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 [...]
The Autumn Ritual – Apple Orchard Trip
A recent piece by James Norton over at HeavyTable on the "Noble Farce" of the modern apple orchard inspired me to comment here on our autumn ritual of visiting the folks at Barthel Fruit Farm in Mequon, WI. If you haven't read the blog, articles, and books by Mr. Norton over at HeavyTable, you are [...]
Fall Harvest – Apple Cider Brined Roast Chicken
If you are driving the stretch of land between Grand Rapids and Lake Michigan you will see a patchwork of farms around the town of Hudsonville and in late fall some of those farms will be harvesting winter squash, a seemingly endless variety of shapes in oranges and greens. If you happen to stumble across [...]
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 [...]
Great Lakes Cuisine 