Food/Drink

January 28, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Brewtown Eatery.Located on the southwest corner of S. 51st Street and W. Howard Aven...

Wückfinter will return to Ray’s Wine & Spirits on February 27

January 28, 2022

In early 2019, Wauwatosa beverage bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits and Indiana’s 3 Floyds Brewing joined forces to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with an outdoor celebration of beer done in defian...

Canela Cafe brings breakfast back to Downer Avenue breakfast spot

January 27, 2022

When The Original Pancake House closed its Downer Avenue location in January 2021, the East Side street lost a 16-year breakfast staple. Sure, The Original Pancake House was a national chain, but it was a good ...

Dave’s Hot Chicken to open first Wisconsin location this week

January 24, 2022

We're currently living in the golden era of the chicken sandwich. There's never been more places to procure these portable poultry preparations, and it's safe to say there's never been more inventive or more de...

All 7 Milwaukee mayoral candidates will be on hand for a firkin tapping at Black Husky Jan. 29

January 24, 2022

In case you missed it, Milwaukee is set to elect a new mayor—it's first new mayor in nearly two decades! On February 15, seven candidates will compete in a primary; on April 5, the top two vote-getters will squ...

420 Friday fish frys and counting: Wegner’s St. Martins Inn (Franklin)

January 21, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Wegner's St. Martins Inn."You beat me. You're quicker than most people," the hostess...

Discourse, an “experimental coffee bar,” will open in Crossroads Collective February 5

January 20, 2022

We love Crossroads Collective (2238 N. Farwell Ave.). We love coffee. And while you can totally get coffee at Crossroads' bar, the East Side food hall has never had a dedicated coffee stand. UNTIL NOW.On Fe...

419 Friday fish frys and counting: Colonel Hart’s (Wauwatosa)

January 14, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Colonel Hart's."We've got Heineken" usually isn't the answer I'm looking for, but wh...

23 pictures of the just-opened 3rd Street Market Hall, plus 1 picture of the burger I ate

January 14, 2022

After years of anticipation and numerous delays, 3rd Street Market Hall (275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) is open! Is there still a lot of work to be done on the downtown food hall? Yep! Is it open anyway? Yep!3rd St...

The Patio Pub & Grill brings great food, corner bar atmosphere to Clarke Square

Juan Miguel Martinez

January 13, 2022

In the vast and sometimes strange world of south side Milwaukee cuisine, hole-in-the-wall eateries are king. There are ones that people in a three-block radius swear by, and ones that north shore nancies trek i...

3rd Street Market Hall will open (finally!) January 14

January 12, 2022

After several years, several delays, and enough vendor announcements that it would have been easier to simply say who wouldn't have a stand there, 3rd Street Market Hall (275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) has announced an...

WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser will return April 10 (vaccination required)

January 7, 2022

Hey! WMSE's beloved Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser is set to return to MSOE's Kern Center on Sunday, April 10. It'll be the event's 20th installment, following a 2021 event that was takeout only."Attendees wil...

Here’s the full N/A Day vendor lineup

January 6, 2022

On Saturday, January 8 from noon to 4 p.m., Milwaukee Record will host the inaugural N/A Day at The Cooperage. The "Dry January Beverage Festival"—which is sponsored by Athletic Brewing Company, Budweiser Zero,...

Guy Rehorst launches Sans non-alcoholic spirits line

January 5, 2022

We're less than a week into "Dry January" and this young year already has us wanting to reach for a drink. Thankfully, people who are taking a month away from imbibing and those who've made a lasting lifestyle ...

Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tavern will require proof of vaccination beginning Jan. 7

January 3, 2022

Roughly 24 hours after Odd Duck announced it will require prospective diners to show proof of vaccination, Brewers Hill brunch spot Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern, 234 E Vine St., has announced a similar dine-...

Odd Duck will require proof of vaccination, first Milwaukee restaurant to do so

January 2, 2022

Effective immediately, Milwaukee's Odd Duck restaurant, 2352 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., will require diners to show proof of vaccination before entering. It appears that the Bay View restaurant is the first dedicate...

The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2021

December 31, 2021

Assuming I eat a fish fry the day this article comes out, I'll have eaten a fish fry every Friday night for eight years straight. It's not something I set out to do, but I'm grateful for the opportunity to keep...

Brandon Reyes reimagines bartender style with 1-800-Cocktails

Juan Miguel Martinez

December 29, 2021

"What is bartender style?" is one of the many questions I ask Brandon Reyes when talking to him about his new all-encompassing clothing brand, 1-800-Cocktails."It's a reflection of the individual within the...

R.I.P. George Vomberg, owner of George’s Pub