As most of you all know, I made (another) cross-country move - this time to Connecticut. The move came out of the blue with a job offer I couldn't pass up, and I've always wanted to live on the East Coast so here I am in Hartford, CT. While I'm excited to start exploring all … Continue reading Best of MELwaukee
There is only one thing better than #TacoTuesday, and that would be a #TacoTuesday steal. Behold fellow Milwaukeeans - the best #TacoTuesday deal has arrived! The Yard at the Iron Horse Hotel is bringing you AYCE tacos, two house margaritas, rice & beans, plus chips & salsa for only $20 on Tuesdays 4-7pm. It doesn't … Continue reading The Yard is Goin’ Up on a Tuesday
There is a special place in my heart (and stomach) for tacos. The tortilla shells filled to the brim with flavor-packed meats, veggies, spices & other accoutrements are never dull and deserve their own place in the food pyramid. My favorite type of taco is a Mexican street style where the protein does all the … Continue reading Let’s Give Them Somethin’ to Taco ’bout
No restaurant put the protein + rice bowl on the map quite like Chipotle with their burrito bowl concept. I mean how many "bowl" dishes did you see on menus from sit-down to quick-serve restaurants alike until Chipotle came to the scene? Probably not many unless you frequented an authentic Asian restaurant serving up hot … Continue reading Bowls that are Mixin’ it up in Milwaukee
The great Ernest Hemmingway once said, "Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual." If you have visited the new Hotel Madrid, you know that the restaurant has been a not-so-unusual intoxicating romance since it first opened in Milwaukee (and I mean intoxicating in its … Continue reading Meet Me At Hotel Madrid
If you've lived in Milwaukee for a bit, you know about the original Fuel Cafe in Riverwest. But if you're an unfamiliar transplant, you may have just heard of the franchise with the grand opening of Fuel Cafe in Walker's Point. The newly renovated 5,500 square-foot warehouse space now houses a coffee shop and retro-modern, … Continue reading Fuel Up Your Food Tank
It's often hard pressed to find good events happening in the winter around Wisconsin (hint: because it's real f*cking cold). However, those behind the Emmy Award-winning television series, Wisconsin Foodie, decided to put on a foodie event for all of us in the midst of our winter woes. The Winter Smörgåsbord was held at Potawatomi Casino … Continue reading A Winter Smorgasbord
A new quick-dining burger joint has opened in Milwaukee and it's causing quite The Ruckus. From the owners of the local coffee chain, Colectivo, Ruckus is Milwaukee's Shake Shack serving burgers, ice cream and, wait for it ... churros. For those not familiar with the local coffee shop chain, Ruckus touts a similar atmosphere with … Continue reading Causin’ a Ruckus in MKE
Restaurant Review: Wolf Peach Nestled in the Brewers Hill neighborhood is a quaint, one-of-a-kind Milwaukee restaurant called Wolf Peach. Legend has it (and by legend I mean their website) that Wolf Peach owes its name to the tomato, pronounce it how you will. Let's take a moment to get slightly off track for a quick history … Continue reading Toma(y)to, Toma(h)to, or Wolf Peach
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