WINNERS: Best-ter-est of Omaha 2008
on Jan 4, 2009 in Best Of RESTAURANTS LOCAL EVENTS RESTAURANT REVIEW AWARDS OMAHA Well the polls have closed and I have to say, the results were interesting and just what we were looking for. There were lots of great restaurants that came out on top, while the chains didn't fare so well, except in categories where you'd expe

Omaha Food Bloggers
on Dec 30, 2008 in OFBBR Foodies of Omaha OMAHA When I first started this blog back in 2005, the foodie scene in Omaha was pretty underground. Slowly we've seen some encouraging changes. More locals joining the social sites like Foodbuzz, eGullet and Chowhound. More reviews going up on sites li

Menu for Hope Extended to Dec 31st
on Dec 26, 2008 in CHARITY NATIONAL EVENTS Hope everyone had a good holiday.Just a quick note to let you know the 2008 Menu for Hope campaign has been extended to run through December 31st.If you haven't looked recently, there have been some late additions to the prize pool, including our Wag

Menu for Hope - Morgan Ranch Wagyu Beef
on Dec 19, 2008 in NEBRASKA CHARITY NATIONAL EVENTS As many of you know, at the end of each year food bloggers have united, under the coordination of Chez Pim, to hold a massive raffle to raise money for charity. In 2007, we raised over US$90,000 to help the UN World Food Programme. The UN World Foo...

Last Chance to Vote
on Dec 18, 2008 in RESTAURANTS LOCAL EVENTS AWARDS OMAHA I have to admit, voter turnout for the Best-ter-est of Omaha AwardsTM has been better than expected. Our total number of votes is still small, but the GFC community is small, so that's to be expected. If you haven't voted yet, now is the time

Holiday Food Traditions
on Dec 17, 2008 in HOLIDAYS Cookies. Lots and lots of cookies. Snickerdoodles, thumb print cookies, ginger snaps, chocolate chip, and of course sugar cookies. That seems to be a growing holiday cooking tradition in our house. I imagine it will become more permanent as our d...

Menu for Hope V - Starts Today
on Dec 15, 2008 in CHARITY NATIONAL EVENTS The annual Menu for Hope charity drive begins today. We still haven't found a sponsor for this year. If you have something you'd like to donate let us know. If you have connections you'd like to exploit for the cause, send them a link to