Our recent trip to Minneapolis included a wonderful dining experience at Heyday, led by Chef Jim Christiansen. The setting was intimate, with tables nestled in right next to the open kitchen, and the menu was inventive (the company was excellent as well, but you'll have to supply your own on that front). We elected to [...]
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The Humble Hamburger
The hamburger origin dispute is fun. The effort made to claim the invention of the hamburger is in stark contrast to effort needed to make one. There is one claim by Carlie Nagreen of Hortonville, WI, who claimed to serve them first at the Seymour County Fair in 1885. There are also claims for invention [...]
Feeding the Soul – The Wisconsin Supper Club Experience
The clouds glowed in the early evening sun, over fields of corn interrupted by occasional groves of old oak trees. We rolled along a winding country road past the barns, faded red. We passed one or two cars as we drive the twenty minutes. The one critical turn from the lake to the town of St. Anna's is [...]
New Bar Added – Stubby’s Gastrogrub and Beer Bar, Milwaukee, WI
"We're kind of like your favorite local dive bar — but with a killer craft beers and a robust menu packed with locally-sourced offerings." - Stubby's Gastrogrub and Beer Bar website Yeah, that about covers it. Stubby's has a great selection of draft beers with healthy selection of local Wisconsin brews, an equally healthy selection [...]
A Moment From 100 Years Ago
A smiling, white-haired gentleman greets me and I give him the name of our party. “Oh, you’re having lunch with my good friends today. Welcome.” The dining room has plenty of dark wood, lit by stained glass and low lights. Nearly every bit of wall space has either a German artifact or a framed photo [...]
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