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The Insider’s Guide
My first book, The Insider's Guide to Omaha and Lincoln, is the first nationally published travel guide written about the two cities. It includes my take on more than 150 restaurants, including many you've probably never heard of before. My "Insider's Picks" throughout the book include favorite thrift stores, dive bars and hangouts. It also has practical sections: one on where to stay when you're visiting and a second perfect for students or people relocating to Nebraska.
Category Archives: Food Prowl
Food Prowl: Mac and Cheese
The macaroni and cheese food prowl was really fun. I had a blast hanging out with my tasters this month, Jeff and Kim. Their knowledge of the dish and endless opinions — just what I want when we’re prowling — … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Mama's Kitchen, Blatt Beer and Table, Dolce Cafe, Food Prowl, Marks, Omaha, Omaha World-Herald, restaurant, Zin Room
Jenny Coco on steak
For Chef Jennifer Coco, owner of midtown Omaha’s J. Coco and a James Beard-nominated chef, steak has to be cooked just so. She told me again and again during the two month Food Prowl for steak, which kicked off a … Continue reading
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Tagged Food Prowl, Omaha, Omaha World-Herald, steak
Food Prowl: Eggs Benedict
This month’s Food Prowl, for eggs Benedict, was the tightest race yet. Each of the three voters — me, chef Michael Rhoades and Derek Eskens of Gastronomic Fight Club — voted for one restaurant. Instead of a three-way tie, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Bailey's, Dixie Quicks, eggs Benedict, Food Prowl, Omaha, Omaha World-Herald, Taxi's, Tommy Colina's
Food Prowl: Chicken Tikka Korma
The first thing I learned on this month’s food prowl for Chicken Tikka Korma, a classic Indian dish, was that I really didn’t know what it was supposed to taste like. I thought I did, and so did one other taster. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken Tikka Korma, Food Prowl, India Garden, Indian, Jaipur, Mother India, Omaha, Omaha World-Herald, Paradise Biryani
Food Prowl: The Old Fashioned
I realized this morning that I am quite behind on blogging about Food Prowls. Please pardon my tardiness and enjoy the belated updates. SBH This Food Prowl may have been the one I’d been most anticipating since January. I think … Continue reading
Food Prowl: Fried Chicken
You can’t even imagine how good the food inside this box is. And that’s why Time Out Chicken, on North 30th Street, is the winner of this month’s Food Prowl. It was the first place our team visited, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Food Prowl, Fried Chicken, Omaha, Omaha World-Herald, restaurant, Time Out Chicken
Food Prowl: Cheeseburgers
I had a seriously good time prowling for cheeseburgers with the awesome Vu sisters, An and Michelle, and the always charismatic Nick Strawhecker. We ate eight burgers over the course of a couple of weeks and hotly debated which one … Continue reading
Food Prowl: Tacos
The taco Food Prowl was the first one of the “summer foods:” burgers and fried chicken are up next. We had a lot of fun going around town eating tacos, mostly because my tasters — Johnny, Jessica and Paul — … Continue reading
Food Prowl: Cupcakes
The fifth installment in my year-long Food Prowl series is among the most controversial, after reuben and spaghetti. A lot of fans of Cupcake Island called and emailed me saying it was their favorite. I like that, though — when … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn Pruitt, Bliss Bakery, Cupcake Island, cupcakes, Cuppycakes, Food Prowl, Jones Bros, Omaha, Omaha World-Herald, Sweet Magnolia's, Sweet Stop
