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Sarah Baker Hansen

(She/Her)
Omaha
As seen in: The Flatwater Free Press, The Reader, UOL, U.S. News and World Report, Eater, The News & Observer, Omaha World-Herald, The State, Lincoln Journal Star, KOHA-TV (Omaha, NE), Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Grand Island Independent and
Covers:  food, dining, beverage, restaurants
Food critic: flatwaterfreepress.org Director of Public Relations @Emspacegroup Formerly @owhnews. All my tweets are served medium rare.

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Sarah Baker Hansen’s Biography

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I write about food and review restaurants every other week for the Flatwater Free press. I also write about food on my website, sarahbakerhansen.com.

Sarah Baker Hansen’s Journalist Portfolio

Sarah Baker Hansen - Omaha restaurant reviews and food news

Sarah Baker Hansen - Omaha restaurant reviews and food news

Sarah Baker Hansen is an award-winning writer who covers the food scene in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Sarah Baker Hansen, Author at Flatwater Free Press

Sarah Baker Hansen, Author at Flatwater Free Press

Sarah Baker Hansen launched her own food website covering the food scene of her hometown, Omaha, in 2020. She…

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The 38 Best Omaha Restaurants

The 38 Best Omaha Restaurants

The best restaurants in Omaha, including fine dining in the Old Market and downtown, famous steakhouses, sush…

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Anthem’s vibes are immaculate. Its food is uneven

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By Sarah Baker Hansen
| The Reader
If there is one thing that Flagship Restaurant Group is good at, it is creating spaces where people love to hang out. I have lots of memories tied to Flagship dining rooms, all the way back to when I first visited the original Blue Sushi location in west Omaha. Twenty-four years ago, when it opened in 2002, it wasn’t just a sushi joint. It was a place where 20-somethings like me — or people who I wanted to be — got dressed up and hung out to see and be seen. To feel cool.
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The SBH Review: Anthem’s vibes are immaculate. Its food is uneven.

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By Sarah Baker Hansen
| The Flatwater Free Press Verified
If there is one thing that Flagship Restaurant Group is good at, it is creating spaces where people love to hang out. I have lots of memories tied to Flagship dining rooms, all the way back to when I first visited the original Blue Sushi location in west Omaha. Twenty-four years ago, when it opened in 2002, it wasn’t just a sushi joint. It was a place where 20-somethings like me — or people who I wanted to be — got dressed up and hung out to see and be seen. To feel cool.
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Table for one: Exposed to deadly hantavirus, man is eating his way through quarantine

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By Sarah Baker Hansen
| The Reader
Jake Rosmarin has never set foot inside an Omaha restaurant. And yet, in the past month, he has eaten Reuben egg rolls from Paddy McGown’s, a burrito bowl from Bomb Taco, a box of candy from Chocolat Abielle, buffalo chicken pizza from Mama’s and, of course, a Runza. These and many other Omaha takeout standouts have been delivered directly to his address: A door located inside the University of Nebraska Medical Center National Quarantine Unit.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

My first internship was on the city desk at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

What's your favorite drink?

AM: Coffee, PM: Manhattan

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

My daily reads include The New York Times and my Apple news feed. I also love reading food blogs and magazines, especially Cooks Illustrated.