Milwaukee: new Blue Ribbon City emerging on Pabst campus
Two things make this Milwaukee brewery tour atypical: Your free pint is tapped before the sightseeing begins, and five minutes – tops – are spent […]
Food/Drink
Whipping up lots of suds in Madison with craft beer
Nowhere in Wisconsin does the craft of contemporary brewing seem more contagious than Madison and Dane County. The area is filling growlers and opening new […]
Mennonite Relief Sale: quilts, bakery, ‘Menno food’
Less than 200 miles separate Wisconsin from Bloomington, Ill., but what a potential difference in buffet lines: Red beet eggs. Ham loaf. Vareniky (stuffed dumplings). […]
Dream Dance chef wins pork recipe contest
Meat lovers crave thick and juicy steaks, right? Let’s say “part right,” because pork during the past two years has been the food-service industry’s fastest-growing […]
Wisconsin wines: Fast-growing industry ready for global exposure?
Seems like everybody makes predictions during this time of year. We assign odds to football championships and celebrity romances. We speculate which quirks and changes […]
Germany at Christmas: marzipan, stollen, gingerbread go global
The world’s courts protect foods and beverages that are unique because of where they are produced. True Parmesan cheese comes from Parma, Italy. Champagne, a […]
Soup to nuts: recipes to ward off autumn’s chill
Chilly outdoor temps motivate me to turn on the oven or experiment in the kitchen through other means. A spa’s new recipe book, an event’s […]
Appleton T-Mac BBQ team wins big at American Royal
In the thick sea of luxury RVs, scrappy trailers, tent awnings and dwindling daylight, I found Tom McIntosh of Appleton. The flapping Green Bay Packer […]
Farm-to-table work a natural fit at The Black Sheep, Whitewater
Tyler Sailsbery is plowing a career path based on solutions to his own frustrations. When it wasn’t easy for him to find appropriate student housing […]
Hidden Springs Creamery: top cheeses, remote B&B
Two batches of cheese per day, twice a week: That is Brenda Jensen’s work routine during this time of year, on a remote farm in […]
Great places to eat along the Great River Road
The Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway that hugs the Mississippi River, is 75 years old. It’s a route of great rural flavors as […]
Little Wisco spirit creates NYC restaurant empire
No U.S. metropolis is larger than New York City, a land of many choices, easy anonymity and ever-wary strangers. Around 4,200 restaurants help nourish the […]