood strip, offering shoppers fitted hats from size 6 7/8 to 8 and custom dress shirts at affordable prices. Chill.\r\n\r\n<strong>Soul Mates</strong>\r\nWhere: 116 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: This shoe boutique opened at the beginning of this year, and after they helped me with <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs508.snc3/26668_406005709506_47730984506_4112816_6017835_n.jpg\">a couple of pairs of seriously, calamitously high heels for Wine, Women &amp; Shoes 2010</a>, I\'ve been in love ever since. And so has my husband. So to speak. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more. Plus, the shoes were just $20 per - a steal considering I\'ve worn these shoes constantly since this summer and they\'re still fabulous.\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Soul Mates was closed the day I was shopping. Monday\'s not the best day to try to shop downtown, apparently.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\r\nPhone: (918) 938-6368\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">glacierconfection.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I wanted to stop here for some candy for my kids\' stockings, but they were closed and their hours are very limited. Call ahead to make sure they\'re open before you stop by.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: You\'re not going to get prettier chocolate in Tulsa, and the variety of flavors available is pretty spectacular, too. The trick is catching these folks when they\'re open.\r\n<h2>Downtown Shopping: A Wishlist</h2>\r\nHer downtown shopping concluded and having hit five of her intended eight stops, Libby found that, in addition to more unlocked doors, she still needed a big-box store for gifts like the Legos and the Easy Bake Oven on her kids\' Christmas wish lists.\r\n\r\n\"There\'s not really a kids\' toy store downtown, but we need one - and local toy stores like Kiddlestix don\'t offer Legos or Easy Bake Ovens - my kids had very specific requests,\" she laughed.\r\n\r\n\"If we had a big toy store downtown, parents who work downtown could go shopping on their lunch break. Plus, toy stores are just awesome.\"\r\n<a name=\"downtown shopping\"><h2>Other Ideas for Shopping in Downtown Tulsa</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Cigars at The Humidor, 6th and Main</li>\r\n	<li>Classes and gifts from <a href=\"http://tulsaglassblowing.org/\">Tulsa Glassblowing Studio</a></li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa- and Oklahoma-centric t-shirts at <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">Boomtown Tees</a></li>\r\n	<li>Wine from <a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Girouard Vines</a></li>\r\n	<li>Jewelry from <a href=\"http://spexton.myshopify.com/index.html\">Spexton</a></li>\r\n	<li>Coffee from <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Joe Bots</a>, <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca</a> or <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/DoubleShot.html\">Doubleshot</a></li>\r\n	<li>Biking gear from <a href=\"http://leesbikes.com/\">Lee\'s Bicycles</a></li>\r\n	<li>A musical instrument from <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a></li>\r\n	<li>Running gear from <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet</a></li>\r\n	<li>Spa services at <a href=\"http://www.chrysalissalon.net/\">Chrysalis</a></li>\r\n	<li>Gift certificates to the giftee\'s favorite downtown restaurant</li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa and Oklahoma-centric stuff from Lyon\'s Indian Store and Tulsa Treasures, 11th and Elgin</li>\r\n	<li>Tickets from <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bradytheater.com/\">Brady Theater</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Where do you like to shop downtown?</strong>','Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','You have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.','inherit','open','open','','4474-revision-4','','','2010-12-21 17:52:59','2010-12-21 22:52:59','',4474,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4474-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4697,1,'2010-12-21 17:54:11','2010-12-21 22:54:11','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou have four shopping days left.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere is her list of stops, along with some commentary on what she was and was not able to find in her attempt to keep her stops for Christmas gifts within the IDL. \r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re in a hurry, skip to the end of this post for <a href=\"#downtown shopping\">a robust listing of shopping available in our beautiful central business district</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2305\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/restaurateurs-expand-downtown/elote/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"Elote Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elote.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dwelling Spaces</strong>\r\nWhere: 119 S. Detroit Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1033\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\">dwellingspaces.net</a>\r\n<strong>Libby:</strong> The main thing I had a hard time with in trying to stay downtown to shop for Christmas this year was finding stuff for kids, but at Dwelling Spaces I found some cute hand-made art smocks by Tex Montana, each $24. Mary Beth (the store owner) gave me crayons and a pad of paper for each one I bought. She also stocks these cool Route 66 Christmas ornaments - there\'s this cool Golden Driller one that\'s pretty cool, too. I also picked up a cool pack of cards, this great plate that I found and several books on famous Oklahomans.