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Steak Town: In York, steak comes with a side of history — and community
Chances “R,” a historic steakhouse in York, Nebraska, has been serving the community since 1932. Known for its prime rib buffet and homemade food, it has become a social hub for locals and travelers. Recently purchased by Renee and Bryan Jantz, the restaurant aims to preserve its legacy while modernizing aspects of the venue.
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Steak Town USA: Down a remote road, find a ghost town – and one of the state’s best steaks
It’s not unusual these days to sit down at a table at The Speakeasy, the old-school steakhouse located in an honest-to-goodness ghost town a few miles outside Holdrege, and be served a decidedly new-school cut of meat. On a recent Saturday night it was a 14-ounce WinterFrost American wagyu ribeye, harvested from Japanese Black, American-bred…
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Nebraska’s largest kombucha brewer, Ensign Beverage, is fermenting in a new direction
Nathan Hoeft wanted nothing to do with the jar of kombucha his wife, Jessi Ensign, had been making for years “It was this weird looking liquid under the counter,” he said. “I didn’t like it.” Fast forward seven years, and Hoeft and Ensign are now the state’s biggest kombucha brewer through Ensign Beverage, a sister…
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Nebraska-based Sandhills Elixir is the key to zero-proof cocktails for the holiday season
Yes, yes, you know I love a good Mr. November like the rest of us. But this year — particularly after 2020 — I’m all about the zero-proof cocktails. Just in time for both the holiday season and dry January, I’ve partnered with Sandhills Elixir, a Nebraska-based zero-proof spirit distiller in Valentine. They make absolutely…
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Review: Revisiting the Speakeasy, a small town gem
I thought about a lot of restaurants during the past year. One, I can say, was especially inaccessible during 2020: the Speakeasy, a restaurant I first wrote about in 2017 that’s nestled in a town formerly known as Sacramento, about three hours from Omaha, right in the heart of south central Nebraska. I thought about…