The dates and featured chefs for Odyssey de Culinaire 2018 have been set! The first dinner will be Thursday, July 12 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in OKC, and the second dinner will be Thursday, July 19 at River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. We hope to see you at one or both of these unique dinners benefitting the Oklahoma ProStart® program!

Would you like to exhibit your product or service during the largest and most important foodservice/hospitality industry trade show in the state? Reserve your booth space online! The annual Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo will be held September 26-27 at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City and you don't want to miss this opportunity to get in front of decision-makers!

The ORA Academy is back in January with our popular BOH/Culinary and FOH/Management tracks, and we're excited to bring these training classes to Tulsa - as well as OKC - in 2018! The goal of the Academy is to offer continuing education and professional development to particular demographics of ORA’s membership.

Do you know anyone (maybe yourself!) who is under 30 years of age and demonstrates talent, drive and service to their communities? Consider nominating them for the Hospitality category of the statewide NextGen Under 30 Awards! Nominees must be 30 or younger in 2018, and applications are due by August 24.