I love what Michael Ruhlman is saying to the American Public about cooking. He has been telling people that its bullshit that people don’t have time to cook, and I agree with him wholeheartedly. What I disagree with is the notion that somehow Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray, and other chefs promoting quick meals are contributing to […]
Category Archives: Food & Beverage Opinions
I was paging through my newest Penzey’s catalog and saw this note on the salt page and was kind of shocked to read this little message from Bill Penzey. We’re cutting back on salt. A really good and healthy thing going on with food right now is that people are using less salt. We want to […]
Brennan’s Markets are a haven for fans of Wisconsin products, especially cheese. I shop at Brennan’s on a bi-weekly basis preferring their produce, especially fruit, to the flavorless, unripe crap found at most grocery stores. There isn’t a single store I have been in that lavishes the samples on their customers like Brennan’s either. You […]
So my post on Five Guys has me thinking about Wisconsin’s great burgers. This is a topic that can be debated to no end. What’s better, a thicker pub burger like those served at Sobleman’s, The Little Musky Bar in Arbor Vitae, Fuzzy’s in Waukesha or The Wicked Hop or the thin, butter burger patty […]
The Splendid Table Podcast/NPR show features a weekly segment with the incomparable Jane and Michael Stern, authors of several Roadfood books, the excellent roadfood.com website, and the Road Food column in Gourmet Magazine. Anyone who follows the Stern’s knows that they really enjoy Milwaukee, especially places like Mr. Perkins’, Real Chili, Benji’s, Gilles Frozen Custard, […]
According to the Small Business Times, Chef Michael Symon, owner of Lola and Lolita restaurants in Cleveland and Roast in Detroit is opening up a restaurant in Milwaukee. Symon may be better known for being a Food Network personality appearing on The Next Iron Chef, Iron Chef America, and Dinner:Impossible. He was also prominently featured […]
Photo courtesy of Urban Milwaukee Flickr Photostream The Journal has announced that one of my favorite Public Market vendors, Ceriello’s, will close up shop at the public market. Ciriello’s had good panini sandwiches, a nice mix of Italian cheese, meats, and antipasti, They also had some excellent dry aged beef. Their pasta selection was the […]
Reed’s Ginger Brew, bad. Strong ginger bite, my ass. Weak. Tastes more like white pop. (Now I must commit Seppuku for using the term “pop”) As it’s one of my favorite soda’s, ginger ale, brew, or beer, I enjoy trying new brands as they pop up in my local mega mart. So I was delighted to […]
Yesterday the Wisconsin state senate and assembly passed a bill that will allow liquor and grocery stores to give small samples of beer (6 oz max) to people of legal drinking age. I think this is a great bill as it will allow microbreweries a chance to have in store promotions and let us customerstry […]
Many of you have seen the fishbowls placed near the cash registers of local businesses urging you to drop in your business card for a monthly or weekly drawing for a free lunch. Many businesses do this to get you to come back to their restaurant and maybe even spread the word to others. EatWisconsin […]
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