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Bill MacKenzie

Bill Bill is better known to many in Omaha BBQ circles as “BBQ Bill.” For the past 15 years he has been a member of the Greater Omaha Barbecue Society (GOBS), including serving a recent stint as president. BBQ has been one of Bill’s food passions since his college days in the 1980s. As a certified BBQ Judge under rules of the Kansas City BBQ Society, Bill has judged sanctioned barbecue contests in 5 states.


Point and Eat:

October 13, 2009 · Published in the Fall 2009 issue

Many readers of this magazine are new to Omaha and looking for a little culinary fun. Maybe you are a recent transplant or are here on business. Or maybe you’re doing the family thing, visiting Aunt Bessie and ... Read Article >

Popping Your Cork:

February 17, 2009 · Published in the Winter 2008 issue

"Wine is sunlight, held together by water."   Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) "Wine is bottled poetry.?"   Robert Louis Stevenson "Up to the age of forty eating is beneficial. After forty, drinking."   The Talmud, 200BC Winter winds can ... Read Article >

Omaha Dining

September 4, 2008 · Published in the Fall 2008 issue

I have lived in Omaha for half a century. And as it turns out, this city and I have a lot in common. Both of us have grown up…and, um…out, in the past 50 years. And ... Read Article >

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