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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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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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Libation Conversation – A Beer Cocktails Creation Session at Dario’s Brasserie
I’ve been intrigued (and maybe a little intimidated) for some time by the possibilities that are represented in the term ‘beer cocktails’. So in the spirit of creativity, I decided to explore some of those possibilities recently with the help
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Beer Chat: Session Beers
Squatters Pub Brewery- Full Suspension Pale Ale (Salt Lake City, UT) – 4.0% ABV Okay sure, I might be a tad biased about this one (I’m from Salt Lake and have been drinking this beer since I turned 21), but
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Pairing Cigars… with Beer
The classic image of cigar chomping aficionados has never been without a glass of whiskey or cognac far off. Sure, great bourbon can manifest a timeless experience for a smoker, but with the rise of craft beer it is time
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Gluten-Free Beers That Don’t Suck
I have Celiac Disease. It’s an auto-immune disorder that causes the body’s immune system to identify gluten as an interloper and attack it. When I found out I had it a little over a year ago, I was told that
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Publisher’s Picks #12
I often get asked for a recommendation on where to go eat, where to go drink, who has the best prices, cheapest drinks, best cocktails, the meal you can’t live without, you name it. So, in the interest of saving
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The Rating Game
Any of us who have perused a wine or food magazine with a featured wine section has seen the proverbial wine reviews. It apparently isn’t enough to merely recommend a particular wine. We are Americans, and we need our rankings.
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Bar Chat: An Interview with Binoy Fernandez
The following is an interview I conducted recently with Binoy Fernandez, whose new bar concept, IO Speak, is now open in the lower level of the Indian Oven. FSM: Describe IO Speak and its relationship to the Indian Oven BF:
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