Food/Drink

Here are the participants for WMSE’s 19th annual Rockabilly Chili, “Super Friends Edition”

March 25, 2021

WMSE's annual, glorious, can't-miss, god-we-miss-it Rockabilly Chili fundraiser is going to be a little different this year.From April 5-11, instead of cramming into the MSOE Kern Center, you'll be able to ...

Black Husky Brewing will give you a free beer with proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

There are countless reasons to get your COVID-19 vaccination. If things like keeping yourself and those around you safe, not needlessly killing any more strangers, restoring a pandemic-addled economy, bringing ...

Miller Lite is making “Bar Smells” scented candles

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2021

As many of us are continuing to remain isolated and socially distant in the (hopefully) late throes of a (hopefully) diminishing pandemic, some surely miss their favorite local bars a great deal. Recognizing th...

Taco John’s is still planning to open in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2021

Last spring, we alerted you to the uplifting news that Taco John's—a "West-Mex" fast food chain that has more than 400 locations in 27 states—had announced plans to add 10 to 12 locations in the Milwaukee area ...

Save Our Spots restaurant fundraiser returns

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2021

On March 19 of last year, C.J. Krawczyk and his wife Julie celebrated his birthday by organizing a fundraising campaign to give some of their favorite restaurants "a lifeline until government relief arrived" at...

Ruta’s will bring “lively and fresh Indian-inspired cafe” to Crossroads Collective food hall

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

Crossroads Collective (2238 N Farwell Ave., 414-763-9081) will soon feature Indian cuisine. YES.Ruta's is set to open in the popular East Side food hall on April 8. The self-described purveyor of "vibrant" ...

Carryout Chronicles: Company Brewing

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...

McDonald’s brought back Hi-C Orange Lavaburst and it’s finally available in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 16, 2021

The light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter (and oranger). Why? Because MCDONALD'S BROUGHT BACK HI-C ORANGE LAVABUST AND NOW IT'S AVAILABLE IN MILWAUKEE. FINALLY.Yes, according to a Hi-C Orang...

West Allis is going all in on the regional-inside-joke bar and brewery names

Matt Wild

March 11, 2021

To paraphrase Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks: When two separate West Allis drinking establishments, both with names that play on regional inside jokes, get profiled by two separate Milwaukee publications on ...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar’s Wauwatosa location will open next week

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2021

Back in January, Egg & Flour—a pasta bar concept founded by restaurateur Wes Shaver and chef/recent Hell's Kitchen contestant Adam Pawlak—announced plans to open its third location, and its first restaurant...

Trixie Mattel’s Chipotle burrito bowl and 13 should-be ‘Drag Race’ fast food pairings

Rachel Seis

March 10, 2021

Not all brand collaborations make sense at first glance. Like Lil Wayne x American Eagle, Cheetos x Forever 21, and Susan G. Komen x KFC before them, the latest collaboration between e.l.f. Cosmetics and fast-f...

Carryout Chronicles: Taco Moto

Tyler Maas

March 10, 2021

Company Brewing relaunches seasonal Milwaukee Day Lager as year-round “Milwaukee-Style Lager”

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2021

In 2018, Company Brewing got in the civic celebration spirit by releasing Milwaukee Day Lager, a beer crafted in collaboration with founders of Milwaukee Day. Though availability was essentially limited to the ...

Carryout Chronicles: Grebe’s Bakery

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2021

I fought the winter blues (and won) in one of South Shore Terrace’s chalets

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2021

Even though it's now March, it's still technically winter. In Wisconsin. During a pandemic. Hell, even in "normal times," winter is a long, arduous, dark, isolated, uncomfortable, and boring period of time that...

Second annual Bloody Mary Festival is (tentatively) coming to the Deer District August 21

Matt Wild

March 2, 2021

Amidst a number of events that are canceling their 2021 plans, it's been interesting to see a few events (tentatively) going ahead with their 2021 plans. Like the second annual Bloody Mary Festival-Wisconsin, f...

Carryout Chronicles: X-Ray Arcade

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for bars and restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...

Louie’s Char Dogs & Butter Burgers coming to East Side strip mall where Blockbuster used to be

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

Fans of gourmet hot dogs and butter burgers rejoice: A new restaurant called Louie's Char Dogs & Butter Burgers is coming to 2336 N. Farwell Ave. The location—formerly occupied by Bee's Cuisine—is part of t...

Drink Wisconsinbly made a booze-themed “Brandy Land” board game

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2021

If you're anything like us, the number of hours you've spent playing board games has increased a great deal over the past 11-plus months. And if you're anything like us (and much of Wisconsin, for that matter)...

Brady St. honky tonk bar, Nashville North, will open this fall “post-pandemic under no restrictions”

Matt Wild

February 19, 2021

As first reported by Urban Milwaukee and now backed up with a press release, we now know more about Nashville North, a.k.a. the "honky tonk" bar coming to the former Up & Under Pub on Brady Street."Owne...