Faturday Omaha

Brad Grosser and Jason Russell of Sojourn Cafe

Way back in the before times I had visited Sojourn Cafe at 7614 Main St in Ralston,NE and that stop left a wonderful memory in my family's mind. Fast forward a couple pancakes and here we are today and we have Owner and Head Chef Brad Grosser and Sous Chef Jason Russell on this very episode.  Our Food Recognize Food conversations start with food and lead to heart and soul. In this conversation we’re gonna talk breakfast, lunch, gardens, art, and overcoming challenges.   so…
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry.

Faturday At Pla Too Thai

I love Thai food, do you love Thai food too? You might just love the Thai food at Pla Too Thai located at 5092 S 136th St. This was a spot that I had seen many times on Q st. but never made it there. Well they have moved from their prior location to the136th St spot and they have a wonderful dining environment with food to match. TJ, Faturdad, and I all dined in together, Danell made a trip, and I did a take out too. We had a great sampling of the dishes on this menu and we’re about to bring the flavor to you,  so…
Hang on to your fork, stay right where you are and listen if you’re hungry.
P.S. A special thanks at the end to Kitchen Table
 

Nat and Adam Ogura of Yum Omaha

There’s about to be new experiences and taste adventures on this episode as we have Nat and Adam Ogura from Yum Omaha back on the show. You may remember Nat talking about restaurants she likes to eat at in Omaha and also in her home country of Japan on a prior episode, but on this episode she brought Japan to us. We will talk about Adam and Nat’s time in Japan and you’ll get my real time reactions to food she brought for me to try and no she didn’t give me a heads up on what was coming my way so…
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry.

Chloe Tran of The Banh Mi Shop

Have you ever had a Banh Mi? Ya know the delicious Vietnamese sandwich with crusty bread, savory protein, and fresh vegetables. If you haven’t you might want to get to the Banh Mi shop at 923 Galvin Rd in Bellevue. This episode though is not a food review, nope we have the person that brought the Banh Mi to Bellevue, owner Chole Tran. She is a UNO grad that saw an opportunity to be an entrepreneur and fill tummies with tasty sandwiches that were not widely available in our town. So.. 
Hang on to your fork, stay right where you are and listen if you’re hungry.

Dirty Birds Revisit

Chicken rules everything around me at Dirty Birds. Our listeners have heard us allude to the genius that is the food within their walls. Their chambers are now located at 1722 St Mary’s Ave in the Flat Iron building, the place is all their own, and it was time for a visit. We talk Sweet Tea tenders, brie and berry pancakes with bone in perfectly cooked chicken and of course that ODB: old delicious brined sandwich. TJ, Danell, and I are about to speak on the ruler of tasty chicken. So...
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry

Brian O’Malley of The Institute for the Culinary Arts at MCC

Brian O’Malley is  Associate Dean of Culinary, Hospitality and Horticulture at Metropolitan Community College and that’s an important title, but what’s more important is Brian O’Malley’s heart and soul. You are in for a wonderful conversation that surrounds the program at MCC, but gets into what it means to really have a passion for food. See if you can figure out where I may have got something in my eye and also where I totally mess up the name of one of TJ’s favorite pancakes. Seriously though this is a great conversation, so…
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry.

Oktoberfest Special With Willie Dogs and Monolithic Brewing

Podcast listeners you get a special Oktoberfest episode with Ryan Barry of Willie Dogs and Shane Costello of Monolithic Brewing. 
This was recorded on National Hotdog day at a place with local brews.  Oktoberfest has beer and sausages and we had beer and sausages...nice tie in, eh?
Ryan talks about being hyper local and working to create an Omaha style dog and we talk with Shane about the move from home brew to being monolithic!
Hang onto your fork and listen if you're hungry!

Star Deli

The star of this episode, Star Deli. Each sandwich on this menu has its own interest and as their website declares they “opened in 2010 to create a menu full of artisan style sandwiches…one for every taste and personality.” Well here’s a quick preview…they did just that. From the Don Rocco to the French Dip and even the Pork Carnitas there is variety here. You can also get a bowl of French Onion soup. Vegetarian…great you have options, 8 fun sandwiches to avoid the dreaded iceberg lettuce limitation. Choose a chair, choose a bread, then choose Faturday Omaha as we talk Star Deli…so… 
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry.

Indalecio Penaloza of La Poblanita

We met Indalecio Penaloza of La Poblanita way back in March of 2021 when TJ and I were doing parking lot dining for all of our eats due to the pandemic. We ordered quite a bit from the sandal inspired huarache to the amazing deeply flavored chicken mole. Indy stopped out to talk to us about our meal (and maybe wondered a bit about these crazy guys tailgating in his lot). We talked food and that is what we are about to do on on this Food Recognize Food episode with Indalecio Penaloza so
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry. 

The Sandwich Episode

This episode I went to Phyl’s, Danell went to the Pit Lounge, I went to WD Racletterie, Danell went to Greg’s Drive In….ok so what I’m trying to say is that this was Mission Sandwich! The plan was this, seek out amazing, epic, unique sandwiches around Omaha and our area. We ended up at some fun spots and there are many more epic sandwiches out there, time for a Dirty Birds revisit anyone?...but that’s for a later show. This was kinda my excuse to try a few sandwich spots that have been on my list for sometime. 
Hang on to your fork and listen if you’re hungry.