Door County has always been home to good restaurants but it seems that many people still associate it with the overrated fish boils and Door County Cherry pie. From the refinement of Whistling Swan to the creative and impressive offerings at Wild Tomato pizza, there are more unique eateries opening every year. Last year saw […]
Part two of my West Bend themed posts this week is a quick e-mail interview I conducted with Mike Otterman, the president of Focus Products Group the parent company that owns West Bend. EatWisconsin: West Bend has been an innovator in the small appliance industry being the first company to sell an automatic drip coffee maker for households. […]
Late last year Kevin Revolinski released an updated version of his 2006 book, Wisconsin Beer Guide: A Travel Companion and retitled it Wisconsin’s Best Beer Guide. Since 2006 there has been so much change in the Wisconsin Brewing industry and that change is reflected in this book. Numerous breweries included (but definitely not limited to) Lakefront, Central […]
A couple of weeks ago I was sent a press release announcing the opening of Milwaukee company that plans on doing artisanal charcuterie such as dry-cured meats like prosciutto, pancetta, and guanciale. Immediately I was intrigued so I contacted Scott Buer, the owner of Bolzano Artisan Meats and asked if if he would do an interview. I figured […]
Marcel Biro’s Prosciutto-Wrapped Shrimp with Basil, Mozzarella, Extra Vecchio Balsamico & Aioli What follows is part 2 of my interview with Marcel Biro. In part 1, which can be found here, Marcel shared his business expansion plans, cooking with local ingredients, his cookbooks, and the upcoming season of Kitchens of Biro. In part […]
One weekend about 2 years ago I was watching this PBS television show where this younger German guy was making sushi and a really cool looking miso soup loaded with Enoki mushrooms. I was immediately drawn to the show for two reasons; one was that they showed the chef making the items in a studio […]
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