Brainard
Brainard, NE · Food & Drink
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3 Casey’s Pizza Facts That Trace Back to Iowa
Tell someone from another state you picked up dinner at a gas station, and they’ll probably raise an eyebrow. Here’s where Casey’s pizza got its start and what’s behind the pies locals know and love. 1. Corning Kitchen. The homemade pizza you order at Casey’s today...
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The Nebraska Flea Market So Packed With Finds You’ll Want To Bring A Lunch
World War II relics, stacks of books, and motorcycle rally shirts can all share one roof. Add vintage Matchbox cars, coins, records, and a healthy dose of truly weird stuff. That mix is real, and it lives in one Nebraska shop. The building looks small from the street. Step through...
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Tasty Pizza Shuts Blair Shop, Owner Says Remote Site Was Too Far to Manage
Tasty Pizza closed its Blair storefront Friday, with owner Mary Joseph saying the shop at 1653 Washington Street was simply too far from her Omaha base to manage properly. The scratch-kitchen pizzeria, known around the metro for 8-inch personal pies and a no-delivery counter-service model, now operates from two remaining Omaha spots — one at 60th and Woolworth streets and another at 32nd Avenue and Oak Street.
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This Old-School Nebraska Breakfast Diner Draws Long Morning Lines For Plates Piled With Hash Browns And Gravy
One breakfast here is called the Titanic, and the name is a fair warning. It stacks hash browns, biscuits, chicken fried steak, sausage gravy and two eggs over easy on a single plate. That plate lives at an old-school Nebraska diner where the morning line is part of the routine....
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7 Dishes Danish-American Families Cooked From Iowa to California
I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Elk Horn, Iowa sits in the rolling hills of Shelby County, and by the time you've driven the two-lane roads in from the interstate, the windmill is one of the first things you spot. The Danish families who settled western Iowa starting in the 1870s brought their language, their church, and their cooking, and the cooking outlasted the language as a living daily thing. At the other end of the country, Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley was also built around a Danish folk school, and kept the same pantry: Jutland farmhouse food, adapted to American ingredients, held together by community.
thereader.com
Bagels at Omaha Bagel Co. have only gotten better since move to midtown
There’s a new, delicious food aroma wafting through midtown Omaha. On the opposite side of Dundee from where the scent of Amsterdam Falafel’s curry fries have long enticed noses into ordering, Omaha Bagel Co. is now officially also in the business of free smells. What started just four...
Daily Nebraskan
Dig in to Harper Dining Hall’s late night menu
Late night studying and a growling stomach don’t mix well together. Luckily for students skipping dinner for extra study hours or late-night foodies looking for a warm snack Harper Dining Hall has a late-night menu that might be worth the trip to Harper, Schramm and Smith. Located at 1140...
WOWT
German-American Society in Omaha opens Plattfluss Brauhaus
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Members of the German-American Society celebrated the opening of their own brewery Friday with a grand opening event. Steve Thedens has brewed beer at home for about four decades. “So 1986 is when I started brewing. So now I’m doing it, I guess, professionally,” said Steve...
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Mexican Spices Sold By The Scoop Fill The Aisles Of This Longtime Nebraska Grocery
A grocery store in Nebraska where the tamales can vanish before lunch? That’s real, and the line out front backs it up. The deli counter in the back sends out homemade salsa by the quart, plus carnitas, enchiladas and fresh corn tortillas. The front of the store covers everything else, from piñatas to Mexican candy to bottles of Jarritos in every color.
growomaha.com
The October 17th Lightning Round
Omaha’s restaurant and retail scene continues to change, with new locations opening, more businesses preparing to debut and several longtime or familiar storefronts closing. The October 17 Grow Omaha Lightning Round begins with Haven Express Lounge, a locally owned business that recently opened at 1217 Leavenworth Street after seven years as a food truck.
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The No-Frills Nebraska Donut Shop That Still Opens Before Sunrise With Fresh Apple Fritters Every Morning
The doors open at 5 a.m., seven days a week, and the apple fritters are already waiting. That’s a serious commitment to breakfast. Most of us are still hitting snooze at that hour. The display cases look like they’ve seen a few decades. The bakery smell hits first, sweet...
flatwaterfreepress.org
The SBH Review: Bagels at Omaha Bagel Co. have only gotten better since the move to midtown
There’s a new, delicious food aroma wafting through midtown Omaha. On the opposite side of Dundee from where the scent of Amsterdam Falafel’s curry fries have long enticed noses into ordering, Omaha Bagel Co. is now officially also in the business of free smells. What started just four...
travelmag.com
This Iowa Meat Market Is Where Locals Pre-Order Their Holiday Roasts Every October
October feels a little early to think about a holiday roast, but apparently that is exactly when the smart shoppers start. I kept hearing about a small meat market in western Iowa where regulars place their orders well before the holiday rush. At first, I figured that was simply good...
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People Drive For Miles For The Hand Breaded Pork Tenderloin At This Hamlin Iowa Roadside Stop
The pork tenderloin here was named the best in Iowa in 2003, the very first year the Iowa Pork Producers Association handed out that honor. That’s a pretty bold way to start a brand-new trophy tradition. The sandwich is hand-cut, hand-breaded, and famously wider than the small bun holding...
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New ownership brings improvements, fresh events to Tobey Jacks Steakhouse in Mineola
(Minneola) - Tobey Jack’s Steakhouse in Mineola is entering a new chapter under the ownership of Jennifer Poss and her husband Colin, with improvements to the property, menu additions and community events aimed at preserving the restaurant’s role as a local gathering place. For Poss, the decision to...