Author Mitch DeSantis

November is a month for gratitude, and in Wisconsin we give thanks for dairy. The cow is our Queen Elizabeth, and she deserves that crown. But behind every award-winning cheddar, there's cow pregnancy—and, in W...

I was a ridiculously easy kid to feed. Honestly, I still consider myself a human garbage disposal. I love food, and I'll try almost anything. That said, like every foodie's nightmare, sometimes you don't have t...

Mitch DeSantis is Milwaukee Record's Rural/Northwoods Wisconsin Correspondent. Find his dispatches HERE. It was a cold, snowy winter weekend, and had I stayed home I would have justified eating an entire fro...

Ancient Rome is a significant chapter in human civilization that continues to capture our imagination. It is renowned for its profound influence on law, politics, and culture. Although the empire has long since...