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Chickasaw Country explores a dessert wonderland at Amber’s Sweet Shoppe in Ada Amber’s Sweet Shoppe is the first Flavors of Chickasaw Country video in 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 06, 2017) – Flavors of Chickasaw Country, a tour to locally-owned restaurants in Chickasaw Country, recently visited Amber’s Sweet Shoppe in Ada. Chickasaw Country travel blogger, Katie Rose, toured Amber’s and spoke with owner Amber Walker to find out the what makes the Ada-based restaurant so sweet. Amber’s Sweet Shoppe satisfies anyone’s sweet-tooth with its full bakery services, including specialized custom orders and catering options. The bakery case is stocked everyday with assorted cookies, cupcakes, cake balls, cake slices and other desserts. Sandwiches, soups and casseroles are served at Amber’s during lunch hours. “Her cakes are beautiful and taste heavenly, and the lunch specials are to die for, especially the chicken salad sandwich,” said Amber’s Sweet Shoppe customer Phyllis Venable Cook. “Then top it off with a yummy white chocolate macadamia nut cookie, oh my!" Paige Williams Shepherd, director of corporate development and tourism for the Chickasaw Nation, said Flavors of Chickasaw Country provides an exclusive look at local restaurants in south-central Oklahoma and offers visitors and locals the opportunity to experience one-of-a-kind Chickasaw Country eateries from a personal perspective. “With the Flavors of Chickasaw Country campaign, we find some of the best and most unique restaurants in our region to highlight,” said Shepherd. “With Valentine’s day fast approaching, we want to draw attention to the many sweet-filled treasures Chickasaw Country has to offer, in hopes people will visit to enjoy bakeries like Amber’s Sweet Shoppe during this holiday.” Flavors of Chickasaw Country was designed to create awareness for restaurants in the south-central region of Oklahoma known as Chickasaw Country. Including a tour of the restaurant, photo shoot and video with the owners, Flavors of Chickasaw Country is kicking off 2017 with the first stop of its fourth season. The interviews, tour and video footage are transformed into an exclusive video and blog post for the Chickasaw Country website and social media platforms. To find out more about the delicious offerings at Amber’s Sweet Shoppe, visit Chickasaw Country’s blog, where all Flavors of Chickasaw Country episodes can all be found: http://chickasawcountry.com/blog. The 2016 Flavors of Chickasaw Country episodes featured AJ’s SD Grill in Sulphur, Edamame in Ardmore and Ken’s Steak & Ribs in Amber.

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Page 1: Chickasaw Country explores a dessert wonderland at Amber’s ......Amber’s Sweet Shoppe is the first Flavors of Chickasaw Country video in 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 06 ... Amber’s

ChickasawCountryexploresadessertwonderlandatAmber’sSweetShoppeinAdaAmber’sSweetShoppeisthefirstFlavorsofChickasawCountryvideoin2017

OKLAHOMACITY(Feb.06,2017)–FlavorsofChickasawCountry,atourtolocally-ownedrestaurantsinChickasawCountry,recentlyvisitedAmber’sSweetShoppeinAda.ChickasawCountrytravelblogger,KatieRose,touredAmber’sandspokewithownerAmberWalkertofindoutthewhatmakestheAda-basedrestaurantsosweet.Amber’sSweetShoppesatisfiesanyone’ssweet-toothwithitsfullbakeryservices,includingspecializedcustomordersandcateringoptions.Thebakerycaseisstockedeverydaywithassortedcookies,cupcakes,cakeballs,cakeslicesandotherdesserts.Sandwiches,soupsandcasserolesareservedatAmber’sduringlunchhours.“Hercakesarebeautifulandtasteheavenly,andthelunchspecialsaretodiefor,especiallythechickensaladsandwich,”saidAmber’sSweetShoppecustomerPhyllisVenableCook.“Thentopitoffwithayummywhitechocolatemacadamianutcookie,ohmy!"PaigeWilliamsShepherd,directorofcorporatedevelopmentandtourismfortheChickasawNation,saidFlavorsofChickasawCountryprovidesanexclusivelookatlocalrestaurantsinsouth-centralOklahomaandoffersvisitorsandlocalstheopportunitytoexperienceone-of-a-kindChickasawCountryeateriesfromapersonalperspective.

“WiththeFlavorsofChickasawCountrycampaign,wefindsomeofthebestandmostuniquerestaurantsinourregiontohighlight,”saidShepherd.“WithValentine’sdayfastapproaching,wewanttodrawattentiontothemanysweet-filledtreasuresChickasawCountryhastooffer,inhopespeoplewillvisittoenjoybakerieslikeAmber’sSweetShoppeduringthisholiday.”

FlavorsofChickasawCountrywasdesignedtocreateawarenessforrestaurantsinthesouth-centralregionofOklahomaknownasChickasawCountry.Includingatouroftherestaurant,photoshootandvideowiththeowners,FlavorsofChickasawCountryiskickingoff2017withthefirststopofitsfourthseason.Theinterviews,tourandvideofootagearetransformedintoanexclusivevideoandblogpostfortheChickasawCountrywebsiteandsocialmediaplatforms.

TofindoutmoreaboutthedeliciousofferingsatAmber’sSweetShoppe,visitChickasawCountry’sblog,whereallFlavorsofChickasawCountryepisodescanallbefound:http://chickasawcountry.com/blog.

The2016FlavorsofChickasawCountryepisodesfeaturedAJ’sSDGrillinSulphur,EdamameinArdmoreandKen’sSteak&RibsinAmber.

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###AboutChickasawCountryNestledinsouth-centralOklahoma,ChickasawCountryisaregionaltourismorganizationrepresenting13ofOklahoma’s77counties.Astheofficialdestinationtourismorganization,ChickasawCountryincludes7,648squaremiles,11percentofOklahoma’stotal68,597squaremiles.ChickasawCountry,adivisionoftheChickasawNation,isatourismsourceforvisitorsandcommunitieswithintheregionandpromotesdestinations,attractionsandfestivals.ChickasawCountryisadiverseandculturally-vesteddestination,withnewadventuresandexperiencesaroundeverycorner.MediaContact:JessicaKelsey|KochCommunications|[email protected]|580-471-6915