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I got my pho fix at the original Saigon – and discovered a new soup
A few weeks ago, I had a real hankering for a big bowl of pho. It’s partially because it was snowy (it is tonight, too), partially because temperatures had ebbed to the single digits (again, tonight, too) and because winter had no end in sight. Sadly, that also remains the case. But a bowl of…
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Czechfest comes to Little Bohemia, plus a Gerda’s pop-up
→ During my vacation, I saw a Facebook post about a Gerda’s pop-up. A Gerda’s pop-up that I had missed. Since the midtown German mainstay closed last summer, lots of people have mourned the loss of the restaurant’s homemade desserts and their popular Oktoberfest. Apparently I wasn’t the only bummed diner, as more than 250…
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New African food in midtown, Thai takes over at old High Peak Asian spot, J’s on Jackson is back and a Salvadorian bakery
→ Okra African Grill is headed to 72nd and Pacific Streets, in Aksarben Center. I’ve seen glimpses of the food, which looks wonderful, on friends’ Facebook pages, and you can see it yourself courtesy of Omaha photographer Ariel Panowicz’s image above. I’m still working on gathering more information about the menu. More soon. → Though…
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Instagram: Feb. 13
This week's SBH newsletter: a brief aloha from Maui (because yes, I'm still here, and still soaking up those island vibes.) Find it at the link in my profile.
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Instagram: Feb. 9
The Aloha Mixed Plate: shoyu chicken, imu braised teriyaki beef, fresh fish, white rice and macaroni salad.
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Instagram: Feb. 6
This week's SBH newsletter: An ode to a neighborhood favorite, Matthew's new favorite cocktail, Dante lasagna night and the latest on Saddle Creek Breakfast Club. Find it at the link in my profile.
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Saddle Creek Breakfast Club is the news of the week
Update: SCBC staff plans to open the restaurant tomorrow, Feb. 7, and Friday, Feb. 14, to serve a limited menu from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saddle Creek Breakfast Club’s announcement earlier this week that it will be closed in February is the talk of the local food world. The restaurant approached the announcement with…
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Matthew Sez to Drink This: Dante’s “Hazy Shade of Winter”
Omaha winters suck. They are cold. They are gray. The dirty snow piles up on the dirty curbs. The entire city bundles in scarves and coats and hurries hunched through grocery store parking lots. We silently curse the wind. We silently curse ourselves for not living in !$%^&!^@$8#$ Palm Springs. Or maybe I’m projecting. Anyway,…
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Wood-fired pizza is headed to Midtown Crossing; Village Inn closes in midtown
→ A pizza restaurant that has locations in Minneapolis, Denver and Ames, Iowa is headed to Omaha. Smokin’ Oak will take over the Midtown Crossing space formerly occupied by Della Costa and Brix. Omaha is listed as “coming soon” on the restaurant’s website. Midtown Crossing’s website reports it will take over the majority of the…
