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Business is ‘Cooking’ at Kitchen Table
Army. “We came back here in late
and The Squashed
summer last year to look at possible
Jam, as well as
locations when we stumbled upon this
daily specials and
building and couldn’t get it out of our
vegetarian options.”
heads,” Jessica recalled. “We moved
After 5 p.m.,
back to Omaha in February.”
in addition to the
Although
their
location
at
all-day menu, there
1415 Farnam St., stood empty for
is a nightly dinner
several years, the Duggans saw its
special that always
potential. “We liked the depth of
includes a meatless
the space and its brick walls,” Colin
alternative. This is
shared.
important to Jessica
Together with their contractor,
since meat hasn’t
Ronco
Construction, the Duggans
been a part of her
designed an open floor plan
diet for over 10
featuring a kitchen, bar, main dining
years.
Colin and Jessica Duggan adopted the motto, “slow food fast,”
area and party room that can easily
As
former
to describe their menu selections that are made from scratch.
accommodate weekday lunch and
executive
chef
The open kitchen design allows employees to interact with the
dinner traffic, Sunday brunch and
with Hilton Hotel
restaurant’s patrons.
online orders, as well as special events
restaurants
in
and parties.
Branson, Mo., and San Francisco,
Since opening their Kitchen Table
Wood repurposed from the
Calif., Colin brings a wealth of food
restaurant in June, co-owners Colin
Sibbernsen family barn in Bennington,
experience to Kitchen Table. His
and Jessica Duggan have been
Neb., was used for the tables, counters,
passion
for
cooking
originated
winning over lunch and evening diners
walls, a ceiling feature and bench
with
his
mother,
who
ran
a
catering
who are attracted to the eatery’s
seating, while windows that were
business,
and
was
made-from-scratch menu selections
once part of Field
fueled
by
Omaha
and casual brick and wood décor.
“The
idea
behind
the
Club
Elementary
restaurateurs
Gene
“The idea behind the food we
School
added to
Cammarota
and food we serve is simple.
serve is simple. Comfort – familiar
the
aesthetics.
Glenn Wheeler who
dishes made the right way,” according
father
mentored him early Comfort – familiar dishes“My
to Colin. “We don’t take any short cuts.
finished
the
in
his
career.
We make the bread, the yogurt, the
made the right way,”
windows,
which
The
couple
butter—we do everything we can inaccording to Colin.
were beat up
made their decision
house. We buy ingredients from local
and
had panes
to
open
a
restaurant
farmers and producers to prepare our
missing,”
Jessica
noted.
while
Colin
was
executive
chef
at
from-scratch menu.”
It was through her father that
Hilton San Francisco’s Urban Tavern
The regular menu consists of a
Jessica
and Colin were introduced to
number of signature sandwiches – and Jessica was special events
First National Bank. “They worked
coordinator with The Salvation
such as The Meatloaf, The Whole Bird
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with us through the entire process of
submitting our business plan to the
Small Business Administration (SBA)
for approval, to answer questions and
reassure us,” Jessica acknowledged.
“Our business banker, Jesse Espinosa,
was great to work with throughout the
process.”
In addition to being a regular
customer of Kitchen Table, Espinosa
has been supportive in other ways.
“He actually put us in touch with the
farm where we get our eggs, so the
relationship has expanded beyond
the business side of it,” Colin added.
Jonathan Ellwanger posts the evening
menu outside Kitchen Table.
First National Bank is passionate
about helping Omaha businesses
like Kitchen Table, because when
businesses thrive, so does our
community.