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At Salted Edge, the popular bread board is just the beginning of the tasty, chef-driven menu

At Salted Edge, the popular bread board is just the beginning of the tasty, chef-driven menu

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Jan 18, 2024 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

Chef Joel Hassanali had absolutely no clue that the Salted Edge’s bread board was going to become the new Waterloo restaurant’s unlikely calling card. Hassanali, the chef and partner in the business, along with owners Ashley and Gregg Young, all knew that they wanted...
At Tupelo Honey, some of the southern classics hit the spot while others could use a bit more soul

At Tupelo Honey, some of the southern classics hit the spot while others could use a bit more soul

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Jan 11, 2024 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

Omaha’s lineup of restaurants serving solid Southern cuisine is still fairly short. A trio comes to mind: Herbe Sainte, Mouth of the South, Acadian Grille. Now there’s a new contender: Tupelo Honey, the first restaurant to open east of 10th street in downtown Omaha’s...
Of the 25 restaurants I reviewed in 2023, these are my top eight

Of the 25 restaurants I reviewed in 2023, these are my top eight

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Dec 21, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

A quick reminder before we dive right into the year’s best reviewed restaurants: As it has been for many years, my annual best-of list only includes restaurants that I have reviewed in the last calendar year. If you don’t see one of your favorites, that is probably...
Ten years in to Tim Nicholson’s Boiler Room, the Old Market spot is as good as ever

Ten years in to Tim Nicholson’s Boiler Room, the Old Market spot is as good as ever

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Dec 7, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

It’s hard to believe that the last time I sat down to review what has become one of my favorite restaurants in Omaha — The Boiler Room — it was 2016. So much has happened since then, to diners, to chefs and to the Omaha restaurant scene. But one thing, at least when...
At Fremont’s Semo Pasta + Wine, the customers’ desire and the chef’s talent create a winning combination

At Fremont’s Semo Pasta + Wine, the customers’ desire and the chef’s talent create a winning combination

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Nov 23, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

One of the best meals I’ve eaten this year is in one of the most unexpected places: Fremont’s main street. Semo Pasta + Wine, which chef Drew Statz and his wife, Michelle, opened in downtown Fremont last spring, is what he calls “European-inspired Nebraska cuisine.”...
The Blackstone District’s Kamp makes grown-ups feel like kids again

The Blackstone District’s Kamp makes grown-ups feel like kids again

by Sarah Baker Hansen | Nov 9, 2023 | Reviewed by Sarah Baker Hansen

It didn’t take me long to decipher what I think is the through-line between all four restaurants — Nice Rollz, Angelwingz, SingleDouble and Los Rollies — at Kamp, the food hall and bar in the Blackstone district. As we dined and drank down a path of Takis-dusted...
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