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334 Friday fish frys and counting: Home (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. When things started getting dicey back in March, I stocked my freezer up with fish. Like...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Fuel Cafe has specialized in “killer coffee, lousy...
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...
View ArticleJC’s Parkside Pub & Grill is coming to Cudahy
Want some suburban bar news? You got it, baby! A new bar and grill called JC’s Parkside Pub & Grill is, according to exterior signage, “coming soon” to 4671 S. Lake Dr. in Cudahy. The property was...
View ArticleMilwaukee bars and restaurants can reopen on Friday afternoon (with 25%...
Mayor Tom Barrett announced on Thursday that all City of Milwaukee bars and restaurants can reopen for indoor and outdoor business beginning Friday, June 5, at 2 p.m. Indoor capacity will be limited to...
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Milwaukee bars and restaurants explain why they will or will not reopen on...
On Thursday, Mayor Tom Barrett announced that all City of Milwaukee bars and restaurants will be free to reopen for dine-in service beginning Friday, June 5, at 2 p.m. (Indoor service will be limited...
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335 Friday fish frys and counting: Beer Belly’s pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. A few weeks back, I called a restaurant and ordered fish and was told it would be ready in...
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Milwaukee County Parks’ beer garden season begins today (with some guidelines)
Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn’t normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking? Then you’re in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks’ Traveling...
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Lakefront Brewery will reopen for reservation-based table service this Friday
Lakefront Brewery will reopen for reservation-based table service on Friday, June 12. Just in time for fish fry. Lakefront isn’t just throwing its doors open, of course. Along with the reservation...
View ArticleOnesto, Smoke Shack, AJ Bombers, Blue Bat have reopened for dine-in service
Four Milwaukee restaurants under the Hospitality Democracy banner—Onesto, Smoke Shack, AJ Bombers, and Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria—have reopened to dine-in service. But, like Lakefront Brewery,...
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336 Friday fish frys and counting: Mr. Perkins Family Restaurant (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Not long after April’s chat-through-the-window-with-friends fish fry from Honeypie,...
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South Shore Farmers Market returns June 20 (with some safety guidelines)
Saturday officially marks the first day of summer. The long-awaited date also marks the beginning of a beloved Bay View summer tradition. On June 20, South Shore Farmers Market will begin its 22nd...
View ArticleAn announcement that City Lounge is doing a ‘Tiger King’ pop-up (from someone...
Tiger King! It’s that true-crime Netflix sensation everyone on planet Earth has seen! Except me (Matt)! And now City Lounge in Cudahy is doing a Tiger King-inspired “pop-up bar experience” from August...
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337 Friday fish frys and counting: Mistral curbside pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Film can enlighten viewers and set them on new paths of exploration and discovery. On the...
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Purple Door made a Malört-flavored ice cream
You read that headline right! Today, Purple Door Ice Cream announced the release of a new flavor that everyone is sure to have an opinion about. The beloved Milwaukee ice cream institution’s latest...
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13 Milwaukee moments from ‘Taste The Nation with Padma Lakshmi’
Forgive us for being a little bit late on this, but you should check out Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi immediately. The new Hulu original series—which put out its first season on the streaming...
View ArticleThe Highbury has not reopened, but is giving away “Golden Tickets” to watch...
The COVID-19 crisis has forced countless Milwaukee bars to get creative and think of ways to stay afloat during this deadly (and still very much ongoing) pandemic. Even as many places in and around...
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338 Friday fish frys and counting: Culver’s (Milwaukee – Layton Avenue)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. People have been telling me to go to Culver’s for a fish fry for years, which I’ve always...
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Milwaukee County Parks announce Vine Humboldt and South Shore Terrace beer...
Earlier this month, Milwaukee County Parks announced the return of its Traveling Beer Garden, along with a number of new guidelines on account of COVID-19 concerns. Today, the County Parks system also...
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Steny’s closes for deep cleaning: “A positive case of COVID-19 has made its...
Milwaukee fish fry favorite Steny’s announced Tuesday night that it has temporarily closed for deep cleaning, due to a positive case of COVID-19 “[making] its way into our building” on 800 S. 2nd St....
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Eagle Park is releasing a Bomb Pop Slush beer this weekend
Whether you’re celebrating America this weekend or lamenting its many flaws, you’ll probably need a drink. Well, if you’re looking for something seasonally appropriate to sip on the Fourth, the...
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