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Butter on the Move and Morning Roundup
Gotta love this restaurant name: “Milwaukee Cafe & Bar – Meat. Cheese. Beer.“; Rachel recaps Autumn Brew Review; the Growler is offering year subscriptions; a pasture-to-plate takeout place called Jordandal Farms opens in Verona, WI; Butter moves from Grand Ave. to Eat Street; a profile of Phillips Distilling (here’s ours); Badger Hill Brewing beer will […]
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Surly Bill Now Surly Law and Morning Roundup
Gov. Dayton signs the Surly Bill (which also “allows bed and breakfast establishments to serve Minnesota-made beer”), Milwaukee residents can now keep (up to four) chickens, Rachel profiles Sun Street Breads (here’s our story), Butter Bakery burglarized, the cheap / delicious / divey Wienery is reviewed, Iggers goes to Aji in Hopkins, and the Well […]
MoreA Coming Wisconsin Butter Boom?
Amid a rising demand for artisanal butter, Wisconsin is looking into relaxing some of its arduous regulations of the buttermaking profession; the Wisconsin State Journal has a thorough story examining both the rising interest in good local butter and the legal changes that will help the state’s cheesemakers (and master cheesemakers) rise to meet that […]
MoreNovember 30 Morning Roundup
Thanksgiving over at Martha and Tom’s and at Les Petites Images (plus the Thanksgiving camel tradition at South 12th), Kieran’s Irish pub is relocating to the former Bellanotte space, a verdict on durian fruit (and thoughts about Zimmern and Bourdain), a video featuring the packing of PastureLand butter, a Chowhound supposition: our local Whole Foods […]
MoreSeptember 25 Morning Roundup
Zimmern sings the praises of Brasa’s goat, tough words about the media conspiracy that brought down Whole Hog Heaven, high praise for Gyropolis in Bloomington, Cheese and Champagne samples some excellent Wisconsin blue cheeses from Seymour Dairy Crest and Roth Käse, South 12th asks why we can’t get high-falutin Scandinavian food around here (didn’t Aquavit […]
MoreSeptember 22 Morning Roundup
A promising new cafe called Cafe 116 opens up in Fergus Falls, PastureLand Co-op picks up some national ink for its organic Summer Gold butter, Heavy Table’s own Aaron Landry talks pizza at tomorrow night’s Give and Take event, you may still be able to get some great deals on heirloom tomatoes at Seward Co-op, […]
MoreIf You Think Our Fair Food is Lousy, Healthwise…
In Texas, they’re serving deep-fried butter. Literally: it’s butter, whipped, flavored, and deep-fried. Holy. Cow.
MoreAugust 10 Morning Roundup
A search for the elusive crab rangoon, if you love to hate the Uptown Art Fair and associated events, you’ll love Emily’s writeup of a Barefoot Wine tasting, some homemade butter making, online registration for state fair competitions for baked products and canned goods ends tomorrow, the Heavy Table gets a shout in a PiPress […]
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