• Takeout chronicles: Le Bouillon

    Takeout chronicles: Le Bouillon

    Editor’s note: Welcome to our new series. We can’t dine out right now, but we can order in. I’ll share my chronicles of getting to-go meals, curbside takeout or delivery from various Omaha restaurants a few times a week. How to order Le Bouillon did a wonderful job revamping its website to make ordering delivery…

  • Instagram: March 19

    Instagram: March 19

    This week in my SBH newsletter: The only thing that hasn't changed is cooking. Plus my new series "Takeout Chronicles" and all sorts of books and shows I'm enjoying. Find it now at the link in my profile.

  • Instagram: March 18

    Instagram: March 18

    If you’re a restaurant owner wondering what to do, here’s what you can do. Read this post, share it, then click through the link on my website and contact your local officials. Thanks to Michelle Strawhecker of @dante.omaha and @forno.omaha for spearheading this important work. Link on my profile to get all the resources you…

  • Takeout chronicles: Crystal Jade

    Takeout chronicles: Crystal Jade

    Editor’s note: Welcome to our new series. We can’t dine out right now, but we can order in. I’ll share my chronicles of getting to-go meals, curbside takeout or delivery from various Omaha restaurants a few times a week. How to order Crystal Jade is on Grubhub, and you can also call for a takeout…

  • Takeout chronicles: Block 16

    Takeout chronicles: Block 16

    Editor’s note: Welcome to our new series. We can’t dine out right now, but we can order in. I’ll share my chronicles of getting to-go meals, curbside takeout or delivery from various Omaha restaurants a few times a week. How to order Call 402-342-1220, or message the restaurant on Facebook to place an order for…

  • Help Omaha restaurants  survive the pandemic

    Help Omaha restaurants survive the pandemic

    Omaha restaurants are facing unprecedented challenges in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Owners have been faced to overhaul their businesses overnight. Bars and dining rooms have been forced to close. There is no end in sight to the crisis. What you can do Restaurant and bar owners are circulating the below post on social media,…

  • Omaha restaurants attempt to respond to a pandemic: “The shockwaves are yet to be felt.”

    Omaha restaurants attempt to respond to a pandemic: “The shockwaves are yet to be felt.”

    At Hardy Coffee Company, sharing tables is encouraged. People are meant to engage with each other, to share a power strip for their computers, perhaps to make conversation.  “All of a sudden we have to be six feet away from each other,” said Autumn Pruitt, the owner of the three Hardy shops around Omaha. “It’s…

  • Instagram: March 18

    Instagram: March 18

    If you’re going to order in, do it right. @block16.jessnpaul Reuben for St. Pat’s (a personal favorite of mine.) We has a seamless experience with their new lunch hour curbside delivery. Support your local restaurants as much as you can right now. They need it.

  • Where to find takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic, plus some charitable options for the service industry

    Where to find takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic, plus some charitable options for the service industry

    Local restaurants are adapting fast as the news cycle changes and people are urged to self-isolate. We all want to support restaurants during this time. I’ve gathered a few spots where you can find the most up-to-date information. Takeout & Delivery  → This is the best roundup of takeout or delivery options I’ve seen so…

  • Instagram: March 16

    Instagram: March 16

    It’s a weird time. Today was our first day in quarantine for who knows how long. I set up a new home office and it feels different. I saw all my coworkers as little bobbing heads on a screen instead of in real life. I texted and slacked with friends instead of meeting them for…