Get ready to Connect With Food and meet the 2025 inductees into the Omaha Hospitality Hall of Fame Doug Case, Andy Reetz, Chad Hartmann, Jim Major, Loren Koch, and Mike Kelley. Brian O'Malley, the Associate Dean of MCC Institute for the Culinary Arts, and I talked with the inductees in MCC's studio to bring you the voices and the stories behind this years group of honored individuals.

Please listen, like, and share and as always Connect With Food!

Chef Garrett Kasper brought an amazing menu revamp and food focused overhaul to Timbers At Lied Lodge. I was given the opportunity to try the food at this Nebraska City gem and then had a wonderful conversation outdoors overlooking the tree line in the distance.

Taking the time to make the drive from wherever you are will yield excellently plated dishes with flavors both familiar and exciting.

Please listen in to Chef's story and our conversation as we Connect With Food.

My heavens get ready, we have a multi-topping hand tossed artisan episode for you. I was fortunate to attend International Pizza Expo 2025 in March and through this was able to connect, learn, have fun, and recap in Vegas to bring expo to you.

Additionally I was able to interview Eidref Laxa of the What's Good Dough podcast who competed this year at Expo and is just an all around nice person to slice it up with. This episode also features a new segment from Danell Taylor aka the Omaha Fattie as he reports in from a new opening of Wild Chicken.

Hang onto your fork, listen if you’re hungry, and get ready to connect with food!