3 People Who Know Cocktails In Omaha
Dee and I head to Werner Park for our first live episode. It was a special occasion, an annual fundraiser called the Bloody Mary Fest hosted by Omaha West Rotary Club.
For our first interview, we talked with Jay and Leah Hall, the creatives behind Gastronom. The duo make amazing cocktail recipes, as well as spirited exploration in Omaha and around the world. It made for a fun episode, since we heard a lot of their great tips on where to enjoy a perfect cocktail in our city.
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The episode is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts.
Our second episode was with Dave from Wine, Beer and Spirits. He was one of the competitors in the 2024 Bloody Mary Fest, as well as a winner of Best Zest for last year’s competition (he won it again this year). He’s also a high school world history teacher!
Helpful links
We talked about a lot of places on the episode. If you’re curious about them, and want to learn more, click on the links below!
- Omaha Storm Chasers
- Union Omaha
- Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis, Minn.
- Bloody Mary recipe with tomato water
- Taste of Omaha
- Mercury (try their cocktail-o-matic for a unique drink experience)
- Tiny House (try to time it so you can attend a comedy show there)
- Nite Owl (they have vegan tater tots, called tachos.)
- Anna’s Place in the Hotel Indigo (it’s a speakeasy, so you have to knock on the door). Their Old Fashioned menu changes regularly.
- Fizzy’s Fountain and Liquors (try the boozy milkshakes and White Russian)
- V. Mertz
- Dirty Birds (they have a sassafras Old Fashion)
- Kitchen Table
- Loess Hills hiking trails
- Fontenelle Forest
- Orpheum Theater
- The Rose
- Blatt Beer + Table (kid-approved chicken fingers)
- Hell’s Backbone Grill & Farm in Boulder, Utah (James Beard-nominated)
- Farmers markets in Omaha
- FishEye Kombucha (brewed in Fort Calhoun, Neb.)
- Universal Yums
- Lincoln Marathon
- Heartland Marathon
- Gene Leahy Mall
- Old Market
- Blackstone District
