Ximena Martinez

Ximena Martinez runs Tulsa Bite, a food account built to put the city's restaurants — not the reviewer — at the center of the frame. She grew up in Miami, came to Tulsa for Oral Roberts University, and launched the page to spotlight local kitchens and give people a place to find something new. The work has reached the city's paper of record: Tulsa World now pairs its restaurant coverage with her videos. On Social Foodie, her reviews are almost entirely Oklahoma, with Tulsa as the home base and stops in Broken Arrow, Inola, Tahlequah, and Oklahoma City.

Her highest-rated picks include Countrymen BBQ in Inola, Redrock Canyon Grill, Little Belly for American izakaya, rise soufflé, Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, and Mr. Kim's for Korean. She has called Boston Title & Abstract probably the best dessert offering in Tulsa and flagged Egg and CàPhê in Oklahoma City as a favorite. Barbecue, sushi, French pastry, coffee, pizza, and Korean cooking all show up — a fair read on how varied Tulsa dining has become.

Martinez's standard is the plate. She has said the culinary experience is the true star of the content, and the reviews follow that rule: specific dishes, specific rooms, fewer personality bits. Tulsa's food scene has been making a bigger case for itself, and she is one of the people documenting it in real time. Add her as a fave on Social Foodie to navigate the city's restaurants the way a local who is paying close attention would.