Czech-style kolaches on menu
Published: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 10:36 AM CDT
The Nonpareil
Ever been to the European city of Prague?
One gets that feeling when entering Cafeino’s Bakery Café, 3424 W. Broadway. Murals of Prague’s historic buildings by Omaha-artist Richard Harrison gracefully adorn the walls of the newly opened breakfast and lunch deli.
There’s another reason why Prague was chosen as the focus city besides its beauty. Cafeino’s Bakery Café features traditional kolaches, an authentic Czech sweet roll that has a variety of fillings, even meat and cheese.
So serious in creating the best possible kolaches, owner Tim Nelson and his son spent two weeks last July learning from an expert chef in Texas, where kolaches are a big thing.
“We studied with him and he showed us the authentic preparations,” Nelson said.
The kolaches come with fillings like apricot, blueberry, cherry, lemon, peach, raspberry and strawberry and the list goes on.
“The metro area will know about it (kolaches) from us,” said Dee Larsen, manager.
Cafeino’s also serves up cinnamon rolls and twists, lemon bars, zebra brownies, peppermint pinwheels and more. For lunch, Rueben sandwiches are on the menu, along with Philly cheese steak, Cajun chicken, turkey and pastrami, barbeque pulled pork, grilled cheese, turkey and Swiss, club, tuna sandwiches and much more.
Then, there’s the coffee.
Patrons can choose from cappuccino, Americano, mochas, lattes, the flavor of the day, or the special house secret blend that is quite popular.
“Only I know what is it,” Larsen said with smile.
Cafeino’s opened on May 26 in a building that once housed a credit union and an equipment rental business. There are nine tables seating up to 24 with room to expand. There is also a meeting room that sits up to 12 featuring a large screen television and Internet access. Free wi-fi is available.
Cafeino’s is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. However, on July 12, the hours will be extended until 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays for a dinner menu.
“We’ll have daily dinner specials,” Larsen said, adding that the café will open 30 minutes later on those days.
“It’s a real relaxing place,” Nelson said. “We’ve had customers say it’s like a mini-vacation.”
The Nonpareil
Ever been to the European city of Prague?
One gets that feeling when entering Cafeino’s Bakery Café, 3424 W. Broadway. Murals of Prague’s historic buildings by Omaha-artist Richard Harrison gracefully adorn the walls of the newly opened breakfast and lunch deli.
There’s another reason why Prague was chosen as the focus city besides its beauty. Cafeino’s Bakery Café features traditional kolaches, an authentic Czech sweet roll that has a variety of fillings, even meat and cheese.
So serious in creating the best possible kolaches, owner Tim Nelson and his son spent two weeks last July learning from an expert chef in Texas, where kolaches are a big thing.
“We studied with him and he showed us the authentic preparations,” Nelson said.
The kolaches come with fillings like apricot, blueberry, cherry, lemon, peach, raspberry and strawberry and the list goes on.
“The metro area will know about it (kolaches) from us,” said Dee Larsen, manager.
Cafeino’s also serves up cinnamon rolls and twists, lemon bars, zebra brownies, peppermint pinwheels and more. For lunch, Rueben sandwiches are on the menu, along with Philly cheese steak, Cajun chicken, turkey and pastrami, barbeque pulled pork, grilled cheese, turkey and Swiss, club, tuna sandwiches and much more.
Then, there’s the coffee.
Patrons can choose from cappuccino, Americano, mochas, lattes, the flavor of the day, or the special house secret blend that is quite popular.
“Only I know what is it,” Larsen said with smile.
Cafeino’s opened on May 26 in a building that once housed a credit union and an equipment rental business. There are nine tables seating up to 24 with room to expand. There is also a meeting room that sits up to 12 featuring a large screen television and Internet access. Free wi-fi is available.
Cafeino’s is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. However, on July 12, the hours will be extended until 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays for a dinner menu.
“We’ll have daily dinner specials,” Larsen said, adding that the café will open 30 minutes later on those days.
“It’s a real relaxing place,” Nelson said. “We’ve had customers say it’s like a mini-vacation.”
Donations honor child couple lost
By Chip Olsen
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Almost a year ago, Angie Petersen received a phone call that her son didn't wake up from his afternoon nap and was on his way to the emergency room.
Petersen and her husband, Tim, rushed from their jobs to the Omaha hospital, where they learned that their 4-month-old son — Brody Dayne Petersen — had died.
Brody was found Nov. 5 on his back, unresponsive in a crib after a nap at his day-care provider. The parents later were told the Brody had died from sudden infant death syndrome.
“It was pretty much our worst nightmare,” Angie Petersen said. “It's something you wouldn't wish on any parent.”
The next few days were a haze, she said, as they struggled to comprehend the loss. The family, which includes now-4-year-old Beau, found support from other family members and close friends.
To honor Brody, the Petersens donated a portion of the memorials the family received to their church, Rejoice Lutheran Church. The couple also bought books and toys for the church at 2556 S. 138th St. and gave money to the Nebraska SIDS Foundation.
The church used the donation to commission a series of murals in its nursery as a special way for the Petersens to honor Brody.
