Everyone knows about Chicagoland’s high end food destinations; the inventive food of Alinea, the refined elegance of Charlie Trotter’s, the upscale Mexican at Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, and the playful cuisine at Graham Elliot. Chicago is also fmous for casual, inexpensive eats such as the Chicago Style Dog, Italian Beef, and the Deep Dish Pizza. On a […]
Everyone knows the hotspots for food in the area: 5th and National’s Mexican restaurant cluster, Milwaukee Street’s hip and trendy eateries, and the great restaurants in Bay View, Third Ward, Downtown Tosa, and Walkers Point. Even Waukesha has established a small, but vibrant dining scene downtown. But what about the underrated places? This series will […]
Last winter I had a short blurb about a quick stop at Madison’s Coopers Tavern. Late last year I had a chance to come back and really experience the place. We grabbed a seat at the bar and started perusing the extensive drink and beer menu. The Coopers Tavern has an awesome and eclectic beer […]
A Hamburger Today is probably the most widely read hamburger site on the Internet. I have been reading it for years and was very excited when I heard they were adding a Milwaukee correspondent. However what I thought was a great means to showcase the excellent burgers in Milwaukee has turned into a one-woman wrecking crew, trashing […]
A recent review of Milwaukee’s A.J. Bombers by Lacey Muszynski, A Hamburger Today’s new Milwaukee blogger has sparked controversy. Some (myself included) have taken her to task for including owner Joe Sorge’s marketing tactics in her review of A.J. Bombers and many felt she went into the restaurant wanting to write a bad review because she despised […]
Now that the Food Wars hoopla is over I just wanted to offer up a couple of thoughts o the whole thing. I think Milwaukee was well-represented in the show. Going to Karl Ratzch’s was a nice touch, same with the Milwaukee Public Market. I do hate how they use the same shots over and over (Sobleman […]
From their PR people: In this week’s episode, Camille is headed to Milwaukee for a battle between AJ Bombers, a popular upstart burger joint, and Sobelman’s Pub and Grill, the city’s old school standard in burger excellence. Sobelman’s has been a premier burger destination for the last ten years and it’s historic building on St. […]
I had a chance to finally check out Bartolotta’s Northpoint Custard stand at Bradford Beach. Bartolotta’s have done an admirable job making the run-down snack booth into a true food destination. There is plenty of outdoor seating and even on the hot summer night I visited, I was able to park in the Bradford Beach parking lot […]
Ramps ramps ramps. With the coming of spring also comes the annual barrage of the foodieverse talking about ramps. The ramp craze has gone so far that there is now a ramp backlash (I predict the burger backlash cannot be far behind). The blog, Shut Up Foodies even includes ramps in their tag line: […]
At the end of 2009 I was sick of burgers. Apparently the new year cured that. Here are some thoughts about some of the places I have been over the past couple of months. AJ Bombers – I raved about them here and said they dethroned Sobleman’s (even though I love the Sobleman burger) as the best burgers in […]
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