• 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…

  • 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.