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I think we all know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=dwelling+spaces\">how I feel about Dwelling Spaces</a>. The place rules.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Historical Society at Atlas Life</strong>\r\nWhere: 415 S. Boston Ave., ground floor\r\nPhone: (918) 712-9484\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">tulsahistory.org</a>\r\nRegular hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I like all the historic Tulsa stuff that\'s available at this shop. The t-shirts there aren\'t like the groovy ones at Dwelling Spaces, but they did have a great Atlas Life one that I picked up. I also got two jars of Oklahoma organic jam and some Christmas and thank-you cards (some featured reproductions of original drawings of some of Tulsa\'s most famous buildings).\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Plus, it gives you another excuse to hang out at the Atlas Life Building.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Gold Outfitters at ONEOK Field</strong>\r\nWhere: 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 744-5998 (press 3)\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://drillers.milbstore.com/store.cfm?dept_id=729&amp;store_id=78&amp;parentID=729\">tulsadrillers.com</a>\r\nRegular (off-season) hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Picked up some baseball cards for my son here. They were running pretty low on stuff - they were out of the kids\'-sized jerseys and some other things I wanted - but I was still pleased to see this place open for the winter.\r\n\r\n<strong>Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</strong>\r\nWhere: 514 S. Boston Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1403\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">elotetulsa.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Of course I picked up some luchador calendars for every member of my family - they\'re $15.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The luchador t-shirts at Elote are pretty great, too. I\'m just sayin\'.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gadget Company</strong>\r\nWhere: 104 E. 15th Street (15th and Boston)\r\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">thegadgetcompany.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Here\'s where I picked up my very favorite thing I found on my downtown shopping trip: An alarm clock that rolls away from the bed when the alarm comes on. You have to chase it down to press snooze - it\'ll be perfect for a member of my family who absolutely has to be on time for work. I also picked up a digital tire gauge that talks. I found a pickle grabber, too - it reaches into a pickle jar and a wire claw grabs the pickle so you can pull it out. It\'ll be perfect for my daughter - she loves pickles. I picked up a couple of books, too - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Tent-Couples-Getting-Naughty/dp/0899974325\">some of them looked pretty interesting</a>.\r\n<h2>Swing and a Miss</h2>\r\n<strong>Brother\'s Hat Shop</strong>\r\nWhere: 108 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 850-5949\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brothershatshop.com/\">brothershatshop.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: This shop wasn\'t open on the day I went shopping (a Monday, one of the two days the shop isn\'t open), but this place is definitely on my list of gift stops.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: A little about Brothers: This family-owned retail hat and accessories shop is a new member of the Greenwood strip, offering shoppers fitted hats from size 6 7/8 to 8 and custom dress shirts at affordable prices. Chill.\r\n\r\n<strong>Soul Mates</strong>\r\nWhere: 116 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: This shoe boutique opened at the beginning of this year, and after they helped me with <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs508.snc3/26668_406005709506_47730984506_4112816_6017835_n.jpg\">a couple of pairs of seriously, calamitously high heels for Wine, Women &amp; Shoes 2010</a>, I\'ve been in love ever since. And so has my husband. So to speak. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more. Plus, the shoes were just $20 per - a steal considering I\'ve worn these shoes constantly since this summer and they\'re still fabulous.\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Soul Mates was closed the day I was shopping. Monday\'s not the best day to try to shop downtown, apparently.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\r\nPhone: (918) 938-6368\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">glacierconfection.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I wanted to stop here for some candy for my kids\' stockings, but they were closed and their hours are very limited. Call ahead to make sure they\'re open before you stop by.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: You\'re not going to get prettier chocolate in Tulsa, and the variety of flavors available is pretty spectacular, too. The trick is catching these folks when they\'re open.\r\n<h2>Downtown Shopping: A Wishlist</h2>\r\nHer downtown shopping concluded and having hit five of her intended eight stops, Libby found that, in addition to more unlocked doors, she still needed a big-box store for gifts like the Legos and the Easy Bake Oven on her kids\' Christmas wish lists.\r\n\r\n\"There\'s not really a kids\' toy store downtown, but we need one - and local toy stores like Kiddlestix don\'t offer Legos or Easy Bake Ovens - my kids had very specific requests,\" she laughed.