A new year, a new month, and an unexpectedly happy find: that’s how the resumption of restaurant reviews starts off. At 535 E. Milwaukee Street in Whitewater one finds Jimmy’s, a sandwich shop with a more robust and satisfying menu than one might have expected from driving past. On so many trips along that street,…
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Food
The Classic Hamburger
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This week on Dining on a Dime, Lucas Peterson teams up with The Meat Show’s Nick Solaresto find the ideal meal for both their tastes: flavorful but inexpensive, and centered around beef. Their search leads them to the town of Massapequa on New York’s Long Island and a place called All American Hamburger Drive-In, an old-school burger…
Food
Wisconsin Foodie : The State Fair
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Last week I embedded a Wisconsin Foodie episode with a local angle (Chef Tyler Sailsbery). That episode was the second of the show’s new season. Here’s the first episode, broadcast initially on 1.8.16, of a trip to the State Fair. In this episode, Kyle Cherek and Jessica Bell explore the fine culinary delicacies of the…
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Wisconsin Foodie, A Taste of Local
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Wisconsin Foodie is a favorite program of mine. In the episode below, “Kyle [Cherek] visits the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, touring the grounds and sitting down to a white-linen dinner prepared by Tyler Sailsbery of the Black Sheep. This episode also profiles Dan O’Leary, who has been caring for the bees of…
Food
Nutella-Stuffed Pastry
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Business, Food, Free Markets, Laws/Regulations
Institute for Justice Fights Anti-Competitive Ban on Baked Goods
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Wisconsin is lousy with anti-competitive statutes, designed to protect incumbents from free-market competition. One would prefer that private parties did not have to file lawsuits to protect their economic rights. Unfortunately, some laws (and some official actions) compel private citizens to seek redress from the courts to protect their liberties. Fortunately, the Institute for Justice…
Food, Good Ideas, Health
Caffeinated Pastry’s Only a Matter of Time
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Embed from Getty Images Alternative title : Biophysicist-Inventor Possibly One of the Greatest Americans Ever. Thanks to a biophysicist, caffeinated muffins could be coming soon to a coffee shop near you — and they’ll also be loaded with antioxidants. Professor Daniel Perlman of Boston-area Brandeis University has invented a coffee flour milled from par-baked green…
Drink, Food, Holiday, Poll
Friday Poll: Third Annual Eggnog Poll
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Food
New Words About Food
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A photo posted by David Burke fabrick (@davidburkefabrick) on Nov 20, 2015 at 2:34pm PST At the New York Times, Julia Moskin writes about The Top New Food Words of 2105. Here are two from her article: CUISINOMANE (n.) The new official Canadian French word for “foodie,” as determined by the Office québécois de la…
Food, Restaurant
The Future of Fast Food?
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Food, Holiday
Thanksgiving Dishes, &c.
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Food, Holiday
A Thanksgiving Day Meal Planner
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View image | gettyimages.com At the New York Times, there’s an interactive holiday meal planner: Tell us how many guests are coming, their dietary needs and your culinary dreams. In return, we’ll offer recipe ideas and tips for an extraordinary meal…. See, Thanksgiving for All Build a Feast to Please Everyone @ NYT.