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Stuff We Missed: World Burrito Eating Championship (with Joey Chestnut) coming to Deer District

March 31, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• It seems National Burrito Day decorations go up earlier and earlier every ye...

Hacienda chef Ashley Turner will compete on April 4 episode of Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

Matt Wild

March 29, 2023

Milwaukee is no stranger to food and drink reality shows. Think Egg & Flour's Adam Pawlak on Hell's Kitchen and the upcoming Superchef Grudge Match. Think, if you must, of the time Bar Rescue blew into town...

Crafty Cow to honor Kwik Trip this Friday with “Kwik Cow” menu items

Tyler Maas

March 29, 2023

Kwik Trip is nothing short of a Wisconsin institution. You can't travel more than a few miles in the Badger State without encountering the distinct red and white convenience store (unless you're in Milwaukee, w...

Nite Owl’s 2023 season begins today

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2023

With longer days, a steady wave of festival announcements, and Bob Uecker’s voice on the radio, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. The season technically started nine days ago, but something...

Kind Oasis made a batch of Milwaukee Record gummies

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2023

Yep! Milwaukee Record now has its very own Delta 8 gummies. These...nice 69 milligram edibles are produced and sold by Kind Oasis (2169 N. Farwell Ave., 414-877-0253), a local CBD, hemp, and Delta 8 and Delta 9...

Here are the businesses participating in WMSE’s 21st annual Rockabilly Chili fundraiser

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 24, 2023

Despite snow being in the forecast this weekend, it's technically spring now. And you know what that means! WMSE’s annual Rockabilly Chili fundraiser is set to return to MSOE’s Kern Center on Sunday, April 16. ...

Brewed City: Pilcrow Coffee

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

Pizza Man’s last day of service on Downer Avenue will be March 25

Matt Wild

March 20, 2023

Want to drop in and enjoy a meal at Pizza Man on Downer Avenue? You've got about a week.Yes, after nearly 10 years of holding down the corner of Downer and Belleview on the city's east side, Milwaukee stapl...

Here’s the full Turner Hall Tiki Takedown lineup

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2023

Following successful installments in 2019 and 2021, Turner Hall Tiki Takedown will once again be bringing warm vibes and cool island cocktails back to the eponymous downtown ballroom. From 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, A...

Hey! Here’s the schedule for the 2023 Traveling Beer Garden

Matt Wild

March 16, 2023

Hey! Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking in parks? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden is returning for 2023. YES.The beer/park extravaganza will o...

Reba McEntire and 17 other celebrities who played Colonel Sanders, ranked

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2023

Over the course of her incomparable career, Reba McEntire has done it all. During the last 45 years, the “Queen Of Country” has recorded countless hits for her 30-plus albums that have sold more than 75 million...

20 pictures of Greenfield’s new Qdoba that officially opens March 14

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2023

Last fall, we were given the opportunity to have an early glimpse (and take an early taste) of Milwaukee proper's first Dave's Hot Chicken. With Dave's being one of the fastest-growing chains in the country and...

Brewed City: Sprocket Café

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

After nearly 16 years, something is finally planned for the former Chancery on Downer

Matt Wild

March 6, 2023

On March 31, 2007, the Chancery closed its doors at 2575 N. Downer Ave. The space has been empty ever since.But now, AFTER NEARLY 16 YEARS, that may change.Yep, according to a license application filed ...

Turner Hall Tiki Takedown returns April 2

Tyler Maas

March 1, 2023

Following successful installments in 2019 and 2021, Turner Hall Tiki Takedown will once again be bringing warm vibes and cool island cocktails back to the eponymous downtown ballroom in early April. Yes, after ...

Coming soon: The glorious return of Koppa’s deli

Matt Wild

February 28, 2023

For decades after it opened in 1982, Koppa's (1940 N. Farwell Ave.) served as both a quirky East Side grocery store and a quirky East Side deli. (Could it be considered a bodega? Maybe!) Kitschy decorations, fu...

And “Milwaukee’s Best Bloody” is…

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2023

Sunday afternoon, thousands of people gathered at the Italian Community Center to partake in a beloved celebration of a tomato-based local delicacy. Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation's annual “MKE’s Best Bloody...

Hey! February 24 is the third annual Friday Fish Fry Day!

Matt Wild

February 23, 2023

We've said it before and we'll say it again: every Friday is a Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there's only one Friday when Wisconsin, the country, and the entire world celebrate the official Friday Fish ...

Brewed City: La Finca Coffeehouse

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The hash browns at Café At The Plaza

Matt Wild

February 21, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the hash browns at Café At The Plaza!Back in 2018, we bestowed "Mandator...