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Erik Totten

Erik Totten is the founder and publisher of Food & Spirits Magazine in Omaha, Nebraska. He's worked in publications for the last 21 years at all levels. As well as serving as a writer, designer, photographer and editor, he's also founded two publications which have allowed him to grow into being a publisher, which he would describe as his 'true calling'.

BBQ Review: Nine BBQ Restaurants Duke it out to be Omaha’s best

For this issue’s food review we held another one of our food competitions — this one to answer the oft-asked question, “Who has the best barbecue in the area?” Barbecue was brought in from nine of the best slow-cooking, meat-extravanganza,

Letter From the Publisher: Issue 10

Erik Totten September 1, 2010

Big and exciting changes are afoot at Food & Spirits Magazine. I’m happy to announce that FSM has formed a partnership with The Reader family of publications. John Heaston, publisher of The Reader, and I formed this partnership as a

Omaha’s Largest Pizza Review, Ever – Part 2

Erik Totten June 1, 2010

For our food review this issue we revisited an event we held last year, appropriately named “Omaha’s Largest Pizza Review, Ever.” We gathered nearly 20 of Omaha’s pizza places and invited the public to share in the pizza extravaganza. The

Letter From the Publisher: Issue 9

Erik Totten June 1, 2010

While preparing this issue of Food & Spirits Magazine, our ninth, I had the opportunity to sit down and reread the original business plan for FSM. I stumbled across it while unpacking a number of boxes that had been in

Review: MCC Sage Student Bistro

Erik Totten March 1, 2010

For Food & Spirits Magazine’s quarterly roundtable review we paid homage, and a visit, to what has become, literally, an institution in the Omaha food scene – The Sage Student Bistro (32nd & Sorenson) at the Institute for the Culinary

Letter From the Publisher: Issue 8

Erik Totten March 1, 2010

This issue of Food & Spirits Magazine, our 8th, while also starting a new year and a new decade, marks two full years of FSM being in business. During FSM’s short lifetime, and particularly in the last year, lots of

Vivace Review: Putting a New Menu to the Test

Erik Totten October 1, 2009

For Food & Spirits Magazine’s quarterly round-table review we hit Vivace located in the Old Market (1108 Howard St.). Having been around for nearly 15 years, Vivace recently went through a revamping of their menu. Still doing contemporary Italian cuisine,