About this episode

Jian "Peter" Pan shares his journey of bringing Chinese and Hawaiian cuisines to Omaha through his three unique restaurants.

He was born in China and grew up in Hawaii, so Peter has a great desire to bring those cuisines to Omaha. But it was actually his wife and their shared love of food that got him into the restaurant industry! The owner of Bobo's Noodles & Dumplings, Blue Hawaii, and Bo Bo China tells his story and what inspired him to open 3 restaurants, all of which bring something very unique to the Omaha restaurant scene. If you love Omaha food, restaurant stories, dumplings, Hawaiian cuisine, or hearing how entrepreneurs chase the American Dream — this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 🍜🌺🥟 Try all three restaurants for yourself! 🥟 Bobo's Noodles & Dumplings: https://www.bobosnoodlesdumplings.com/ Blue Hawaii: https://www.bluehawaiifood808.com/ Bo Bo China https://www.bobochina888.com/ This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro | The Omaha Restaurateur Running 3 Unique Restaurants 00:01 –…

People in this episode

Guest: Jian "Peter" Pan

Topics covered

• Omaha food
• restaurant stories
• dumplings
• Hawaiian cuisine
• entrepreneurship
• American Dream

Keywords

• dumplings
• Hawaiian food
• Omaha restaurants
• entrepreneur
• American Dream
• Bobo's Noodles
• Blue Hawaii
• Bo Bo China

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bobo's Noodles & Dumplings, Blue Hawaii, Bo Bo China

Places: Omaha, China, Hawaii

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