Restaurant Hoppen

The Start of a Gluten-Free Bread Empire w/ Bella Henry (Bella Bread)

Bella never set out to start a business. She just wanted a gluten-free bread that tasted and felt like traditional bread and didn't upset her body. So she made it herself

The Chef Who Sees Vegetables Differently | Rachel McGill of Dish

Chef Rachel McGill of Dish in Lincoln, Nebraska joins Dan Hoppen for an in-depth conversation about creative cooking, vegetable-forward cuisine, restaurant ownership, you

Family, Fusion, & Flavor: Exploring Indian Cuisine w/ Little India

The Antony family has been bringing Indian Cuisine to Omaha for more than a decade at several locations and restaurants, and now they've landed at Little India in Blackst

The Ins & Outs of Cottage Baking (Live Panel)

What is it like to start a bakery business out of your home? How do you balance being a parent and having a family when your work takes over your home kitchen? Three of O

Pizza Science and the Evolution of Restaurant Hospitality w/ Tim Maides (Dolomiti)

Few people in Omaha's restaurant scene are more fun to chat with than Tim Maides, the co-owner of Dolomiti, and unpacking his brain on pizza is a true delight. We nerd ou

She Dreamed of Becoming a Chef as a Kid. Now She Owns a Bakery.

What happens when a childhood love of baking turns into a career, then a business, then a bakery of your own? In this special Restaurant Hoppen segment from Hurrdat and

People Loved Her Toffee So Much, She Had to Start a Business

What happens when a family recipe is so good that people refuse to stop asking for it? For Katie Becker, it turned into a business. In this special Restaurant Hoppen se

Why Yelp Brought Omaha's Food Community Together

What happens when you put more than 25 Omaha food and drink businesses under one roof? Omaha shows up. In this special Restaurant Hoppen segment from Hurrdat and Yelp's

The 70-Year-Old Secret Behind La Casa Pizzaria's Famous Pizza

For more than 70 years, La Casa Pizzaria has been serving Omaha with a pizza recipe that's become part of the city's history. In this special Restaurant Hoppen segment f

You Came for Pickleball… Then You Tried the Food

Most people know Smash Park for the activities. Pickleball. Duckpin bowling. Darts. Karaoke. Shuffleboard. Arcade games. But Todd Lindberg wants you to know there's ano

This Omaha Culinary Program Lets Students Run a Real Restaurant

What if culinary school let you learn in a real restaurant—with real guests, real service, and real feedback? In this special Restaurant Hoppen segment from Hurrdat and

Sweet Magnolia's Turns 10! What's Next for Katina Talley?

Ten years of Sweet Magnolia's. Three-plus years of Know Good. And another restaurant project already on the way. Katina Talley is one of Omaha's busiest—and most relentl

How Lola's Became One of Omaha's Favorite All-Day Cafés

What happens when you stop trying to make food more complicated—and start letting great ingredients speak for themselves? In this special Restaurant Hoppen segment from

The Omaha Ice Cream Shop You Can Ship Anywhere in America

What if you could send someone a pint of Omaha's best ice cream no matter where they live? In this special Restaurant Hoppen segment from Hurrdat and Yelp's Omaha food e

Zero Social Media, All the Buzz. How Star Indian Cuisine Created an Empire by Word of Mouth

Star Indian Cuisine prioritizes treating every customer like a guest in their home, even remembering specific customers' favorite dishes so they don't even need to order!

Starting an Empanada Empire w/ Latin Bites

Nicole Izquierdo has deep memories of her grandmother making empanadas in Colombia for the family before moving to the United States, and that recipe is so great that, ju

Using a Food Truck to Introduce Omaha to African Cuisine and Cooking with Love (Chuanjui)

Hope Ngamalue picked up a love for cooking and serving others from her grandmother in Cameroon, and that desire to feed people continued when she came to America. But it

Meat-ing the Demands of Omaha's Best Restaurants w/ Jon Nelson (Jon's Naturals)

Jon's Naturals is the connector between local beef and pork producers and restaurants, helping chefs get their creative hands on a cleaner, more delicious product. But Jo

The Secrets Behind Omaha's Longest-Standing Restaurants (Bronco's, Barrett's, & La Casa Pizzaria)

Bronco's Hamburgers, Barrett's Barleycorn Pub & Grill, and La Casa Pizzaria have all thrilled Omaha guests for decades. What's the secret to their families' success? How

Creating Community Through Coffee & Custard w/ Cup & Cone

Bennington wouldn't be the same without Cup & Cone, the custard/coffee shop that has become a community hub since it opened in 2023. But getting the shop up and running w