• James Beard foundation will delay semifinalist announcement

    James Beard foundation will delay semifinalist announcement

    The James Beard foundation announced Monday it plans to postpone the announcement of this year’s James Beard Awards finalists. The announcement, originally slated for March. 25, will now come this summer. The delay is part of the foundation’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Omaha has two chefs nominated in the Best Chef:…

  • Instagram: March 12

    Instagram: March 12

    I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at @fizzysomaha earlier this week. Read all my thoughts right now at the link in my profile.

  • Fizzy’s Fountain & Liquors will be the new Omaha retro hot spot

    Fizzy’s Fountain & Liquors will be the new Omaha retro hot spot

    Noah and Katie Mock are Omaha’s king and queen of nostalgia. They’ve already wooed us with their singular wood-paneled grandparents’ basement vibe with Nite Owl, in the Blackstone District. Prepare to be wooed anew. Fizzy’s, their latest effort in Little Bohemia, at 1408 S. 13th St., opened Wednesday. I was lucky enough to be invited…

  • Instagram: March 7

    Instagram: March 7

    The first rule of fish frys is that you don’t talk about fish frys.

  • Instagram: March 5

    Instagram: March 5

    This week’s SBH newsletter: I cooked carnitas for a crowd last Sunday, plus our list of Omaha fish frys just keeps growing. Check those stories out and more at the link in my profile.

  • Saddle Creek Breakfast Club reopens this weekend

    Saddle Creek Breakfast Club reopens this weekend

    Saddle Creek Breakfast Club, the midtown cult classic, is reopening its doors Friday. The restaurant closed about a month ago and was unusually open about the reason: its chef and co-owner Chase Thomsen went to a treatment center for addiction and mental health issues, according to a post from his wife, Niki. This is the happy…

  • Two West Omaha breweries closed this week

    → Old Chicago at Shadow Lake Towne Center closed this week; no one answered phone calls. It’s not the first Omaha-area Old Chicago to shut; the Old Market location closed last fall, and Lincoln’s Old Chicago closed Sunday night. Its parent company, CraftWorks, has closed numerous stores and filed for Chapter 11. Omaha’s last Old Chicago…

  • New West Omaha Indian and Midtown Chinese, and goodbye to Mars Bar

    → Kinaara, a new Indian spot near 138th and Q Streets, is open. Its chef comes from the now-closed Blackstone Indian Bowl. The restaurant is serving a full menu, including curries and biryani, along with some interesting house specials like Tellicherry pepper goat fry and Fish Pollichathu, which is salmon marinated in chili powder, turmeric, and…

  • Instagram: March 2

    Instagram: March 2

    My friend @lizknowsher gets me. She gave me this weird little man-vase and this is his springtime debut. %%image-date%% %%instagram-url%%

  • Instagram, Feb. 27

    Instagram, Feb. 27

    This week’s SBH newsletter: Omaha has two James Beard semifinalists, plus the food lover’s guide to Maui, new specials at Forno and new food at Mercury. Stroll on over to the link in my profile for more.