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Saturday, September 1, 2007
Food for the Soul
Central Oklahoma, OK
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At Family Affair, good food and lots of sports talk are always served up
Morris Johnson knows food.
Just ask him.
“I’m 260 pounds. Does it look like I’ve missed very many meals?’’ he said with a smile and a shrug.
Lots of people, Johnson included, do lots of smiling at the Family Affair restaurant, which not only serves soul food that Johnson says, is good for the soul, but also serves up plenty of talk.
It’s here, in between bites of fried chicken and all the fixins, that people from all over Oklahoma City talk high school sports.
And it’s here, at the Family Affair, that the players get to celebrate.
A season ago when Millwood took the Class 2A championship, Johnson and his staff hooked up the Falcons with a feast, a celebratory team dinner.
“It’s a great place,’’ says Millwood’s Chris Muse. “Everyone always comes here, but when we won it all, they did it up right.’’
Johnson’s been doing it up right for two years at Family Affair (1742 NE 23rd St.), making sure he keeps folks full and makes sure he stays in touch with the Oklahoma City high schools.
“We’re all family here,’’ says Johnson. “I own it, my sister, auntie and fiancé all work here.’’
Meanwhile, since Johnson is from California, not Oklahoma, he doesn’t have to be concerned with people saying he’s sympathetic to one school over the other.
“I just love to support them all,’’ Johnson said. “I’m from Californina, so I’m not biased at all. I like to have all those guys come through here and show them that we care.’’
Kind of like he did when about 60 Millwood players ate big after that state championship game last December.
“This place has good memories for me,’’ said Millwood’s Reggie Barry.
But just so everyone knows, Johnson isn’t biased about anything except the food.
“I’m still learning,’’ he said. “But I know food best. And if we’re going to be a soul food place, it needs to be real. Nothing out of the can or anything like that.
“What makes me most happy is when people come in and eat and then ask if we have a wheelchair to help them back to their car. One guy asked if we had some beds in the back, because he couldn’t move. That’s the kind of thing that lets you know that people love the food.’’
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