There's just something special about getting food from a truck, but the food truck life isn't quite as easy as it seems. The owners of 3 of Omaha's most popular food trucks (Javi's Tacos, Hyde's Slydes, and Sully's GastroBurgers) pull back the curtain and tell the good and the bad of what food truck life is really like and why we're seeing a growing trend of restaurants and concepts embracing the mobile life.

Mouth Watering Yet? Check Out the Featured Food Trucks:

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Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro & Teaser

00:03:26 - Why is Food Better on a Food Truck?

00:19:37 - Food Truck Popularity Explosion

00:23:33 - “Everything Moves on a Food Truck”

00:28:38 - Misconceptions on the Food Truck

00:37:48 - Adaptability

00:48:55 - Establishing Relationships

00:54:50 - Advantages of the Food Truck

01:00:36 - Wrap-up

Let's pull back the curtain on Food Network cooking competitions! Michelle Alfaro, the chef/owner behind her beloved restaurant, Sauced by Alfaro, got the chance to compete on Food Network show Supermarket Stakeout. She takes us behind the wall to dish on what the experience was like, the clips that get left on the cutting room floor, and the parts of food TV that the average viewer has no idea about.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro & Teaser

00:01:18 - Welcome Back, Michelle!

00:05:33 - Restaurant & Menu Balance

00:10:59 - Featured on the Food Network

00:22:17 - Preparing to Compete

00:28:52 - Food Network Bloopers

00:32:44 - Competition Day

00:40:55 - Competition Judgment

00:47:46 - The Fateful (and Frustrating) Round 2

01:02:34 - Final Questions & Wrap-up

Outside of a high school job, Hannah had no experience in the custard/ice cream business. But her nostalgia, entrepreneurial drive, and love of frozen treats inspired her to learn the craft of custard making and opening her own business. Sprinkle Joy's story is inspiring as the custard is delicious, and you need to hear how this shop came to be!

🔗 References:

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Mia Matlock always enjoyed baking, especially finding ways to inject her Pilipino heritage and ingredients into common desserts. But when COVID hit and she got the opportunity to turn her side hustle into a full-blown business, she took the leap. And now Oso Good Kitchen & Panaderya is thriving, introducing market customers to dishes and ingredients from the Philippines one cookie or cake at a time. Hear Mia's story and how she's using food to tell the stories of her people. 

🌐 More from Oso Good Kitchen: https://www.osogoodpan.com

This episode was sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Semo Pasta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Homemade pasta from local ingredients and an unforgettable dining experience awaits. Buon appetito!

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Granola that actually tastes good?! Believe it. People are blown away by the flavor of the products that come from The Gourmet Granola, but they're even more in awe of Nicole and Glenn's story. This couple transformed one of the darkest periods of their lives into a line of granola products, farmers market sales, and a spot in Hy-Vee grocery stores. 

🔗 Featured:

This episode was sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Semo Pasta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Homemade pasta from local ingredients and an unforgettable dining experience awaits. Buon appetito!

This episode was also sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Certified Piedmontese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Taste the difference quality beef products can make!

This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Bread is one of mankind's most universally beloved foods, and it just brings people together. But have you ever thought about how it's made, or what it would be like to be a professional baker? Aires Reis (Reis' Bakery), Hank Shields (Omaha Bagel Co.), and Sadie Paulsen (Via Farina) didn't start their careers as bakers, but they fell for the craft and now couldn't imagine life without it. These 3 bread experts gathered to discuss all things bread and baking on this live edition of Restaurant Hoppen.

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John was a psychologist for much of his career, and now he operates a bakery selling some of the best bread in Nebraska. The road and experiences that led him here are winding, but they've created an extremely passionate baker obsessed with ensuring the traditions of baking aren't lost over time. John shares all kinds of bread knowledge, from hydration levels to how caring for a starter is like raising a pet, and details the lessons he learned from psychology, working in kitchens, becoming a pastry chef on the fly, and more.

🔗 Discover more:

Bluebird Bakery: ⁠⁠bluebird-bakery.com⁠⁠

Long Walk Farms: ⁠⁠https://longwalkfarms.com⁠⁠

Yoshitomo: ⁠⁠https://yoshitomo.com⁠⁠

Boiler Room: ⁠⁠https://boilerroomomaha.com⁠⁠

This episode was sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Semo Pasta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Homemade pasta from local ingredients and an unforgettable dining experience awaits. Buon appetito!

This episode was also sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Certified Piedmontese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Taste the difference quality beef products can make!

This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

For a decade, Clayton was the chef/owner of The Grey Plume, one of Omaha's most progressive and nationally recognized restaurants, racking up five Beard nominations during that time. But The Grey Plume closed during the pandemic... so what is one of Omaha's most decorated chefs up to now? We walk through Clayton's career from his beginnings on the sandwich line at Subway to opening The Grey Plume to where he is today, discussing what family life looks like as a chef, the difficulties and thrills of farm to table cooking, and more along the way.

🔗 References:
Clayton Chapman – Noble Hospitality
James Beard Foundation

This episode was sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Semo Pasta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Homemade pasta from local ingredients and an unforgettable dining experience awaits. Buon appetito!

This episode was also sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Certified Piedmontese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Taste the difference quality beef products can make!

This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Let's talk about the universally beloved food item: pizza! Dan (Backlot Taphouse; Backlot Pizza & Kitchen), Adam (Terrible Gerald's), and Joel (Noli's Pizzeria) talk about how they fell in love with pizza, the intricacies of the craft, how delicate and finicky dough can be, the upcoming trends in the pizza industry, and more!

This episode was sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Semo Pasta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Homemade pasta from local ingredients and an unforgettable dining experience awaits. Buon appetito!

This episode was also sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Certified Piedmontese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Taste the difference quality beef products can make!

This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Dan gets the microphone turned on him in this one-of-a-kind live episode. Paul brings the heat, asking Dan the questions so many people ask: does he ever have a bad restaurant experience? Why is he so thin? How did he go from a lame food blogger to a podcast host? We cover all that and much, much more!

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This episode was sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Semo Pasta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Homemade pasta from local ingredients and an unforgettable dining experience awaits. Buon appetito!

This episode was also sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Certified Piedmontese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Taste the difference quality beef products can make!

This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!