It’s so wonderful to have that and it supports them.” The nearby Florence Mill Farmers Market is another fresh produce source. It doesn’t get any better than right out of the ground.” “It means getting up earlier in the morning to pick and wash, but it’s worth it. radishes, onions, peppers, tomatoes, fingerling potatoes, cilantro, basil, parsley, et cetera. Her own urban farm-garden at her 11-acre Hills home supplies kale, bok choy, peas, green beans, cucumbers. She decides daily specials by whim, weather, season and what diners tell her they’re craving. The moderately priced menu also includes crab cakes, a veggie stir fry, a seafood enchilada, a spinach-mushroom enchilada, a Reuben sandwich, a pork tenderloin sandwich, wood-fired pizzas, scratch soups, crafted salads and various wines, draft beers and cocktails.Ī small patio offers an outdoor seasonal dining option. She serves it all on a buttered brioche bun with choice of add-ons and sides. Grilled red onions add a sweet, creamy bite. She hand forms full 8 ounce patties of 80 percent lean Angus beef accented with sea salt for a medium grill on the flat-top. People tell her her burger is “hands-down” the best in town. “That piece of meat is like a filet – a little more marbling but not much. It’s just like the lakeside meals you make with fresh caught fish.”įor her succulent steaks, she uses teres major cuts (shoulder blade) from a local purveyor. Served with twice-cooked Yukon gold potatoes and fresh cole slaw. I keep it as simple as can be with a light coating of homemade bread crumbs. “It brings people from all over the place. Her meaty, slightly sweet catch come direct from Canada. The same ethos applies to her walleye Thursdays. It’s bringing those things back and just putting a little twist on them of my own and keeping it fun to where I can stay creative.” That’s why our Saturday night fried chicken is a huge success, Some of my fondest memories are passing platters of food at family dinners and having meatloaf or chicken night. “It’s wise to keep it to good basic comfort foods people remember growing up. Don’t overcook it, don’t over-stress it, don’t overwork it. If you mess that up, you have no business behind a skillet. “Start with a good basic ingredient and keep it simple. Simple sums up her overall approach to cooking. Fried in a stainless skillet in pure vegetable oil. She starts with fresh, never frozen, organic free-range chickens from the family farm. “I stole that recipe from a restaurant I waitressed at years ago in Kansas.” She’s open to good ideas wherever she finds them. Years reading recipes and food books, finding new ingredients and ways to use them, fortify her culinary arsenal. The same confidence and drive that convinced Kenny to be a restauranteur infuses her cooking approach. It’s a neighborhood place but both loyal followers and newbies come from near and far. If there’s a snafu with a dish, she personally addresses it. It just follows me.”Īs time allows during service, the plain-talking Kenny engages diners about their meal or makes small talk. Anything I can get my hands on, found objects or ingredients, I repurpose. Which ones would you change? Tell me in the comments section below.“Art flows in everything I do,” said the self-taught Kenny. Read all the details, dates, and rules - plus find out how to win a $50 gift card to eat the winning burger - at. Omaha Burger Bracket voting opens at noon on Monday, March 14. We’ll take your input through the end of the week, then complete our seeding and announce the bracket on Sunday night. We’ve got the city’s diners, its dives and at least a handful of new and unknown spots. Our list includes some of the city’s best known burger joints. Today we’re sharing the initial list of 64 burgers in alphabetical order for you to review. So let us know in the comments: What burger must we have on our list of 64? We want to make sure we’re not missing an absolutely delicious burger, and that’s where we need your help. Welcome back to bracket season! My team has been scheming this year’s Omaha Burger Bracket for a whole year - basically since the day the Omaha Pizza Bracket of 2021 closed - and this time, we’re letting you in on the action before the voting begins.
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