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Agriculture, Daily Bread, Drink, State Government

Daily Bread for 12.27.22: Frederick Prehn finally resigns from Natural Resources Board

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Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 26. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:27 PM for 9h 03m 16s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 23.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 4:30 PM.  On this day in 1929, Soviet General Secretary…

Drink, Food, Regulations

The Kombucha Freedom Warrior

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As fermented products become more common as health fads, questions about regulation are being raised. For one, kombucha is the product of fermenting tea with a culture of live yeast and bacteria. As a result, the beverage has a variable alcohol content—and some of its producers are being targeted by the federal regulators. In this…

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Drink: Brodo

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I’ve not tried it, and I’m not sure it will catch on nationally, but it is something different — It reads like the perfect storm of food item appeal: soaking otherwise toss-able animal bones in water (sustainability: check) to create a nutrient-rich brew (paleo-friendly: check) for sale in paper to-go cups out of a window…

Drink, Food, Holiday, Poll

Friday Poll: Third Annual Eggnog Poll

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Eggnog? Embed from Getty Images If one’s been around a bit, one has the opportunity for annual posts or polls, including this one: an eggnog poll. So, a simple question: eggnog, yes or no? Here’s a link to an eggnog recipe that I’ll try this Christmas – 1958: Eggnog @ New York Times Cooking.

Drink, Food, Restaurant, Review

How Many Visits for a Restaurant Review?

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How many trips should a reviewer make before publishing a review?  I think at least two, if not three.(Exceptions would apply when one is revisiting an establishment that one has reviewed previously, or when one is traveling and a second visit is impractical.) One can review after one evening, but a single, first-visit review just doesn’t seem…

Drink, Food, Restaurant, Review

Restaurant Review: 841 Brew House

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I’m beginning a new, spring and summer series of restaurant reviews. I’ll begin with something that, itself, is new: the restaurant at 841 Milwaukee Street, having opened at the beginning of the year.  The 841 Brew House is a sports bar and restaurant, and differs notably and favorably from the predecessor establishment at that location. …