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217 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Pat’s Oak Manor
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It’s been almost a year since I started writing this column, but more importantly, it’s...
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Check out The Vanguard’s new menu
Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has quickly established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Beyond its everyday offerings that have wowed critics, lured professional...
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218 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Randy’s Neighbor’s Inn
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. With so many places serving Friday night fish frys, having a close call and almost not...
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Tucked Away: Island Jam
Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can...
View ArticleOscar’s Winner’s Circle will open March 19
Just days ago, we posted a podcast about some of the great things happening in the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Burnham Park, and Layton Park. Over the weekend, we learned the...
View ArticleHere are the winners of WMSE’s 2018 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser
This past Sunday, oodles of Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE’s 16th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. Several hours later, they all went home and found a nice place to curl up...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Mader’s has been a downtown dining staple since 1902
Despite Milwaukee’s heavily German heritage, many of the city’s Teutonic restaurants—including John Ernst Café and Karl Ratzsch’s—have closed. Mader’s, however, isn’t going anywhere. Kristin Mader,...
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Standout moments from the 2018 World Championship Cheese Contest
Forget the Olympics, the World Championship Cheese Contest celebrates humanity’s principle achievement (food preparation), while fostering a sense of international camaraderie that can come only from...
View ArticleWatch a Milwaukee drag queen try a $1,000 pizza
As we wait to see how Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel fares in the finals of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3 tonight, Chicago Magazine has thankfully saw fit to satisfy your hunger for...
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Take a look at Transfer Pizzeria’s 10th anniversary expansion
Has it really been 10 years since Transfer Pizzeria Cafe opened on the corner S. 1st and W. Mitchell streets? Yes, yes it has. Co-owners John and Russell Rossetto are celebrating the big anniversary...
View ArticleNite Owl will open for the season March 20
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 is almost here, and when it begins, so will Nite Owl‘s...
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219 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Farmer’s Wife
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. I cruised down Oklahoma Avenue past a few Milwaukee fish fry staples—Fritz’s Pub and Serb...
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Fuel Cafe throttles down on breakfast catering with new “Gear Box”
Fuel Cafe has been an important part of Milwaukee’s morning ritual since 1993. Over the last 25 years, the cafe has evolved to expand its drink menu and food offerings as its local legend has grown in...
View Articlec.1880 will close April 28
Sad news, one-of-the-best-restaurants-in-town fans: c.1880, a longtime Walker’s Point favorite and one of the most celebrated restaurants in Milwaukee, will close April 28. Earlier this morning,...
View ArticleB.J. Wentker’s, one of Wisconsin’s oldest restaurants, has closed
Even if you’re not from Burlington, you probably know three things about the small southeast Wisconsin city: 1. Tony Romo grew up there, 2. It’s NOT where Burlington Coat Factory started, and 3. It’s...
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“Milkwaukee” is your number one source for pictures (and reviews) of milk in...
Milwaukeeans of a certain age may remember Milk Magazine, a pre-internet publication that served as a guide to Milwaukee music and beyond. Milkwaukee is not Milk Magazine. Instead, Milkwaukee is an...
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Fat Dan’s Pizza & Sammiches brings a locally sourced touch to St. Francis
Last month, St. Francis welcomed a new carryout restaurant specializing in pizza and sandwiches made from locally sourced ingredients. Fat Dan’s Pizza & Sammiches (4241 S. Packard Ave.,...
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220 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Jack Pandl’s Whitefish Bay Inn
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. In one’s lifetime, many things are not permanent: marriages crumble, jobs leave, snowmen...
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Phoenix Cocktail Club to host a “Dad Bar” pop-up in April
When we last checked in with The Phoenix Cocktail Club in January, the Cathedral Square lounge was chasing its Elf-focused holiday drink offerings and Kanye West-themed “New Yeez Eve” party with...
View ArticleHumboldt Park and Estabrook beer gardens will open May 3
Good news, day-drinking-outside-at-Milwaukee’s-8,000-wonderful-beer-gardens fans: Humboldt Park Beer Garden, 3000 S. Howell Ave., and Estabrook Beer Garden, 4600 Estabrook Dr., have announced they will...
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