Events - Oklahoma Restaurant Association

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Hospitality Day and "A Tasteful Affair" Legislative Reception

Join us at the Capitol as we speak to legislators about issues facing our industry. We’ll end the day with the biggest legislative reception in the state.

ORA Academy

The ORA Academy offers continuing education and professional development via four half-day sessions throughout the year.

ProStart® Student Invitational

ProStart® students will wow the crowd with culinary and management skills.

Tulsafest

TulsaFest is an annual event featuring a networking luncheon and educational sessions in the Tulsa area.

ORA Golf Classic

Our Golf Classic is the first big tournament of the spring, benefitting the ORA Victim's Impact Fund.

Odyssey de Culinaire

Benefit dinners that create collaboration among Oklahoma City and Tulsa chefs working alongside culinary students.

Oklahoma ProStart® Teacher Bootcamp

All ProStart® teachers should attend this educational event.

Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo

This annual fall event is the largest trade show in the state of Oklahoma and the most important event for foodservice and hospitality industry professionals.

Culinary
Cook-off

Oklahoma's premier culinary competition in which the most talented chefs in the state race the clock to create dishes using a mystery basket of ingredients.

Cocktail Shakedown

The state's most talented bartenders race their way through three timed rounds, each preparing innovative and delicious signature cocktails.

Thirst
for a Cause

This benefit features over 30 wineries and raises money for restaurant employees with urgent medical needs.

Hirst Hospitality Awards

This event pays tribute to the backbone of the restaurant industry - the restaurant employees.

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Hospitality Day/“A Tasteful Affair” Legislative Reception Set for February 6

11.13.18

Members of the ORA will come together for Hospitality Day at the Capitol, where we will spend time speaking to legislators about issues facing our industry, and then culminate in a fabulous reception with more than 600 members and legislators at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center.

ServSafe Alcohol Now Accepted in Oklahoma

09.21.18

Beginning October 1, first-time applicants applying for an alcohol server license will be required to attend a mandatory ABLE approved training course to receive their license. ServSafe Alcohol, a partnership between the Oklahoma Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association, is an on-line training course now approved to meet this new mandate. Those registering by 12/31/18 receive a 33% discount with code OKALCOHOL. Click on the title above to begin your training today!

Cocktail Shakedown Title Goes to Jones Assembly Bartender Jason Nguyen

10.01.18

Jason Nguyen of The Jones Assembly in Oklahoma City took first place with his creation, “Farewell to Summer,” which included strawberry, vermouth, and basil in the fifth annual Oklahoma Restaurant Association Cocktail Shakedown at the Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo on September 26, 2018.

Oklahoma City Chef Danh Do Wins Statewide Culinary Cook-off

10.01.18

Chef Danh Do of GOGi Go! in Oklahoma City took first place in 21st annual Culinary Cook-Off at the Oklahoma Restaurant Convention & Expo on September 27, 2018.