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Betsie Freeman
Omaha World-Herald
2020 was a brutal year for many restaurants. Now after months of adaptation and learning, many are looking forward to better times.
A former Donut Professor shop was recently renovated to become SpudNutz, modeled after a popular spot at Lake Okoboji.
Fryers and dough mixers were poised to make pastries. Sparkling display cases were waiting to hold them. A sign was out front, creating buzz among many Omahans who spend part of their summers at the northern Iowa lake.
One thing was missing, however.
âWe canât open because we canât find enough staff,â owner Greg Cutchall said Friday.
Apr.18.2021
Omaha has long been a city of immigrants. The Irish and Germans arrived in the 1860s to work for the railroads and later in meatpacking plants. South Omaha seemed to be the melting pot of the city, with Eastern Europeans finding their way to the city in the late 1800s. But, it seems like Italian immigrants have had a major influence on the culinary scene. Arriving during the 1890s, Italians quickly impacted the food scene, with neighborhood markets that later transitioned into restaurants. Congregating in a small area in southeastern Omaha, the area near 10th and Pierce Streets became known as Little Italy. While the neighborhood isnât quite the same as it was in the early 20th century, the Italian influence on Omahansâ taste buds remains strong.