New brewmaster, chef to lead…attractions at Divots
A Northeast Nebraska native has been named executive chef at Divots Conference Center and SandBar & Grill restaurant in Norfolk. Keith Wolken, a Northeast Nebraska native who grew up in the industry fry cooking and washing dishes at a young age, will be overseeing all of the businesses’ culinary operations, including the SandBar & Grill...
Two Years Later Local Microbrewery is Hoppin’
Microbreweries have been making their way across northeast Nebraska, and in Norfolk it’s no different. Executive Chef and Brewmaster at the SandBar Bill Wilkinson says they have come along way since they first started brewing beer two years ago. “It’s been overwhelming the difference in the quality and quantity we can keep up with. Before...
Divots Opens Norfolk’s First Microbrewery
Donna Herrick is not the kind of person to act on impulse. The staff at Divots and Norfolk Lodge & Suites would be among the first to tell you that when the woman behind the area’s most diverse hospitality enterprise gets an idea for a way to improve her business, it’s only the beginning of...
New craft brewery opens at Divots
Donna Herrick never has considered herself much of a beer connoisseur. That soon could change as the The Brewery at Divots — the new microbrewery located next to the SandBar & Grill — gets off the ground. Construction began in June on the portion of the new facility where craft beers will be brewed. Now,...