Breakfast: an all-day meal whose variety grows
Remember what Mom used to say about breakfast? Most important meal of the day. Less predictable, as time goes on, is when and what is […]
Food/Drink
Autumn’s bounty of food fests, hearty recipes, cooking contests
Hard to believe it’s October as I write this because forecast temps remain about 10 degrees higher than average for the month, but that hasn’t […]
Meet State Fair’s competitive bakers, recipe makers
In the world of competitive cooking, baking and recipe making, Patti Flaker of Wausau is a bit atypical. She had never attended the Wisconsin State […]
Take Ten: supper club nibbles
Ask who is responsible for the revival of interest in Wisconsin supper clubs, and I’ll point a finger toward Ron Faiola, a multimedia entrepreneur in […]
German brewers still abide by 500-year-old beer purity law
First in a series. About 44 percent of Wisconsin residents, the highest percentage of all states, reported German ancestry on the 2000 U.S. Census. (The […]
Take Ten: Women-owned farms to visit
Editor’s Note: Guest columnist Lisa Kivirist and husband John Ivanko of Browntown have earned national recognition for their farm and renewal energy work. By Lisa […]
Best cheese in the world? Wisconsin’s Grand Cru Surchoix
Best in the world. An award out of U.S. reach since 1988. Almost 3,000 entries, the most ever, from 23 countries. The big cheese in […]
Pizza lovers know where to find the perfect slice
Pizza lovers, you have spoken. Dozens of you have made your allegiances clear, often using more exclamation points that pepperoni on the average slice. Who […]
Take Ten: Where to go overnight for dinner and show
When in doubt about how to structure your next big date night, start with dinner and a show. Sometimes you can even park just once […]
Perfect pies: Who makes the best pizza in Wisconsin?
Fennel-spiked sausage. Whole-milk mozzarella. A dozen spices in the sauce. A kiss of barley in the crust. One recipe, perfected over 10 years. The carefully […]
Fulfilling pie-in-the-sky dreams at National Pie Championships
In the resort ballroom sit retired guys, moms and daughters, home economists, restaurant managers, girlfriends on getaways and many others – all waiting for their […]
Great meals of 2015: grilled cheese to Sea Salt, spiked shakes to Fish on Fire
Time to review life as you know it, and I’ll do the same as 2015 ends. These restaurants, close to home and many miles away, […]