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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. …

Drink, Weird Tales

The Perils of Eggnog

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In a recent FW poll, I asked if readers would say yes or no to eggnog. (Most supported the holiday beverage, and I was among them, favoring it in my case in small doses.) It is, however, always possible to have too much of a good thing, as Ryan Roche of Utah learned, after he…

Drink, Food

Pairing Beer and Food

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It’s much, much better to drink well and moderately than to drink too much of a poor brew. In the video below, Brendan Woodcock and Daniel Burns of the New York beer bar Torst discuss enjoyable pairings of food and beer.

Drink, Food, Restaurant

On Restaurant Reviews: The Scientist’s Patronage

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The most important offering of a restaurant is food, but following closely are atmosphere and service. In fact, for low-end, commodity offerings, I’d say atmosphere (bright, clean) and service (quick & friendly) are often decisive. Someone in town mentioned to me that the service at an establishment I’d reviewed favorably months ago was on the…

Drink, Food, Restaurant, Review

Restaurant Review: The SweetSpot

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View Larger Map Located along Whitewater Street, near the Cravath lakefront, is Whitewater’s principal coffee shop: The SweetSpot at 226 West Whitewater. There are other places in town for coffee, and until recently there were even more, but The SweetSpot now occupies a preeminent place. So what shall one simply say about this much-touted coffee…

Drink, Food, Hip & Prosperous

About Whitewater’s Restaurants

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At last night’s common council session, there was more than one person who remarked that Whitewater needed an improved dining scene. She does. Although there are some real gems here, we’ve not enough of the sort of dining that would attract people to Whitewater time and again. A city of our size cannot have successful,…

Drink, Recipe

The Michelada

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From the website that touted the Pickleback, comes the Michelada. The NYT’s Toby Cecchini describes it as “a cousin of the Bloody Mary, or a spiced-up version of a Midwestern staple, the Red Eye.” (For a more cautious take on the drink, see Eric Felten’s A Curious Treat From Down Mexico Way.) There are several…

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The Pickleback

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I’ve no doubt that Wisconsin’s bartenders are up on this, but for others who are unfamiliar, here’s a Pickleback — A shot of Jameson’s with a shot of pickle juice as chaser. Sounds odd, but it’s delicious. The drink reportedly originated in Williamsburg, a Brooklyn neighborhood. (About Williamsburg, I’ll have more to write later this…