Breitbach’s: oldest, newest Iowa restaurant
The oldest operating restaurant in Iowa also is among the state’s newest. When Breitbach Family Dining – in Balltown since 1852 – reopened this month, […]
Midwest
New Glarus, Eagle River events for foodies
Ready to meet your maker? If the answer is “yes” on Sept. 12, it might mean that you’re heading to New Glarus. We have begun […]
Sea otters, belugas at Chicago’s Shedd
Rain tends to drive tourists indoors, but that’s not entirely why the soggy line to enter Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium was a block long on a […]
Chocolate-covered bacon makes fair debut
Food on a stick means kabobs on the grill, ice cream bars on the run, caramel apples for Halloween. You know where we’re going with […]
‘Wizard of Oz’ made history in Oconomowoc
“Going so soon? I wouldn’t hear of it. Why my little party’s just beginning.” A party indeed is about to begin in Oconomowoc. Soon the […]
Look for Vernon County’s rare round barns
Think of threatened or endangered species, and a creature that breathes – the bald eagle, a gray wolf or Karner blue butterfly – likely comes […]
Finding the best Kansas City barbecue
I am almost straddling the Missouri-Kansas border while daintily gnawing my way into a rack of smoked ribs at Oklahoma Joe’s, which is attached to […]
Gourmet cooking classes, set in Northwoods
I am sitting at Amy Donaldson’s kitchen counter, watching her season, shred, steam and sauté my dinner. Fourteen others are doing the same. “This is […]
How to set up a trip about Wisconsin cheese
When the good people of Illinois began calling us Cheeseheads in the 1980s, we embraced the pejorative and began wearing yellow wedges of foam on […]
Oshkosh exhibit defines ‘Public Enemies’ era
Soon we’ll swoon over Johnny Depp’s portrayal of gangster John Dillinger in the movie “Public Enemies,” while over-analyzing film sets and scenery. Much of the […]
Reader mail: funeral wieners, vacation ideas
I need to dip into the reader mailbag more often. Here is a sample of what you’ve written; a couple of diner/café recommendations will turn […]
Woodstock, Steel Bridge tunes rewind clocks
Save a bridge, build a bridge. This is what has happened in Sturgeon Bay. What began as a fight to rescue the aging Michigan Street […]