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Being the president of the one of the largest local foodservice distribution companies means that I am often asked about the industry and economy by colleagues, customers and consumers. All you have to do is tune into Hell’s Kitchen, The
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The Dumpster: Saying It with Meat
At Christmas we often show our love with a salami. I don’t know how Hillshire Farms survives the rest of the year, but during the Christmas season business booms as neatly packaged grassy nests of unrefrigerated salami and warm wet
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More Bang for Your Buck
With people these days moving away from the generic and cozying up to the unique with just about all consumer products, I thought that I’d deviate from my normal topic of cigars and try to educate the public on another
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FSM’s Interview with Cat Cora
Cat Cora will host The Food Bank’s 8th Annual Celebrity Chef Fundraiser on February 26th. I was able to catch up with her by phone and ask her some questions about her career in food and what makes her tick.
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High School Teams Showcase Skills at MCC’s High School Culinary Invitational
The Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College holds a High School Culinary Invitational every year for area high school students to compete in. This year marks their fourth year of holding the event, which will be held
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Barrel Aged Beer: Back to the Way It Was
It’s an unfortunate circumstance, but when forced to think of an image related to beer, I’m betting the images that most often come to mind are those from the countless hours of televised media depicting beer in the most basic
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Fry Me A Liver
With the trend toward what has been called “nutritionalism,” or the tendency to eat only for nutritional purposes, why would we ever want to fry anything? Well, I’ll tell you. Because it tastes darn good. And I don’t know about
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Omaha Dining: A 50 Year Retrospective
I have lived in Omaha for half a century. And as it turns out, this city and I have a lot in common. Both of us have grown up…and, um…out, in the past 50 years. And just as you probably
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Reviewed: Anthony’s Steakhouse
For Food & Spirits Magazine’s latest round table review we ventured to an Omaha standard – Anthony’s Steakhouse located at 7220 F Street. Anthony’s Steakhouse has been an Omaha mainstay for over 40 years. In it’s early days Anthony’s seated
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Fall Beers to Consider
Soon we will be in the last gasps of the hot and humid summer, a time I loathe – mainly because I can’t stand very many of the light summer seasonal beers that are released during this time. I like
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