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Vic’s Wholesale mixes toys, candy, pork hocks and turkey gizzards
My friend Max Knowlton-Sachner’s birthday was last week. He was a camp counselor of mine when I was 16 and we kept in touch afterward. There are many things he has a strong affinity for, but two of...
View ArticleMarijuana-themed Cheba Hut planned for corner of Oakland and Locust
Way, way back in 2018, Fort Collins, Colorado-based marijuana-themed restaurant chain Cheba Hut announced plans to set up shop in Milwaukee. Now, during a particularly harsh time when we all need the...
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A Milwaukee transplant finds comfort in a Crafty Cow “Jucy Lucy”
To me, Milwaukee has always seemed like the city equivalent of that terrible trope where the “ugly” girl in the movie takes off her glasses, and you realize she was beautiful all along. I moved here...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Brandy is Wisconsin’s unofficial, indisputable holiday...
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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Carryout Chronicles: Anodyne Coffee Roasters (Bay View Cafe & Pizza)
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to...
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Scott Walker supports local business with cropped pizza photo from 2019
We need to support local restaurants and small businesses in these difficult and trying times. You know it, we know it, former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker knows it. Don’t believe us on the last...
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Part grapefruit, part lime, all outstanding: A 50/50 appreciation post
It’s New Year’s Eve! While this December 31 is—or at least should be—different than any New Year’s Eve that preceded it, we hope you and others in your household are able to pull some familiar sources...
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Dale’s of Milwaukee is a classic corner bar, but with clowns (and soup)
There is a place, a place called Dale’s of Milwaukee, that sits amongst the hustle and bustle of Capitol Drive on the north side of Milwaukee (6132 W. Capitol Dr., 414-463-6920). Dale’s is everything...
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Carryout Chronicles: Allie Boy’s Bagelry & Luncheonette
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to...
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Everything at West Allis Bakers Square is up for auction (sorry, no pies)
Last month saw the closing of the last remaining Bakers Square in Wisconsin. The Elm Grove location followed the closing of a Shorewood location in 2016, and locations in Greenfield and West Allis...
View Article9 delightful regional pizza Instagram accounts you should follow for National...
This week (January 10-16) is National Pizza Week. Finally, an excuse to eat and celebrate pizza. Need some pizza-related levity on your Instagram feed, both during this week and beyond? Of course you...
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Carryout Chronicles: Al-Yousef Supermarket & Restaurant
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to...
View ArticleMilwaukee health order limiting bars and restaurants with previously approved...
It couldn’t be simpler: A Milwaukee health order limiting bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to 50% capacity will expire on Friday, January 15, thus allowing bars...
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Snack Boys makes pandemic pivot to “Plant Boys”
For many Milwaukee businesses, 2020 and 2021 will go down as the “pivot” years: Taking once thriving business models and trying something new and different—anything new and different—in order to stay...
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Prospect Avenue Colectivo closed “until further notice”
As first reported by OnMilwaukee, the Colectivo Coffee cafe at 2211 N. Prospect Ave. on Milwaukee’s east side is closed. A sign on the door says the location will remain closed “until further notice.”...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Bay View Packing Co. has made pickled delicacies for...
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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Egg & Flour Pasta Bar to open Wauwatosa location in March
Back in early 2019, a new pasta bar concept called Egg & Flour opened its first location in the Crossroads Collective food hall on Milwaukee’s East Side. Less than a year after that, the...
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Carryout Chronicles: Iron Grate BBQ Co.
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to...
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Iron Grate BBQ Co. has launched a “South Side Soup MKE” virtual restaurant
In case you missed last week’s installment of our Carryout Chronicles series, Iron Grate BBQ Co. is committed to serving up excellent barbecue and incredible southern sides in an exclusively to-go...
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Carryout Chronicles: Transfer Pizzeria Café
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to...
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