African Hut cooks up continental specialties
Peanut stew. Sweet yam fries. Slow-cooked collard greens. Rice steamed in a seasoned tomato sauce, then served with chunks of chicken or stewed spinach. We […]
From the heart: chocolate, sweet memories
As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s time to adjust your notion of how fine chocolates should look, and how heartfelt sentiments should be expressed. Eliminate the […]
‘Body Worlds’ exhibit had practical beginning
The physician says she and her husband were not looking for public attention when they set up their exhibit for an anatomical society gathering in […]
What makes the map? Travelers can decide
You are unlikely to seek Hulls Crossing at all, but especially as a vacation destination. It is the farming community in northwest Sheboygan County where […]
2007: the year in review, regarding lodging
We didn’t pack snow gear when visiting Oregon’s Mt. Hood in early October because the ski season doesn’t kick in until mid November. So we […]
Red Circle, Nashotah: state’s oldest in dining
Out with the old, as a new year begins? That’s fine for grudges and bad habits, but don’t disregard old friends as life resumes its […]
Bavaria: Tour it through Sightsleeping
It’s good to be queen, even if just for a day. I got the key to room 107 without fanfare and trudged off for an […]
Bavaria: Signs of faith are everywhere
It is long past sunset as we climb a narrow and steep cobblestone path to the top of Cathedral Hill. We arrive on the night […]
Bavaria: Plenty abrew seems familiar
This is what it is like to go home for the first time. The patches of woods amid gentle slopes of farmland seem familiar, but […]
For the good of one: A flight takes a detour
Lunch in Munich. Dinner in Glasgow. Breakfast in Chicago. This is how the trip ended, but it was not as thrilling as it sounds. There […]
Need a chocolate fix? Head to the Craverie
“Everything in moderation, including immoderation” is our mantra as we enter Wisconsin’s newest outlet for little luxuries, the Craverie Chocolatier Café, in Kohler’s fashionable Shops […]
Watts Tea Room: preserving a genteel era
I am in downtown Milwaukee, “taking tea,” and doing a miserable job of it. An attractive, two-piece, antique tea strainer reveals my ignorance about how […]