Author Caleb Westphal

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here."Was möchten Sie gerne?" the man behind the bar asked me as I sat down."Ah, that's German, right?...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here.This week I ventured to Gard's (7170 W Burleigh St., 414-442-4280). The restaurant and lounge is loca...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here.As I drove south on South 13th Street from Layton Avenue, I could see cars lined up on both sides of ...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.The Friday after Thanksgiving became my third week in a row outside of Milwaukee for a fish fry. I ...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Each year in late November I have a tradition where I read books outside in the cold until I shiver...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.A wedding once again took me out of town this past Friday. This time, Friday wasn't the day of a re...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.I had been pretty tensed up last Friday and couldn't pinpoint why that was. Earlier in the day I ha...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.For what was at least my 200th consecutive Friday fish fry, I decided to invite people who have bee...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.By the afternoon of Friday #199, my stomach was feeling a little uneasy, and I made myself some lem...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.This past spring I had a fish fry at Chuck's Place, and during the drive home my wandering fish fry...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.It was a dreary night and I was in a reflective mood as I rode the bus downtown towards the Old Ger...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Milwaukee has a rich cultural heritage and many ethnicities help make the city what it is. One of i...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Some people travel long distances for fish. In the 1880s an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Cervi, set ...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.This is the second year in a row that I've stood up in a wedding, and with weddings come wedding re...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Some fish fry adventures are planned out in advance, maybe by a few days, but most of the time it g...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Being that I hadn't been to Clifford's Supper Club (10418 W. Forest Home Ave., 414-425-6226) for a ...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.The Wisconsin State Fair has ended, and the cream puffs, cricket nachos, and deep-fried everything ...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Last week I mentioned the idea of heading somewhere around the Wisconsin State Fair to get a fish f...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.With the arrival of the Wisconsin State Fair, my initial thought was to spend this week looking for...