Long ago, said the Rev. Ken Wittrock, pastor of Rejoice Lutheran, stories were taught through art and stained-glass windows. Such visual learning remains a powerful way to teach children, he said.
The floor-to-ceiling murals, completed this summer, depict Bible stories. They were painted by Omaha artist Richard Harrison.
The church has two nursery areas; one room's murals illustrate stories from the Old Testament, the other room the New Testament.
This past year without Brody has been difficult for the Petersens.
In January, they will welcome a new baby. Angie is due to deliver a boy.
“The hope of having the new addition has helped,” she said. “That gives us something positive to look to.”
Contact the writer:
444-3198, chip.olsen@owh.com
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Almost a year ago, Angie Petersen received a phone call that her son didn't wake up from his afternoon nap and was on his way to the emergency room.
Petersen and her husband, Tim, rushed from their jobs to the Omaha hospital, where they learned that their 4-month-old son — Brody Dayne Petersen — had died.
Brody was found Nov. 5 on his back, unresponsive in a crib after a nap at his day-care provider. The parents later were told the Brody had died from sudden infant death syndrome.
“It was pretty much our worst nightmare,” Angie Petersen said. “It's something you wouldn't wish on any parent.”
The next few days were a haze, she said, as they struggled to comprehend the loss. The family, which includes now-4-year-old Beau, found support from other family members and close friends.
To honor Brody, the Petersens donated a portion of the memorials the family received to their church, Rejoice Lutheran Church. The couple also bought books and toys for the church at 2556 S. 138th St. and gave money to the Nebraska SIDS Foundation.
The church used the donation to commission a series of murals in its nursery as a special way for the Petersens to honor Brody.
Long ago, said the Rev. Ken Wittrock, pastor of Rejoice Lutheran, stories were taught through art and stained-glass windows. Such visual learning remains a powerful way to teach children, he said.
The floor-to-ceiling murals, completed this summer, depict Bible stories. They were painted by Omaha artist Richard Harrison.
The church has two nursery areas; one room's murals illustrate stories from the Old Testament, the other room the New Testament.
This past year without Brody has been difficult for the Petersens.
In January, they will welcome a new baby. Angie is due to deliver a boy.
“The hope of having the new addition has helped,” she said. “That gives us something positive to look to.”
Contact the writer:
444-3198, chip.olsen@owh.com
Dining Notes
Omaha World Herald
PAULI'S GETS IN ON 'FOOD WARS' ACTION
While you're relaxing this Memorial Day weekend, two of Omaha's old Italian steakhouses — and a local sports bar — will be preparing for a steak battle.
Crews from the Travel Channel's “Food Wars” show will film at Piccolo Pete's on Thursday and at Eli Caniglia's Venice Inn on Friday for an episode that pits the two eateries against each other to see which cooks the best Omaha strip steak. (The eateries are owned by a pair of sisters and a pair of brothers who are cousins and descendents of one of Omaha's most prolific Italian restaurant families.)
The judging will take place Saturday at Pauli's, the sports bar in between, Pauli's owner Paul Griego and Venice Inn co-owner Chuck Caniglia confirmed this week.
On the show, the two competing restaurants typically do battle at a third, neutral location where the official judging takes place. In the Omaha case, each eatery is cooking steak in its very own kitchen and then booking it over to Pauli's. “I guess they picked us because we're right in the middle, about five minutes from either one,” Griego said.
Should you check out the two restaurants between now and then to form your own opinion, you may notice a new addition at the Venice Inn: a large outdoor mural Omaha artist Richard Harrison has begun painting on a wall near the patio. “It's a scene of Venice,” Chuck Caniglia said. “And there's a tribute in one corner with signs pointing to Caniglia's Venice Inn and other Caniglia restaurants that were open.”
PAULI'S GETS IN ON 'FOOD WARS' ACTION
While you're relaxing this Memorial Day weekend, two of Omaha's old Italian steakhouses — and a local sports bar — will be preparing for a steak battle.
Crews from the Travel Channel's “Food Wars” show will film at Piccolo Pete's on Thursday and at Eli Caniglia's Venice Inn on Friday for an episode that pits the two eateries against each other to see which cooks the best Omaha strip steak. (The eateries are owned by a pair of sisters and a pair of brothers who are cousins and descendents of one of Omaha's most prolific Italian restaurant families.)
The judging will take place Saturday at Pauli's, the sports bar in between, Pauli's owner Paul Griego and Venice Inn co-owner Chuck Caniglia confirmed this week.
On the show, the two competing restaurants typically do battle at a third, neutral location where the official judging takes place. In the Omaha case, each eatery is cooking steak in its very own kitchen and then booking it over to Pauli's. “I guess they picked us because we're right in the middle, about five minutes from either one,” Griego said.
Should you check out the two restaurants between now and then to form your own opinion, you may notice a new addition at the Venice Inn: a large outdoor mural Omaha artist Richard Harrison has begun painting on a wall near the patio. “It's a scene of Venice,” Chuck Caniglia said. “And there's a tribute in one corner with signs pointing to Caniglia's Venice Inn and other Caniglia restaurants that were open.”