"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 [...]
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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 [...]
New Restaurant Added – Heartland, Minneapolis, MN
The recently published list of 38 "essential" restaurants selected by Bill Addison at Eater featured Heartland, located near the Farmers' Market in St. Paul, MN. Chef Lenny Russo has been recognized with a nomination for Best Chef in the Midwest by the James Beard Foundation in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Addison captures the experience [...]
New Restaurant Added – Storyhill BKC, Milwaukee, WI
We have discussed before the difficulty in parsing what fits and what does not in Great Lakes Cuisine. Hopefully, we have been clear this site is not a review of "The Best of the Great Lakes", it is specifically not intended as a restaurant review site. We are not claiming an exhaustive list of the [...]
The Blending of Lines – Defining Cuisine
One of the hallmarks of a definable cuisine is the ability to identify when it is being used as a highlight, a complement, to another approach. When a chef uses a slow roasted pork, glazed in hoisin, and served with an Asian Pear salsa as a taco appetizer, we can identify the elements of Latino [...]
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