Faturday Omaha

This episode it’s Food Recognize Food with Alex Herrick and Sammi Johnson of Baked After Dark. Baked After Dark is located in the Benson area of Omaha and provides late night treats to both travelers and passers by. My personal favorite item there is the soft, delicious, and sufficiently sized cinnamon roll. They have an array of fun cookie flavors from standards like chocolate chip to wonderful c...

A newer spot with tasty Mexican food can be found in El Alteño located at 48th and L St. TJ told me about a soup so delicious that I had to try it, and TJ and I (Dave) made something like 7-10 trips between the two of us and sampled a wide variety of dishes from the birria tacos to the chilaquiles and the refreshing agua frescas like the cucumber lime and the cinnamon laden horchata. Oh and TJ dec...

What do you get when roll for initiative on a food truck serving British food smack dab in the midwest? Well when you stats have been upped by grinding in upscale kitchens you get Dire Lion! Isaiah Renner and Scot Sayles are dropping fish and chips, bangers and mash, and curry fries from their food truck to your plate. We got together and dropped a great conversation on the mics for your ears! 

Armenian style kebabs from beef to pork loin and pork belly. Omaha Kebab is a newer spot in Omaha serving it up for you off of 120th and Blondo Street. Quick pro tip, if you need extra veggies order your kebab Chef Style and make sure to check their social for specials. Enjoy the episode!

On this episode we have a Faturday guest alum and Behind the Menu as well as Restaurant Tales host Brady Hess, but not just Brady Hess as he has taken on a new role as Chef Brady Hess at Site 1 Brewing! He is just filling his chef shoes and might tell you to call him meat dude instead of chef, but regardless Hess is at the helm creating BBQ and comfort food to please your palate. I stopped by a wh...

It was once loosely and comedically said that you can find the root of any word in Greek. Now I’m not sure about that, but you can certainly find delicious Greek food at Fetas! Sam and I have have been to Feta's numerous upon numerous times, but we have yet to do an episode until now. The quick note is that Feta's is always fresh and delicious. You can find their original fast casual spot at 114th...

Kevin Shinn owner of a now closed restaurant called Bread & Cup that was in Lincoln Nebraska and author of a book of the same name. Coming this spring Kevin will open up The Portico which is Chef Shinn’s “private one-table-per-night, as Kevin refers to it, “micro restaurant”.  I am thankful for the knowledge and conversation that Kevin provided me. I think you will connect with Kevin quickly like...

Rice, rice noodles, spice, and flavor as we talk about the delicious Khao Niao Thai restaurant located just north of 156th and Maple Street in Omaha. If you are new to Thai food then you need to experience it and Khao Niao is a great place to do so from the saucy drunken noodles to the Faturday approved Lad Na and its container of gravy.  Don’t fear the spice, just embrace the flavor!

How do you keep a restaurant going for over 40 years? You make good food and have a dedication to your business and Maria’s has been doing just that since 1976 in the hamlet of Ralston, NE. Your Faturday Omaha crew ate well and we are bringing you everything from the signature tacos in their fried shell of which  some say puffy, some say not puffy, but most say delicious and then there’s the gravy...

This is the 2nd half of our conversation and this one is filled with more restaurant recommendations and Piero’s stories from Michelin Star Kitchens across the United States. He talked with me about how he got his training through staging at high profile restaurants before opening his own place. Oh yeah we also talk about nature and ants?!

On this episode it’s Food Recognize Food with Piero Cotrina of WD Cravings. Piero’s pasta and Wendy Delgado’s wonderful pastry can be found on the Irvington exit in northwest Omaha, but I found a conversation about overcoming challenges within yourself and an 80 pound wheel of cheese.

Beef ribs, brisket, beans, and other BBQ bounty from Smoking Jay’s on 13th and Vinton Street. I was even healthy and had apples…..fried then dusted with powdered sugar then drizzled with caramel…we tried, right? Owner Jackie Griffin is smokin' up the good meats in a comfy spot for you, and the brisket sandwich mmm yep a personal favorite at Smoking Jay’s.

Happy holiday greetings! We hope you’re safe and warm and I can safely say that on this episode you will be listening about one of the top meals the Faturday crew has ever had and it was at Yoshitomo. Dave “Yoshitomo” Utterback has been nominated for the prestigious James Beard award and he and his staff gave our official First Annual Faturday Feast that sense of holiday wonder.  The full compleme...

