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Letter of recommendation: Burgers and Manhattans on 16th Street
A couple of weeks back, Matthew and I took a stroll downtown and ended on 16th Street, where we spent our whole evening. I’d like to recommend you consider doing the same: locally-owned bars and restaurants need our business right now, and the two in question this week — Mercury and The Green Room — have new patios to experience.…
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You should probably try an “Aksarben” from Kitchen Table
You all know by now one of my favorite foods is the Runza, or bierock, which I’ve written about many times before. (I like to claim I wrote its definitive Nebraska history.) I like to eat bierocks from Runza — in fact, I’ve recently moved from the classic Runza to the cheese version in my…
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Looking for something to do Thursday? How about a drive-in movie for a good cause.
I don’t know about you, but we’ve enjoyed several outdoor movies this summer — one tonight, though, helps contribute to a good cause. Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue is the good cause in question. They have, since they started in 2013, rescued more than 4.8 million pounds of perishable foods and redistributed it to more…
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Today is Matthew and my 11th wedding anniversary. There’s no doubt that we’re spending the day thinking about our friend Laurie Smith Camp, who died this week. We are the first couple she ever married. One of the things I remember most about the day is her words, which focused on court cases throughout history…
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I’ll be speaking virtually this week about Omaha food
The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Council was kind enough to invite me to be part of its virtual INTRO event, coming up Sept. 17, which is Thursday evening. The event focuses on introducing people — newcomers, people who moved away and came back, or locals like me — to what Omaha has to offer.…
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Can we talk about the Nice Rollz pop-up for a minute?
I love the style of Nice Rollz, a Korean pop-up operating on weekends out of the Archetype in Little Bohemia. I’ve been meaning to try one of their breakfast sandwiches (which look great on the ‘gram) but when I saw a video featuring the spicy bulgogi burger, I was done. We ordered two immediately for…
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Hot Patio Review: The Boiler Room’s patio is simply sublime
There’s been no shortage of moments in 2020 where I have looked around my life and wondered where “normal” went. Last Friday was a moment as close to “normal” as we’ve seen in many months. Last Friday we found ourselves among the lucky handful of diners who scored a seat on the patio — newly…
