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A Foodie is Born: Recipe for Pepper Crusted New York Strips with Cognac Morel Cream Sauce
Many of my most cherished food memories all come together at a restaurant situated in the heart of the Old Market. Most, if not all, of my involvement in the Omaha area culinary landscape emanates from a fortuitous job opportunity
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Eating, Drinking & Biking Around Omaha
Oh, the bicycle. There is no nobler method of transport; its awe-inspiring grace only surpassed by unparalleled precision, and such simplicity! A design centuries old, yet capable of propelling even the modestly athletic to daring speeds. And it’s the speed
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Vegan Vs. Paleo
If you’ve hosted a dinner party recently, this may sound familiar. “Will there be a vegan option?” “Should I bring a gluten-free alternative?” “Is this grass-fed beef?” Now more than ever, people are rethinking what they eat. Gone are the
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The Fifth Element of Cookery
Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth have been described as the four classical elements of nature, the essential phases of matter. In the East they added Metal. In India or Classical Greece it was Ether. The elements vary, but throughout history
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Finding Your Favorite Cheese
Of all the jobs that I’ve had in my illustrious career as a global food citizen, there were none that brought me as much joy as being a cheese monger. There was so much to learn, thousands of cheeses to
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Comfort Food from India
There are a few things that strike me when I reflect on my favorites when it comes to food and drink. The first is that, for me at least, my favorite dishes and drinks are not the best ones I’ve
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Omaha – Most Restaurants per Capita?
It’s testament to the dynamic city we live in that Omaha makes a lot of ‘Best of’ lists. Best place to live, to work, to drink, to raise kids, to go to the zoo, to start over, to sing a
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Letter From the Publisher: Issue 13
Welcome to the new issue of Food & Spirits Magazine. We think you’re going like this one – it’s got some meat on it (see what I did there?). A lot of incredibly talented writers, photographers and designers came together
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The Mustache on the Mona Lisa
The wine industry is steeped in tradition. Old world wines of western Europe (think Italy, France, Spain, and Germany) have perfected and preserved the practices of generations of winemakers that preceded them. An attitude of reverence is upheld for those
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Bar Chat: An Interview with Sam Bloomer at The Side Door
Bar Chat represents my ongoing efforts to shed some well-deserved light on the creative, innovative work being done by some of the area’s top bartenders & mixologists. The following is taken from an interview I conducted recently with The Side
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