It’s Food Recognize Food with Ashish and Kim Sathyan of Kinaara, a delicious Indian focused restaurant in the Millard area of Omaha. Kim and Ashish are not just the owners of Kinaara, but are foodies at heart. We will travel through Omaha, to Paris and the Kerala region of India through our conversation, and the episode has an excellent wrap up with how Ashish honors meaningful dishes from his pas...

Naan nom noms as the Faturday crew catches curry at Astoria Biryani House! Dave was able to eat in and experience the Thali which is a wonderful way to introduce yourself to Indian food if you haven’t had it before. Even if you have had this delicious cuisine you’ll have a fun time with this sampler that travels from appetizer to dessert. We got more than that and you’ll find out if TJ’s chicken d...

Charcuterie and Cheeseburgers, it’s a double feature of Food Recognize Food. We start with Jasmine Deane owner and artist of Good Life Charcuterie, her locally sourced product, and of course where she likes to eat. Jasmine is new to the Omaha area, but she has adopted it as her home and Omaha has adopted her. She is busy making things happen for small to large grazing tables.  Then in the second h...

Time for momo and more at a new spot, Nepali Restaurant Inc. We may have ordered a lot, we usually do, but there were fun and new to us Nepalese dishes besides momo here. This was an interesting dining configuration as TJ was keeping very distant in his mini-van and Sam and I, along with our guests, were dine-in. There was even post-eat analysis with a trip back just to unpack the sauce for the de...

Food Recognize Food with Sarah Baker Hansen, she has been covering the Omaha food scene for quite a while in print and digital media, ran the fun and controversial pizza bracket, and we had a fun conversation about journalism, ballet, and of course a ton of food! We certainly talk about where Sarah likes to eat, what she is writing about currently, her childhood tour of Omaha desserts, and burger...

What fun secrets are hidden within our locally owned grocery stores? Do Korean Corn Dogs spark your interest, what if I told you you can get a full table sit down meal with falafel, shawarma then purchase rose water, olive oil and tahini? Well you certainly can and coming up on the show TJ and I do just that!!

It's Food Recognize Food with Kirsten Ipock  of Site 1 Brewing, Cracklin Pots popup, and the Omaha Service Industry Circle. Kirsten and I had a great conversation in Site 1 about places she likes to eat, a meal that may or may not have sealed the deal on a marriage, and what drew me to talking with Kirsten which is her efforts with the Omaha Service Industry Circle that provides an open and suppor...

Ray's Wings and Pizza specializes in bringing Buffalo New York eats to a state where the buffalo did roam once upon a time. Located in Midtown off of 31st and Farnam they have the wings bearing the name of buffalo and this is likely the only place in town where you can get a Buffalo New York style crust pizza loaded with toppings. Oh and….we have a special guest toward the end of the first half of...

It's FOOD RECOGNIZE FOOD with Nick Bartholomew of Over Easy and Dandelion Popup. Nick and I sat down in Over Easy, to talk about where Nick likes to eat, new menu items at his restaurant, food his Grandma used to make, and in the 2nd half a special effort to help the Siena Francis house bring Chef designed food to those in need….and do you miss B&G Tasty Foods well Nick may have some news for you....

A great time was had by the full Faturday fold at Fizzy’s Fountain and Liquors in Little Bohemia with its retro vibe and telephone ordering. There were piles of fries, burgers, bologna, a chickpea salad sandwich, craft cocktails with coneflower cream, adhesive citrus slices, and a live phone call about...ketchup...hot sauce...ketchup?

Get ready for a great conversation as Nat Ogura of Yum Omaha joins us on this Food Recognize Food episode. She is an excellent, and fun, food photographer foodie. She gives us some great locations in Omaha to eat at, a Japanese BBQ location, and a restaurant from her home country of Japan. Nat also talks about what her mom and dad used to make by hand and share with the neighbors that she now make...

Things get Dire in the best way possible at Dire Lion! Fish and Chips, Bangers and Mash...and curry fries...oh yeah, this episode is all about the lion, dire lion grill and chippy. You can find Dire Lion at the Trucks and Taps food truck venue and we found their food in our stomachs