Char’d – A Charming Addition to MKE’s Third Ward

Earlier this summer, I got to revisit some friends and former foodie favorites in my most recent "home" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When returning to an old habitat, it always amazes me how much a city can change within a matter of months (note: I moved in January). I experience this same feeling each time I …

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Shu Shu Baby

Like I had mentioned in my recent post about moving to Connecticut, I am thoroughly impressed by the amount of good, ethnic cuisine found within the state. For instance, in the most nondescript plaza in West Hartford one can find Shu Restaurant serving up very authentic Sichuan cuisine in an ever-so-classic Chinese restaurant setting. We …

Let’s Give Them Somethin’ to Taco ’bout

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 …

Meet Me At Hotel Madrid

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 …

Slice Slice Baby

There is always so much hype around pizza (for good reason), and Milwaukee recently got two new wood-fired pizza shops. The newest pizzeria to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony is San Giorgio Pizzeria Napoletana located in the heart of downtown. The owner, Gino Fazzari (with an Italian name like that, you know it’s got to be good), …

Bodegón: A Spanish Affair

A bodegón in Spain refers to a still-life painting of items one can find in a pantry popularized in the 17th century by Diego Velázquez. But Bodegón in Milwaukee means a dining experience like none other in the city featuring the rustic cuisine of Spain set in a 108-year old building in Walker's Point. The white-washed historic …

The First Supper (not the last)

Supper clubs. A dining experience I first only really heard of upon moving to the Midwest. It seems to be an antiquated thing with an atmosphere that can be defined simply by referring to the not-so-antique television show Mad Men. The best definition I've found is from the Chicago Tribune's post that aims to define Wisconsin's supper …

Grazin’ at Braise

I could hardly call my impromptu celebratory four course meal grazing - it was more like devouring. I recently moved to Walker's Point, a neighborhood just south of downtown Milwaukee, and wanted to celebrate the laborious task of moving being over. Walker's Point has this up-and-coming, Brooklyn meets the Midwest vibe with great local restaurants, hipster …