The Year of the Dragon
Tony Li and Shawna Burroughs, co-chairs of the 2024 Tulsa CARES Red Ribbon Gala, Year of the Dragon, are working hard. When Luxiere caught up with them, they were cheerful, charming and passionate and they’d also clearly entered the giddy, exhausted phase of event planning where you’re fantasizing about the after-party. If you’ve been at the helm of a nonprofit event, you know exactly what we mean.
Focus on the Farm
Chef Luke and Tylyn Fry decided that the best way to do a farm-to-table dinner is to go to the actu-al farm. The idea isn’t unique in the sense of serving a meal at its source; chefs have a long history of pop-ups on area farms and ranches, but the Frys have a multifaceted approach that is farmer-centric, not restaurant forward, as is typical.
The Diamond of All Questions: Nature or Nurture?
Perhaps this holiday season you’ve decided you want to buy a diamond for someone you love – like yourself! First of all, you absolutely should – who doesn’t need a little sparkle? You’ve probably also determined about how much you’d like to spend on your diamond. Now comes another decision. Do you prefer larger and lab grown or perhaps a little smaller and natural when it comes to your precious gems?
A Tale of Tokens: The couple at the heart of OKC-made custom jewelry creations
Stories have entry points; you shouldn’t necessarily start at the beginning every time, because sometimes the beginning isn’t the best part. So let’s say Love Tokens begins on a park bench in Santa Monica where former standout NFL defensive lineman Rosey Grier taught Stacey DeGraffenreid how to crochet. Along with her husband Chris, she’s half the ownership team of Love Tokens, the Oklahoma City-based custom jewelry manufacturer with a client list that includes Kemo Sabe and Lucchese Bootmaker.
To See Il Seme
After the fire last year at Farm Bar in Tulsa, owners Linda Ford and Chef Lisa Becklund watched anxiously as the target date to reopen kept receding into the distance. The damage was too great to do a quick turnaround, and so the couple — they are married — opted to pivot for three important reasons.
A Life More Legendary: Steph Simon and Tulsa’s Dreamland Festival
When Steph Simon thinks about it today, it still feels surreal. The moment came in 2017, when Simon was following his daily routine of hopping on the metro bus in Tulsa before attempting to zone out to his music while he rode to his job at a DirecTV call center. It was a normal start to what he envisioned would be a normal, mundane workday.
Taking Yoga Off The Mat
The journey within is never without twists and turns. No one is more aware of that than Katie Kanak, owner and lead teacher of Ashtanga Yoga Shala OKC — Oklahoma City’s first Ashtanga-only yoga studio.