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Any ideas for Milwaukee?
weekend? if so, Knickerbocker Hotel, Roots, Cafe Hollander (east side, not that I've had brunch at the Wauwatosa location but I've generally heard it to be not as good), Trocadero. Comet Cafe is good too, and a bit more of a diner-feel is Blue Egg in Wauwatosa (not too far). All are local, unique places.
Blue Egg has it during the week too (Comet too, maybe).
Mail Order Wisconsin Beer
Sprecher might be the best good Wisconsin beer you can get outside the state. Good suggestions from Living4Fun and I'd add Capital Brewery, maybe Central Waters Brewery to your hunt.
Grilled Cheese North of Milwaukee on I-94
here's the interior of Kopp's:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g59917-d392128-Kopp_s_Frozen_Custard_Stand-Glendale_Wisconsin.html#18780226
Saltpeter in Milwaukee?
Isn't this the kind of thing the Spice House carries? Not sure about the pink salt; but I'd bet they could at least point you in the right direction for that. And they certainly have all the rest of the spices.
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Spice House
1031 N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee - new West Allis Cheese location
saw this the other day, the West Allis Cheese shop is opening a location on Oakland (near Locust) in the old Bella's Fat Cat location.
A welcome addition:
http://www.wacheese-gifts.com/
Cheap Beers with Merit?
correction, it was actually the TJ's "name tag" lager that was really bad...
Cheap Beers with Merit?
It's been mentioned a few times but I think Trader Joes is your answer. The Simpler Times pilsner was $3.49 a six pack of 12 oz cans for me. Pretty smooth, good pilsner taste; inoffensive at worst, and downright enjoyable at best. Seeing the prices I also bought a 6-pack of the lager (that was $2.99, actually), and the lager is really bad and is likely to find it's way into a recipe.
Wisconsin Cheese
I've lived all over and, recently, challenged our Vermont-based sister and brother in law to a "cheese off" judged by our father in law (who lived in France for 15 yrs, and, as such, has strong opinions about cheese).
The Dunbarton Blue beat their blue (http://www.roellicheese.com/ one of my favorite blues, creamy)
Our goat beat their goat: Benedictine, a hard, very gamey goat)http://www.wisconsincheesemart.com/benedictine-cheese-p-525.html
Marieske's Gouda is also very, very good.
they beat us at softer cheeses and, sadly, cheddar (though the 10 yr Hook was my first choice, I wasn't able to find it, here it is: http://www.hookscheese.com/cheese%20descriptions.html).
The addition of orange coloring is really something I wish Wisconsin cheesemakers would abandon.
Is Mad Men inpsiring you to build a Home Bar?
the Crate and Barrel Taka Trunk serves my purposes. It came with bottle dividers and glassware fits in nicely. Since I don't tend to add ice I'm usually just pouring a neat glass of some sort of whiskey so no need for mixers or ice. At any given time I try to have a Scotch, a bourbon, an Irish whiskey, brandy of some sort, and usually something 'interesting'; like a white corn whiskey or something else sort of novel.
Madison, WI. Any foodie souvenirs?
2nd Carr Valley; and I'd add Marieske's Gouda (available all over: http://www.hollandsfamilycheese.com/goudas.asp), and maybe the Dunbarton Blue (http://www.roellicheese.com/ one of my favorite blues)
milwaukee tips
beer/cheese at the cheese bar (good local microbrews too): http://www.wisconsincheesemart.com/the_cheese_bar.php
local/seasonal fare done with culinary skill at Roots: http://www.rootsmilwaukee.com/
MIlwaukee -- food carts and trucks
Ofelia's on Water and Mason around lunch hour, very good tacos/enchiladas and tamales (thought the burritos were only ok). They have specials too; shrimp quesadillas, chicken flautas, enchiladas with red mole. The specials sell out fast. Not sure how much longer they're going to be there with it getting colder. Very good, nice people, run by the Waterfront Deli. I think the tamales are particularly well done. Very infrequently do I have a tamal where I find the masa to taste like anything but filler but hers have a rich sweetness that's amazing.
Also, you can get Streetza at lunch cart Friday in Cathedral Square during lunch hour, as well as Satellite Crepes.
Milwaukee Night Out, preferably Japanese
I think I'd put Nanakusa ahead of Umami Moto. Very nice atmosphere too, and not at all loud. A well-behaved kid would be fine there.
We tried essentially every sushi restaurant in the city when we moved here and have settled on Nanakusa as our go-to nice spot (though Thai-namite is a good everyday sushi place).
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Umami Moto
17800 W Bluemound Rd, Brookfield, WI 53045
"Ethnic" Grocery Stores in Milwaukee
for quick items in the city I go to the small Asian mart on 3rd across from Lucille's piano bar (between Highland and Juneau). Nice couple runs it, has the basics.
Baltimore - late dinner in the Inner Harbor?
rats. I land on a Tuesday putting Jack's out (only open wednesday-sunday, shame as poached oyster stir-fry sounded great). B&O stops dinner at 11pm (though bar closes at midnight but I suspect that's booze-only).
Baltimore - late dinner in the Inner Harbor?
Coming to Baltimore for work in a week and I don't land till 10pm or so, then coming in to the Marriott in the Inner Harbor. Does anyone have any idea on what's open late that is delicious? I'm open to anything really. Good seafood is preferred; but I'm game for whatever's good.
