Grey Sweater
Oklahoma
Grey Sweater gives chef Andrew Black’s ideas room to travel. Located on Northeast 4th Street in Oklahoma City, the restaurant builds its experience around tasting menus whose ingredients and influences reach beyond a single national cuisine. Different menu tiers allow guests to choose the scale of the meal. The format places the kitchen’s sequence at the centre of the evening, making the progression of flavours more important than selecting individual dishes from a conventional list. Wine pairings add a second thread to the courses, and a vegan menu provides another way to experience the concept. Chef’s-counter seating can bring guests closer to the preparation, subject to availability. The restaurant suits an occasion for which dinner itself is the main plan. Allowing time for the menu to unfold makes sense here, particularly for diners who enjoy following a chef’s changing interests and encountering ingredients in combinations they might not have chosen for themselves.