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    Our Christmas Eve-Eve gift to you: Matthew Hansen is back with another holiday sipper, this time direct from the brain of Clark Ross, owner of @mercuryomaha.May we introduce you to the Backdoor Santa? Find the recipe in my bio.

  • “It Tastes Like Liquid Cinnamon Roll” – A Christmas Cocktail Courtesy of one of Omaha’s Best Bartenders

    “It Tastes Like Liquid Cinnamon Roll” – A Christmas Cocktail Courtesy of one of Omaha’s Best Bartenders

    You need a Christmas cocktail, and Clark Ross is here to help. The co-owner and cocktail impresario behind Mercury – my favorite Omaha cocktail bar – agreed to share a holiday drink recipe with you, (print the recipe here) the loyal readers of sarahbakerhansen.com. Consider it the holiday bookend to the Thanksgiving cocktail, the Mr.…

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    Big food news: After a decade, The Grey Plume is closing its doors. I talked to chef and owner Clayton Chapman about the decision, why he made it and the restaurant’s legacy on the Omaha food scene. The link is in my profile.

  • After a decade and thousands of memorable dinners, The Grey Plume has closed

    After a decade and thousands of memorable dinners, The Grey Plume has closed

    The Grey Plume is closing its doors, ending its decade-long run as Omaha’s most nationally acclaimed restaurant. The permanent closure, rumored for months, also sounds the loudest alarm yet that the pandemic is battering our city’s restaurant industry — particularly brutalizing those restaurants, like the Grey Plume, that were financially endangered before COVID-19 hit. “I…

  • Six last minute gifts that support Omaha’s food & beverage scene

    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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    This is the most I have ever baked on a single day. Not sad about it. Also, this is the single time I have ever used my two pie plates at once. Happy Thanksgiving!

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    Thanksgiving Eve:Vegan pesto babka via @goldenrodpastries and @foodandwine Blood orange cranberry sauce via @thepioneerwoman More to come.

  • My 2020 Thanksgiving menu

    My 2020 Thanksgiving menu

    I am sure by this point you have your Thanksgiving menu sorted, whatever it might be. But even so, I thought I’d share some last-minute inspiration in what I decided to make for my first ever Thanksgiving — one like no other. I pan to scale down most of the recipes below since we’re just…

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    Padma’s Pomegranate ToastToast a piece of good sourdough. Top with a thick spread of peanut butter and a few handfuls of fresh pomegranate seeds. Relish in your utterly delicious, fancy PBJ.

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    Hi. I’m Sarah, your hot patio expert. I’m here to let you know that a brief write up about eating this delicious @dante.omaha carbonara on their petite, heated patio is on my blog right this dang second. So is a list of 30 other hot patios around the city of Omaha for you to consider…