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Six last minute gifts that support Omaha’s food & beverage scene
This year it is more important than ever to keep our dollars in Omaha and shop local this holiday season. It’s also more important than ever to support our local, beloved bars and restaurants, especially if we want to keep them open beyond the pandemic. To that end, here’s six ideas to consider for all…
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A list of SBH-approved Omaha-area spots offering Thanksgiving takeout
Thanksgiving — the quintessential American food holiday — is going to look very different this year. Many of us (myself included) will miss seeing family and friends. Some of us might be eating alone, or with family over Zoom, and might not feel like cooking at all. That’s where this list comes in. Restaurants have…
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It’s the perfect weekend for a hot patio
After the Arctic blast we all experienced a few weeks back (shudder) the sun and warmer temperatures feel absolutely fantastic. And it’s also the perfect time to resurrect our list of hot patios — Omaha area heated patios — just in time for the weekend. Want your restaurant added to the list? Fill out the…
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Five things diners can do to become #OmahaPatioWarriors
Last week Matthew and I had dinner around 6:30 p.m. on a patio in West Omaha and, I’m not going to lie: it was cold. The patio didn’t have heaters. We were the only people outside. But it brought me to a realization: I can do several things as a diner to make my outdoor…
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Letter of recommendation: Burgers and Manhattans on 16th Street
A couple of weeks back, Matthew and I took a stroll downtown and ended on 16th Street, where we spent our whole evening. I’d like to recommend you consider doing the same: locally-owned bars and restaurants need our business right now, and the two in question this week — Mercury and The Green Room — have new patios to experience.…
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You should probably try an “Aksarben” from Kitchen Table
You all know by now one of my favorite foods is the Runza, or bierock, which I’ve written about many times before. (I like to claim I wrote its definitive Nebraska history.) I like to eat bierocks from Runza — in fact, I’ve recently moved from the classic Runza to the cheese version in my…
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I’ll be speaking virtually this week about Omaha food
The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Council was kind enough to invite me to be part of its virtual INTRO event, coming up Sept. 17, which is Thursday evening. The event focuses on introducing people — newcomers, people who moved away and came back, or locals like me — to what Omaha has to offer.…
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Can we talk about the Nice Rollz pop-up for a minute?
I love the style of Nice Rollz, a Korean pop-up operating on weekends out of the Archetype in Little Bohemia. I’ve been meaning to try one of their breakfast sandwiches (which look great on the ‘gram) but when I saw a video featuring the spicy bulgogi burger, I was done. We ordered two immediately for…
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The dishes you make from beans will not be pretty
Editor’s note: Since I wrote this post as a newsletter, I’ve taken the advice of my friend Mary Ann and upgraded the beans: I ordered several bags of dried heirloom beans from Rancho Gordo, and the dish you see above was my first go at the cassoulet beans. More bean content to come! If there’s…
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For chef Dario Schicke, necessity is the mother of invention (and patios)
If there’s an Omaha chef who isn’t going to let something like a little old global pandemic close his restaurant, that chef is probably Dario Schicke. His namesake restaurant — Dario’s Brasserie — has been a fixture in Dundee for 14 years. Avoli Osteria, his homey Italian spot, for seven. This spring, when we all…
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