Wisconsin wine festivals, fall winery tours
Fruit of the vine, makes me feel fine … so take a tour and sip chardonnay to dandelion wine. California, home to about 2,700 of […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. — […]
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 […]
Guinness celebrates 250 years of brewing
You know how the saying goes. Everybody is Irish during this time of year, at least for one day. We tend to stay close to […]
Cooking classes gaining popularity
Some of the most tantalizing new courses being introduced by Wisconsin chefs have little to do with what shows up between appetizer and entrée. They […]
Slices of heaven: where to find the best pie
What you do with your time sometimes isn’t as important as who you’re with, so even the most simple outing can turn into a memorable […]