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Well shoots, pea shoots oh and red radish and broccoli micro greens and more. That is what Tim Fonfara and The Omaha Urban Farmer are sprouting up on their electrically charged regenerative farm. They grow outside and they grow inside, provide farm to fork furrows for restaurants and residential alike. The farm is gently handled, well…by hand and Tim is providing locally produced produce and even brought some in studio for a taste test. In and around the restaurant industry we're there and so are you when you listen in. So…
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I like a good burger, I like innovation, and I like a good story of growth. Nick Hyde of Hydes Slydes, was the kid with an entrepreneurial spirit with and knew what his restaurant was going to be called at 15 years old. He went to culinary school, had a food truck…with a few transport issues, a shared kitchen, managed a ghost kitchen, and more recently his own brick and mortar location the the name he decided on as a teenager. I met Nick at Hyde Slydes and learned a lot about his journey and you will too    So…
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Find more of Nick's restaurant here https://www.hydesslydes.com

We’ve mentioned the phase hyper local a few times on this show. That philosophy is certainly on display at Ellsworth Crossing a mid sized market located just outside of Omaha at 26902 W Center Road.
If my food memory serves, the first time I went out to Ellsworth Crossing was in search of extra tasty chicken of which Plum Creek Farms raises and provides to places like Block 16. The environment is friendly and the options plentiful. I met owners Tony and Amber Ellsworth there, Tony took me on a tour, and I found out that Nebraska produces some goods I didn’t know about, maple syrup anyone?
To join the tour just press play on that podcast and listen if you're hungry.
Find more from Tony and Amber at https://ellsworthcrossing.com/

 

Our guest started as a Subway Sandwich artist and been talked about by Bon Appetit. He’s been a dishwasher and a multi-time James Beard nominee. And he calls Nebraska his home. Clayton Chapman was the chef of Omaha’s former Grey Plume and has now brought chef driven cuisine and fine dining expertise to a healthy and fast casual model in Downtown Omaha called Untamed Kitchen. I had eaten here multiple times before and have enjoyed the layered and flavorful salads as well as the real fruit and veggie smoothies. We are going to talk about how Untamed Kitchen was released into the wild and spark a little food memory  So…
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Find Untamed Kitchen at https://www.untamedkitchen.com/

Forgotton restaurants, menus and recipes, where do they go? Some disappear and are only stored in food memories, but thankfully people like Amy Mather and Martha Grenzeback from the Omaha Public Library seek out these tasty treasures and both archive and digitize these artifacts so that we can benefit for years to come.
Menus from the 1800’s, an early Omaha cooking school, and a menu shaped like a clam?! We’ve got that and more and Matha and Amy brought history to the studio share with you and I  so...
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Way back in the mists of time in 2020, I had the chance to interview a startup restaurant owner about his small location serving to-go burgers with fun details that made them deliciously adaptable to many palates.
That restaurant is Best Burger and on this episode we are checking in three years later with owner, operator, and cook Universal.
We are talking about how he has grown into a location next to Big Mama’s in the Highlander building and even a food trailer. His focus and heart are still there in his sincere conversation.  
Find Best Burger on social or at https://www.bestburgeromaha.com/ or 2112N 30th (30th & Patrick) Omaha, Ne 68112
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