Big Wood Brewery hopes to set up a taproom in White Bear Lake (zoning code update required), Northgate Brewing is opening early this fall in Northeast and will make English session beers, DeRusha digs Cafe Levain and praises the short rib burger, a construction boom in Lowertown could bring some new restaurants and bars, Madison will soon be home to a local grenadine by Quince and Apple and a Death’s Door Spirits distillery, and why you should grill clams, cheese, and other crazy stuff.
Uptown Cafeteria and Support Group opens today, an old Grain Belt ad, Perennial Plate goes to Hope Creamery (read our profile here), and Stella’s reportedly charges $100 a person minimums for rooftop seats. Also: RIP Al Johnson, a Door County tourism legend.
