Food/Drink

Please enjoy 22 pictures of the new Zócalo food truck park in Walker’s Point

July 13, 2019

Hey! Zócalo Food Park, a.k.a. the city's first food truck park, is celebrating its grand opening today! Zócalo is located at 636 S. 6th St. in Walker's Point, one block west of the former La Fuente! It's pretty...

Andy Junk talks about his new Lakefront beer, “My Turn: Junk”

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2019

Tonight, Lakefront Brewery and Andy Junk will officially celebrate the release of Junk. The brewery's 31st "My Turn" installment is unlike any beer previously released in the employee-focused series. It's not j...

Welcome…to the grand opening of that Walker’s Point food truck park (July 13)

Matt Wild

July 11, 2019

File under "Milwaukee Finds A Way": Zócalo Food Park, a.k.a. the city's first food truck park, will celebrate its grand opening Saturday, July 13. Zócalo is located at 636 S. 6th Street in Walker's Point, one b...

Hacienda Beer Co. is the latest and (arguably) the greatest example of the East Side’s resurgence

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2019

Almost exactly three years ago, we bluntly asked the following question: Is the East Side dying?Even at that time, we acknowledged the neighborhood was not quite on its death bed, but there were more than a...

Reminder: The dumpy Cousins on Oakland and Locust will return in less-dumpy form

Matt Wild

July 9, 2019

Back in August 2018, Milwaukee lost a beautiful, dumpy landmark: the two-story Cousins Subs on the northeast corner of Oakland Avenue and Locust Street. The "Better Bread, Better Subs" emporium had held down th...

‘Milwaukee Kitchen’ is the antidote for modern cooking shows (and everything else)

Matt Wild

July 8, 2019

What do you think of when you think of cooking shows? Expert hosts. Exacting recipes. Perfect results. What you probably don't think of are crowded kitchens, impromptu poetry readings, and occasional musical in...

Pucker up! Jeppson’s and Ray’s Growler Gallery are joining forces on the inaugural Malört Fest

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2019

People typically feel one of two ways about Jeppson’s Malört. They either hate it, or they absolutely love it...as something to buy for someone who's never tried it before. Despite being the textbook definition...

Hello Falafel will return (for one day only)

Matt Wild

July 2, 2019

Like the old saying goes: some falafel-based restaurants are just too good for this world. Such was the case of Bay View's Hello Falafel, a vegetarian lunch spot opened by the owners of Odd Duck in 2016, and cl...

Dollars For Donuts: Sil’s Mini Donuts (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2019

Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts, and more. I...

We tried 9 new “food items” at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 28, 2019

A few weeks before the start of Summerfest 2019, the Big Gig invited the press to take a look at new vendors and foods that would be coming to the 11-day festival. As the 52nd installment of the "World's Larges...

Kwik Trip’s Glazers donut potato chips are very strange, pretty good

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2019

Kwik Trip—or "Kwik Star" if you're nasty and/or from Iowa—is, rightfully, a point of upper Midwestern pride. Through the years, the regional gas station has taken great measures to set itself apart from its con...

I went to Kopp’s on Father’s Day and ate “Nuts For Daddy”: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

June 17, 2019

Yesterday was Father's Day, a.k.a. Post A Picture Of Your Dad From When He Was In High School And Wonder Why Everyone Back Then Looked Like They Were 36 Years Old Day. It was a day of love and respect for fathe...

Bay View will be the new East Side with its very own food hall, Flour and Feed

Matt Wild

June 17, 2019

Remember those stickers and signs that proclaimed Bay View to be the "better" East Side? Fun times! Anyway, Bay View is getting a food hall now, just like the East Side.We kid, we kid. Anyway, the so-called...

Dollars For Donuts: Sweet Rings

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2019

Never a victory so Twisted: Trying booze slushies at a Madison Taco Bell

Tone Madison

June 14, 2019

The following piece by Scott Gordon was originally published on Tone Madison.As I met up with a friend last Friday to check out the State Street Taco Bell Cantina's long-awaited rollout of alcoholic drinks,...

Celebrate Pabst’s 175th anniversary with exclusive craft beers, limited-edition merch

Matt Wild

June 12, 2019

Pabst Brewing Company traces its origins back to a Milwaukee brewing company founded by Jacob Best in 1844. If our math is correct, that would make Pabst...175 years old! And hey, our math must be correct, beca...

Purple Door Ice Cream to unveil “Dad Flavors” that will likely not be called “Nuts For Daddy”

Matt Wild

June 11, 2019

Last week, we brought you the thrilling tale of Kopp's Frozen Custard's special Father's Day flavor, "Nuts For Daddy." Again: not "Nuts For Dad"; "Nuts For Daddy." Amazing. Today, we bring you the scoop on some...

Start your weekend off right with Silver City Taco Truck Party du Junio

Matt Wild

June 6, 2019

Back in February, Ald. Bob "sir, this stall is occupied" Donovan introduced a resolution to ban food trucks from a one-mile stretch of National Avenue, between South 27th and South 39th streets. Donovan cited "...

Let’s talk about Kopp’s Frozen Custard’s Father’s Day special, “Nuts For Daddy”

Matt Wild

June 3, 2019

Summer is just around the corner, which means it's almost time to hang out at one of Milwaukee's best summer hangouts, Kopp's Frozen Custard. (Any location will do!) Also just around the corner: Father's Day, w...

12 pictures of new food items coming to Summerfest 2019, and that’s it

Matt Wild

May 31, 2019

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