Thanks in advance!
October Weekend in Milwaukee
The Lakefront Brewery Tour/Fish Fry is probably your best hardcore Milwaukee experience to do Friday afternoon/night.
Do the tour first: http://www.lakefrontbrewery.com/main.html
Then the fish fry: http://www.cafevecchio.com/palmgarden/fishfry/
(the fish fry is in the same place but run by an outside caterer, hence the different link)
New to Milwaukee, looking for guidance
yeah, Pad See Ew is a different dish. Don't ask for pad see ew expecting drunken noodles/pad kee mao.
And EE Sane's pad kee mao/drunken noodles (I think they call it drunken noodle on the menu) are very good. Thainamite's only so-so. Haven't tried it elsewhere...
Your father's beer.
my father's a bit of a serial monogamist and the last few years have been MGD but growing up he was a Falstaff fan:
http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/
Looking for breweries along 1-80
The Crescent Moon in Omaha is a fine, fine bar with excellent microbrew selections, lots of hard to find midwest beer options, 2 miles from I-80 at 36th and Farnam:
http://beercornerusa.com/indexmoon.html
draft list on this page:
http://beercornerusa.com/fnd.html
Alta Mura bread at Wisconsin Pick n Save
Roundy's is the house brand of Pick n Save so it should be in all Pick n Save's I'd imagine. I'll check next time I go.
New to Milwaukee, looking for guidance
been to Thai-namite twice now and I think their sushi is better than their Thai. Had some so-so drunken noodles the first time while the wife had very good spicy tuna roll. Last night had spicy tuna again, with a very good Red Dragon roll (spicy shrimp with tuna in a spicy mayo), the Mexican (tuna + cilantro and jalapenos roll, there was another fish in there too, I forget what), and a spicy shrimp tempura rolls. And the regular tempura itself was also very good. I love a nice green curry and I might break down and try theirs at some point, but I think I'll still generally stick to their sushi. Service is a bit on the slowish side but very, very nice.
As said, EE Sane is the place for Thai, but service is so bad/slow it is almost comical. On some days the desire for great Thai outweighs the negatives of sitting forever.
I'm a big fan of Szechuan cooking and haven't found anything since moving here.
Breakfast in Milwaukee Near Midwest (Frontier) Airlines Center ?
Waterfront Deli has breakfast sandwiches and good local coffee. On Water Street.
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Water Street Cafe
113 Water St, Boyne City, MI 49712
Downtown Milwaukee for a week-- recommendations?
I'd follow up to Waterfront Deli and mention that at lunch time at the intersection of Mason and Water, the Waterfront people are fronting a fine taco stand called Ofelia's. It only started a few weeks ago so they're still working out the kinks (they run out of stuff too early sometimes, sometimes have trouble with the grill) but the food itself is really, really good. And they do interesting specials. Had a chicken enchilada plate with red mole that was amazing. The specials are a bit more, $7 maybe, but tacos are $1.50. They've also got tamales, tortas, and burritos.
In the event they're sold out, at Waterfront Deli, I have a hard time ordering anything but the BLT with smoked salmon. Very tasty.
Want to drink with the WC2010 games...what to find?
This is an interesting list:
http://guestofaguest.com/sports/a-beer-for-every-remaining-world-cup-team/
Food in Milwaukee airport?
eh. not amazing though maybe i'm spoiled by brat over-exposure and a non-Milwaukee person might like them more than I. I think all the places in the airport use Usinger's brats, which is an excellent brat, but they keep them on the 7/11 style rollers so they can dry out. If you catch one at the right time, it'll be great. Though, worth adding I think the brat at the Milwaukee airport might be the best deal in all of airport dining as you could conceivably get a fresh brat for $2.50 I think....
Randomly, there's also pretty good Mexican near the airport (Jalapeno Loco gets good reviews here)
Want to drink with the WC2010 games...what to find?
interesting idea but you might be painting yourself in a corner by sticking with beer. For the African countries, you've got a few places that are heavy into palm wine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_wine). Nigeria is, as you notice, the big Guinness country (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Nigeria). South Africa has oceans of great wines, but even more unique is Amarula (sort of like Bailey's, and available in the US).
Japan and Korea are, to generalize, whiskey-loving countries (though shochu could be good, though it's maybe more a rice wine than anything).
Though it isn't amazing beer, for Australia I like that they sell the Foster's oil cans and there's a certain comic value in their ridiculous size.
Though you could just pick drinks from one of the two teams playing, making it easier and you can pick which you like better...e.g., Ivory Coast / Portugal I'd go with a Portuguese something or other...etc.
Unaged Whiskey - Corn or Rye (Longish)
Striperguy,
Do your damnedest to get a bottle of either the rye or the millet from this place:
http://www.koval-distillery.com/
(oooh, hadn't ever gone to the website, try to get past the Enya/haiku-like descriptions of the whiskeys and trust me)
It's out of this world. The rye has a lot more fight to it than the the tuthilltown corn, and it's a 100% rye (all his whiskey's are 100% one grain). I haven't tried his corn but I also imagine it's solid. The millet is unlike anything I've ever tried. Almost like a grappa with a surprisingly unassaulting hit of licorice. And I say that as someone who typically avoids the licorice flavor.