\r\n\r\n\"If we had a big toy store downtown, parents who work downtown could go shopping on their lunch break. Plus, toy stores are just awesome.\"\r\n<a name=\"downtown shopping\"><h2>Other Ideas for Shopping in Downtown Tulsa</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Cigars at The Humidor, 6th and Main</li>\r\n	<li>Classes and gifts from <a href=\"http://tulsaglassblowing.org/\">Tulsa Glassblowing Studio</a></li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa- and Oklahoma-centric t-shirts at <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">Boomtown Tees</a></li>\r\n	<li>Wine from <a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Girouard Vines</a></li>\r\n	<li>Jewelry from <a href=\"http://spexton.myshopify.com/index.html\">Spexton</a></li>\r\n	<li>Coffee from <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Joe Bots</a>, <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca</a> or <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/DoubleShot.html\">Doubleshot</a></li>\r\n	<li>Biking gear from <a href=\"http://leesbikes.com/\">Lee\'s Bicycles</a></li>\r\n	<li>A musical instrument from <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a></li>\r\n	<li>Running gear from <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet</a></li>\r\n	<li>Spa services at <a href=\"http://www.chrysalissalon.net/\">Chrysalis</a></li>\r\n	<li>Gift certificates to the giftee\'s favorite downtown restaurant</li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa and Oklahoma-centric stuff from Lyon\'s Indian Store and Tulsa Treasures, 11th and Elgin</li>\r\n	<li>Tickets from <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bradytheater.com/\">Brady Theater</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Where do you like to shop downtown?</strong>','Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','You have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.','inherit','open','open','','4474-revision-5','','','2010-12-21 17:54:11','2010-12-21 22:54:11','',4474,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4474-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4698,1,'2010-12-21 17:54:12','2010-12-21 22:54:12','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou have four shopping days left.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere is her list of stops, along with some commentary on what she was and was not able to find in her attempt to keep her stops for Christmas gifts within the IDL. \r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re in a hurry, skip to the end of this post for <a href=\"#downtown shopping\">a robust listing of shopping available in our beautiful central business district</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2305\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/restaurateurs-expand-downtown/elote/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"Elote Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elote.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dwelling Spaces</strong>\r\nWhere: 119 S. Detroit Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1033\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\">dwellingspaces.net</a>\r\n<strong>Libby:</strong> The main thing I had a hard time with in trying to stay downtown to shop for Christmas this year was finding stuff for kids, but at Dwelling Spaces I found some cute hand-made art smocks by Tex Montana, each $24. Mary Beth (the store owner) gave me crayons and a pad of paper for each one I bought. She also stocks these cool Route 66 Christmas ornaments - there\'s this cool Golden Driller one that\'s pretty cool, too. I also picked up a cool pack of cards, this great plate that I found and several books on famous Oklahomans.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I think we all know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=dwelling+spaces\">how I feel about Dwelling Spaces</a>. The place rules.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Historical Society at Atlas Life</strong>\r\nWhere: 415 S. Boston Ave., ground floor\r\nPhone: (918) 712-9484\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">tulsahistory.org</a>\r\nRegular hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I like all the historic Tulsa stuff that\'s available at this shop. The t-shirts there aren\'t like the groovy ones at Dwelling Spaces, but they did have a great Atlas Life one that I picked up. I also got two jars of Oklahoma organic jam and some Christmas and thank-you cards (some featured reproductions of original drawings of some of Tulsa\'s most famous buildings).\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Plus, it gives you another excuse to hang out at the Atlas Life Building.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Gold Outfitters at ONEOK Field</strong>\r\nWhere: 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 744-5998 (press 3)\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://drillers.milbstore.com/store.cfm?dept_id=729&amp;store_id=78&amp;parentID=729\">tulsadrillers.com</a>\r\nRegular (off-season) hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Picked up some baseball cards for my son here. They were running pretty low on stuff - they were out of the kids\'-sized jerseys and some other things I wanted - but I was still pleased to see this place open for the winter.\r\n\r\n<strong>Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</strong>\r\nWhere: 514 S. Boston Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1403\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">elotetulsa.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Of course I picked up some luchador calendars for every member of my family - they\'re $15.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The luchador t-shirts at Elote are pretty great, too. I\'m just sayin\'.