The first restaurant I ventured to after I made a pledge to dine at Omaha’s oldest restaurants has become an Omaha institution thanks to our city’s favorite billionaire, Warren Buffett. That’s right, we went to Gorat’s Steakhouse. Kim’s Note: While working on a book about Omaha restaurants that have closed, I started to notice a…
Updated: Feb. 20, 2019 Omaha has a thriving food scene. Omaha restaurants are starting to get noticed. Midwest Living wrote about Omaha’s Sizzling Food Scene, The Chicago Tribune wrote about Omaha being on the cutting edge of food, and the Wall Street Journal included Omaha in a list of six great small cities foodies will love. So…
My nieces’ and nephews’ go-to birthday celebration restaurant has been Kobe Steakhouse for years. For good reason. First, you get the dinner show. And, you get dessert with a cheesy photo. The place has sentimental value to my family, as well, since my dear deceased nephew, Jon, loved it. It’s our special occasion restaurant. My…
Cupcakes are big in Omaha. We love us some cupcakes. You may have seen a few of these places on Food Network’ “Cupcake Wars.” Yeah, they’re that good. Where can you go to get cupcakes in Omaha? UPDATE: This post was first published in 2014 and has been updated in November 2023. Midtown Jones Bros. Cupcakes…
My parents let me and my siblings pick our birthday meals. I took that as a challenge. I had to find the most exotic place in Omaha and make them eat a meal there. “Exotic” to a teenager was Indian Oven and España. They were memorable meals for many reasons; the most memorable being that one…
Editor’s note: My friends, Lisa and Tim, over at The Walking Tourists wrote today’s guest post. What started out as a short conversation about food trucks in Omaha led to their quest to try every Omaha food truck! It’s a work-in-progress, so below is just a sampling of what’s in our city. Follow The Walking Tourists…
