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What makes chili…chili?
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were discussing chili. You know, as husbands and wives often do. I mentioned to my wife that she should meet me downtown for lunch, and suggested Real Chili (pictured...
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270 Friday fish frys and counting: Stolley’s Hogg Alley (Oconomowoc)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It was one of those Fridays where the needle of time had to be threaded precisely for...
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Dollars For Donuts: Canfora Bakery
Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts,...
View ArticleHere are the winners of WMSE’s 2019 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser
This past Sunday, thousands of Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE’s 17th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. Several hours later, they all went home and found a nice place to curl up...
View ArticleDress like Rocky Rococo and get free pizza on April 20
Rocky Rococo has been a part of Wisconsin’s pizza-eating tradition since the Madison-based restaurant opened its first location way back in 1974. A couple years later, a mustachioed man named James...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Conejito’s Place is a paper-plate paradise for no-frills...
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they...
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First Impression: Pizza Pete’s (Cudahy)
On our various sojourns to our friendly neighbor to the south, Cudahy, we’re always keen to explore the dining options on offer. We’re especially interested in the many strip mall eateries—those...
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Urban Bay View is closing this month, The Mothership will open in its place...
Following close to three years in business, Urban Bay View will be closing. Owner Paul Jonas (who also owns nearby Tonic Tavern) says the business located at 939 E. Lincoln Ave. will cease operations...
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Company Brewing is bringing back Milwaukee Day Lager (including tallboy cans)
Last spring, Company Brewing got in the civic celebration spirit by releasing Milwaukee Day Lager, a beer crafted in collaboration with founders of Milwaukee Day. Though availability was essentially...
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271 Friday fish frys and counting: Sabrosa Cafe & Gallery
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Early last week, a friend mentioned to me that Sabrosa Cafe & Gallery (3216 S. Howell...
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Dollars For Donuts: Donut Squad
Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts,...
View ArticleHere’s the absolute last word on the Bud vs. Miller corn syrup controversy
It’s Friday and it’s kind of nice outside, so let’s just cut to the chase: Here’s the absolute last word on the exhausting Bud vs. Miller corn syrup controversy, courtesy of an in-depth TMJ4 report and...
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272 Friday fish frys and counting: Meyer’s Restaurant and Bar (Greenfield)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Can you get a satisfying fish fry in a restaurant located inside of a mostly vacant strip...
View ArticleOops, forget about that whole National Avenue food truck ban
Friday afternoon, ahead of a rally against Ald. Bob Donovan’s proposed National Avenue food truck ban, Donovan issued a press released that stated everything had been resolved. No more food truck ban....
View ArticleNite Owl will open for the season March 26
With the longer days, rising temperatures, and Bob Uecker’s voice on the radio, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. The season technically started on Wednesday, but something was...
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Dollars For Donuts: Aggie’s Bakery & Cake Shop (West Allis)
Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts,...
View ArticleThe Vanguard will say goodbye to 7 menu items this week
Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has quickly established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Even though its everyday offerings that have wowed critics, lured...
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Under the cover of darkness, we snapped these pictures of the former,...
If you’ve walked by the old G-Daddy’s BBC on the East Side lately, you know that the once-mighty sports bar is a shell of its former self. Literally: The building is currently boarded up and completely...
View ArticleAJ Bombers has turned into “Bernie’s Bombers,” complete with Braun Double...
If you thought George Webb was the only Brewers burger buddy in town, think again. (Here’s a friendly reminder that we buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods last year, and...
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Pizza Sutra is making frozen pizza sexy again
When lists are made of the world’s sexiest foods, frozen pizza typically ranks somewhere between raisin bread and Cool Ranch Doritos. Jack’s rarely shows up in gauzy direct-to-video sex scenes. Orv’s...
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