Food Network chef Eric Adjepong is set to take over Tuklo Grill at Choctaw Landing Casino in Hochatown this Friday and Saturday, bringing his television following and a James Beard-nominated cookbook to the Oklahoma dining room for a two-night celebrity takeover.
The event runs November 6 and 7, 2026, according to Choctaw Landing's event listing, which bills Adjepong as the host of Alex vs America and Wild Card Kitchen on Food Network. As reported by KOKH, Adjepong is taking over the Tuklo Grill at the Choctaw Landing Casino in Hochatown on November 6th and 7th.
Adjepong's culinary résumé extends beyond the small screen. His debut cookbook, Ghana to the World, was released by Clarkson Potter in 2025 and earned a James Beard Award nomination, per the same Choctaw Landing listing. Per Food Network's own profile of the chef, he is a first-generation Ghanaian American who was born and raised in New York City, and the network's page also credits him as host of Wildcard Kitchen and Alex vs. America.
How to Get Tickets
The casino's event page directs would-be diners to choctawlanding.com, and the station's report likewise tells readers that for tickets, they should visit choctawlanding.com. Ticketmaster is the official ticketing agent of Choctaw Landing, according to the venue's own listing, though specific pricing and menu details for the Adjepong event were not included in that announcement.
What diners can expect once they're in the room remains partly a question of precedent. Tuklo Grill's regular menu, as described by Tinstar, features fried chicken, catfish with slow-simmered collard greens, and hand-carved Choctaw Beef steaks — a foundation the celebrity takeover format has built on before.
A Growing Tradition of Chef Takeovers
Adjepong isn't the first marquee name to headline Tuklo Grill. Choctaw Landing previously announced that celebrity chef Jet Tila would take over the restaurant for a two-night event, a format that gives this weekend's booking some local precedent. That earlier takeover ran Friday, February 27, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, February 28, at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with tickets priced at $150 per person and sold exclusively through Ticketmaster, according to the same Choctaw Landing announcement.
Tila's stint came with a one-of-a-kind, four-course menu personally curated by the chef, the casino said at the time. Whether Adjepong's weekend follows a similar multi-course format has not been detailed in materials released ahead of the event; seating is at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on both November 6 and November 7, while pricing was not listed.
