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 […]
Wisconsin
‘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 […]
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 […]
New books: Wisconsin food, culinary tourism
This week, we’re all about good taste. Two new books contain many morsels of insight about what you eat, at home or while traveling. — […]
Updates: outdoor theater, music venues
Shakespeare saw all the world as a stage and, come summer in Wisconsin, class acts sprout from unusual places: inside a patch of hilly woodland, […]
European recipes sublime at Alpha Delights
“We have some very fussy people working here, at every level of production,” Mary Pappas patiently explains, but I needed minimal convincing. Especially after diving […]
Faith, hope energize Our Lady of Guadalupe
The pavement zigzags gently but assuredly uphill, past spindly trees, rustling branches and the occasional chirping bird. The din of car traffic fades with each […]