Restaurant Hoppen

Dan Hoppen

pat@hurrdat.com

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Booking Overview

Restaurant Hoppen is a Nebraska food-and-hospitality show where Dan Hoppen spotlights local restaurant people and the culture behind where to eat. It’s a strong booking platform for chefs, restaurateurs, and food media folks who can share the story behind craft, community, and running a restaurant in the Midwest.

Metrics

Episodes: 358

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 496 subscribers

Contact Information

pat@hurrdat.com

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Host

Dan Hoppen - Dan Hoppen is the host of Restaurant Hoppen, where he breaks down Nebraska’s cuisine scene by spotlighting local chefs, restaurant owners, media members, and other notable figures. His angle connec...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Nebraska/region-based chefs, restaurant owners/operators, and respected food industry figures; commonly includes local business leaders and occasionally nationally recognized culinary personalities (e.g., reality-TV alum chefs) who can speak credibly about restaurant culture and operations.
Required Achievements:  
Owner/operator of a local restaurant or well-known food business, Chef/culinary leadership with notable regional recognition, Media footprint in food (local press, television/reality experience, or established food-related projects)

Recent Guest Discussions

Paul Urban - Operating A Restaurant, Leadership And Team Culture, Why Owners Keep Going

Ben Maides - Restaurant Ownership Realities, Operating Challenges, Customer And Team Dynamics

Katina Talley - Restaurant Ownership Realities, Burnout, Restaurant Culture, Staffing, Mentorship

Dylan Espinoza - Pizza Culture And Craft, Execution Details (dough/sauce/cheese), Building Culture And Leadership

Adrienne Cheatham - Chef Identity, Representation In Kitchens, What Guests Misunderstand About Restaurants

Recent Topics

Hospitality, Restaurant, Food, Chef, Culinary

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Restaurant Hoppen
:

Inside the Life of a Restaurant Owner w/ Katina Talley, Ben Maides, & Paul Urban

June 04, 2026

We hear consistently that life as a restaurant owner is so hard... but as diners, we can't fully understand what that reality is really like. On this panel, Ben Maides (Au Courant), Paul Urban (Block 16), and Katina Talley (Sweet Magnolias Bake Shop; Know Good) pull back the curtain, tell stories, and lay bare why the restaurant industry is so hard... and why they love it so much that they keep coming back! This episode is raw, honest, and deeply human—giving you a new perspective on the p...

Pizza Culture and Craft w/ Dylan Espinoza (Very Important Pizza)

May 28, 2026

Pizza culture embedded itself in Dylan's DNA around 2009, and he always dreamed of opening a pizzeria. That dream finally came to fruition in 2006 with Very Important Pizza, a NY style slice shop that has quickly gotten Omaha's attention. Dylan and I discuss what makes pizza culture different, why a cheese slice defines a pizzeria, and what it was like to finally realize his lifelong pizza dream. This episode is about more than food—it’s about doing something the right way, every single da...

Adrienne Cheatham & Joe Flamm Bring Restaurant Life to the People w/ Chef's Cut Podcast

May 25, 2026

Top Chef alums and restaurant veterans Joe and Adrienne started a podcast to bring the conversations inside kitchens to the world, and the Chef's Cut has blown up! Check out my conversation with these beloved chefs as we discuss the podcast's origins, what the term "chef" means today, Top Chef memories, and whether Padma Laksmi or Tom Collichio would be a better podcast guest! 🌐 Check out Chef’s Cut Podcast:https://chefscutpodcast.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chefs-cut/i...

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