Food/Drink

When in Rome (Wisconsin): Which Rome has the best spaghetti?

January 3, 2025

Ancient Rome is a significant chapter in human civilization that continues to capture our imagination. It is renowned for its profound influence on law, politics, and culture. Although the empire has long since...

Mister Bar-B-Que has staying power in Cudahy

Tyler Maas

January 3, 2025

Looking back on the year in local dining, we're struck with a sense of optimism. Sure, we've lost more than a few places in 2024 (and some of those closures hurt a lot), but between established local eateries e...

8 reasons you should go to this weekend’s N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2025

In case you haven’t been made aware of it by way of our various mentions of the event, a swell of local press, and promotion from participating vendors, the fourth annual Milwaukee edition of our N/A Day "Dry J...

City Lights Brewing is closing

Tyler Maas

December 31, 2024

And the hits keep coming. Today—the final day of a year in which Company Brewing, MobCraft Beer, and Enlightened Brewing Company all announced they will be closing—City Lights Brewing has also announced its clo...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2024

Caleb Westphal

December 27, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE.The year 2024 in fish frys may well go down as one...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Alex Wenzel of Lion’s Tail Brewing Co.

Tyler Maas

December 25, 2024

In Milwaukee Record’s “Meet A Brewer” series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making your favorite local beers. The recurring series continues with...

Breakfast in America. Breakfast in the Wisconsin Dells Big Boy.

Matt Wild

December 23, 2024

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A once-great institution withers and fades, or so we're told. A charismatic businessperson emerges with the promise of bringing the institution back, of making it great ...

Mandatory Wisconsin: Cannibal sandwiches—a.k.a. raw beef sandwiches, tiger meat, etc.

Matt Wild

December 20, 2024

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee/Wisconsin things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin is all about the latter. This week: cannibal sandwiches!Holidays are all about t...

Join Visitor and Milwaukee Record at the N/A Day After Party

Tyler Maas

December 19, 2024

In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record is bringing our ever-popular N/A Day "Dry January" back to The Cooperage for a fourth time. Tickets are on sale now! From 12-4 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, people w...

Here are the full vendor lineups for both of our N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Fests

Tyler Maas

December 18, 2024

Are you looking to start 2025 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...

Here are some restaurants, bars, and breweries Milwaukee lost in 2024

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 16, 2024

broadstreet.zone(172558); First we gave you our favorite Milwaukee Record stories of the year. Then came our favorite Milwaukee music and music videos of the year. There was the year in Milwaukee controversies...

GoFundMe Alert: SUPPORT SHAH JEE’S!

Matt Wild

December 13, 2024

We'll keep this short and sweet: Shah Jee's, a lunchtime Pakistani restaurant tucked away in the basement of a downtown Milwaukee office building at 770 N. Jefferson St., rules. If you know, you know.But yo...

Enlightened Brewing Company owners discuss decision to close, business highlights, what’s next

Tyler Maas

December 12, 2024

It's a cold and flurry-filled evening in the middle of December, but James Larson and Tommy Vandervort are all smiles. Despite being just days removed from announcing Enlightened Brewing Company—the brewery the...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Rob Gustafson of Vennture Brew Co.

Tyler Maas

December 11, 2024

The winner of our second annual Casserole Call is…

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 9, 2024

Yesterday, Milwaukee Record hosted its second annual "Casserole Call" event, which brought a variety of area businesses to Falcon Bowl in Riverwest for a hot dish bake off. A total of 10 local restaurants, brew...

Amorphic Beer to host “Three Year Birthday Party” on December 14

Tyler Maas

December 6, 2024

Can you believe Amorphic Beer has only been around for three years? We can’t! Somehow—despite routinely releasing innovative and impressive beer, hosting a variety of events in its top-notch taproom (and its go...

Enlightened Brewing Company will close January 5, 2025

Matt Wild

December 6, 2024

After nearly 11 years in business, Enlightened Brewing Company will close its doors on January 5, 2025. The popular Bay View brewery, 2020 S. Allis St., made the announcement on social media Friday afternoon. ...

A guide to Sunday’s “Casserole Call” benefit

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2024

The bad news is it’s cold, dreary, and dark in Wisconsin and it’s going to probably only get much worse in that regard before things turn around in, like, late April or whatever. The good news is we’ve firmly a...

Food/Drink Roundup: What’s next for the soon-to-be-former Ardent space?

Matt Wild

December 4, 2024

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: What's next for the soon-to-be-former Ardent space?• Last week, Chef...

Mandatory Midwest: Casserole!

Tyler Maas

December 3, 2024

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some comforting and budget-friendly meals come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Casserole.It's that time of year again. Now de...