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Food Network fans: Get ready. Tickets for the sixth annual New York City Food & Wine Festival go on sale Monday and popular events fill up fast.

BY DAVE CATHEY dcathey@opubco.comWith grilling season in full bloom, the Made in Oklahoma Coalition has supplied three ways to keep the propane or charcoal burning on your back patio. Convenience has long made skewers a popular grilling tool, and a couple of locally produced condiments help bring out the best in sausage for a meal almost as easy to prepare as it is delicious. But sausage might not fit into your bikini diet (I know it doesn't fit mine), so how about some lean chicken breasts?

BY SHERREL JONESGo-to foods are those you rely on to answer those proverbial questions: What are we having for lunch or what's for dessert?

BY DAVE CATHEY dcathey@opubco.comOklahoma chefs continue to team up in support of the tornado relief effort in a big way. Celebrity chef Rick Bayless, an Oklahoma City-native now based in Chicago, will be in town Monday to do three pop-up restaurants.