Japan, U.S. pen pals meet – 40 years later
When Tetsuji Ogawa of Japan recently visited the United States for the first time, his destination was Wisconsin and he brought along a 40-year-old state […]
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 […]
In praise of harvest: Indian Summer Festival
Farmers’ markets and backyard gardens are plump with fresh produce during this time of year, so many of us enjoy easy and direct connections with […]
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 […]
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 […]
Field trips abroad widen students’ world view
Breakfast ends with a mug of hot and sludge-like chocolate, the dipping sauce for freshly fried churros – fat and slightly greasy rods of sugar-doused […]
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 […]