The Wisconsin Dells may be the Water Park Capital of the world but its never been known as a food mecca. For the most part visitors to the Dells are perfectly content eating uninspired, bland, and unhealthy fare in mass quantities at gimmicky restaurants or chains. However if you do a little homework there are some gems […]
Category Archives: Beverage Reviews
My friend Kristina recently posted a delicious looking recipe on her TNLocavore blog for Basil Peach Sangria. I also found an old seltzer maker at a thrift store. What do these things have to do with each other? Well I decided to take the elements of her recipe but twist it around a bit using my […]
There is nothing more Wisconsin than bratwurst (ok well maybe cheese) so for this week’s One Local Summer challenge I decided I would make bratwurst. I am a huge fan of the Big Three Wisconsin brartwurst makers (Johnsonville, Usinger’s, and Klement’s) but I picked up some incredible smoked lamb brats from Greek Acres Farms at the Waukesha Farmers’ Market […]
Café Centraal and The Abbey (which was known as the Fat Abbey Biercafe as of a couple weeks ago) share the same ownership (along with local hotspots Trocadero and Cafe Hollander) and similar menus (both beer and food) I figured I would write about both of them together. While the menus are similar, there are […]
Ok, the title of this post is meant to be tounge in cheek. The Journal has an Associated Press link on their front page talking about cucumber flavored Pepsi Ice soda. Americans have always been infatuated with the strange stuff that the Japanese eat and drink but I would like to point out that Press […]
I am a beer segregationist. I like my macro-brews (like Miller) to be devoid of all but the faintest of beer flavor, yet good enough to guzzle massive amounts of when in the mood. When I am out working in the yard, a nice ice cold Pabst or Miller Genuine Draft will satisfy much more […]