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gadget Company</strong>\r\nWhere: 104 E. 15th Street (15th and Boston)\r\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">thegadgetcompany.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Here\'s where I picked up my very favorite thing I found on my downtown shopping trip: An alarm clock that rolls away from the bed when the alarm comes on. You have to chase it down to press snooze - it\'ll be perfect for a member of my family who absolutely has to be on time for work. I also picked up a digital tire gauge that talks. I found a pickle grabber, too - it reaches into a pickle jar and a wire claw grabs the pickle so you can pull it out. It\'ll be perfect for my daughter - she loves pickles. I picked up a couple of books, too - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Tent-Couples-Getting-Naughty/dp/0899974325\">some of them looked pretty interesting</a>.\r\n<h2>Swing and a Miss</h2>\r\n<strong>Brother\'s Hat Shop</strong>\r\nWhere: 108 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 850-5949\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brothershatshop.com/\">brothershatshop.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: This shop wasn\'t open on the day I went shopping (a Monday, one of the two days the shop isn\'t open), but this place is definitely on my list of gift stops.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: A little about Brothers: This family-owned retail hat and accessories shop is a new member of the Greenwood strip, offering shoppers fitted hats from size 6 7/8 to 8 and custom dress shirts at affordable prices. Chill.\r\n\r\n<strong>Soul Mates</strong>\r\nWhere: 116 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: This shoe boutique opened at the beginning of this year, and after they helped me with <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs508.snc3/26668_406005709506_47730984506_4112816_6017835_n.jpg\">a couple of pairs of seriously, calamitously high heels for Wine, Women &amp; Shoes 2010</a>, I\'ve been in love ever since. And so has my husband. So to speak. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more. Plus, the shoes were just $20 per - a steal considering I\'ve worn these shoes constantly since this summer and they\'re still fabulous.\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Soul Mates was closed the day I was shopping. Monday\'s not the best day to try to shop downtown, apparently.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\r\nPhone: (918) 938-6368\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">glacierconfection.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I wanted to stop here for some candy for my kids\' stockings, but they were closed and their hours are very limited. Call ahead to make sure they\'re open before you stop by.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: You\'re not going to get prettier chocolate in Tulsa, and the variety of flavors available is pretty spectacular, too. The trick is catching these folks when they\'re open.\r\n<h2>Downtown Shopping: A Wishlist</h2>\r\nHer downtown shopping concluded and having hit five of her intended eight stops, Libby found that, in addition to more unlocked doors, she still needed a big-box store for gifts like the Legos and the Easy Bake Oven on her kids\' Christmas wish lists.\r\n\r\n\"There\'s not really a kids\' toy store downtown, but we need one - and local toy stores like Kiddlestix don\'t offer Legos or Easy Bake Ovens - my kids had very specific requests,\" she laughed.\r\n\r\n\"If we had a big toy store downtown, parents who work downtown could go shopping on their lunch break. Plus, toy stores are just awesome.\"\r\n<a name=\"downtown shopping\"><h2>Other Ideas for Shopping in Downtown Tulsa</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Cigars at The Humidor, 6th and Main</li>\r\n	<li>Classes and gifts from <a href=\"http://tulsaglassblowing.org/\">Tulsa Glassblowing Studio</a></li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa- and Oklahoma-centric t-shirts at <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">Boomtown Tees</a></li>\r\n	<li>Wine from <a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Girouard Vines</a></li>\r\n	<li>Jewelry from <a href=\"http://spexton.myshopify.com/index.html\">Spexton</a></li>\r\n	<li>Coffee from <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Joe Bots</a>, <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca</a> or <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/DoubleShot.html\">Doubleshot</a></li>\r\n	<li>Biking gear from <a href=\"http://leesbikes.com/\">Lee\'s Bicycles</a></li>\r\n	<li>A musical instrument from <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a></li>\r\n	<li>Running gear from <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet</a></li>\r\n	<li>Spa services at <a href=\"http://www.chrysalissalon.net/\">Chrysalis</a></li>\r\n	<li>Gift certificates to the giftee\'s favorite downtown restaurant</li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa and Oklahoma-centric stuff from Lyon\'s Indian Store and Tulsa Treasures, 11th and Elgin</li>\r\n	<li>Tickets from <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bradytheater.com/\">Brady Theater</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Where do you like to shop downtown?</strong>','Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','You have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.','inherit','open','open','','4474-revision-6','','','2010-12-21 17:54:12','2010-12-21 22:54:12','',4474,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4474-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),