Trocadero is gonna be a pizza place
Have you ever had the hankering for pizza, but were unable to find a pizza place serving said pizza? Of course not. There are pizza places everywhere. (Even when certain pizza places close.)
And now there ar...
Here are all the local brews coming to Miller Park in 2017
Tuesday afternoon, the Milwaukee Brewers announced all the local brews coming to the new "Local Brews" bar at Miller Park in 2017. Here they are, followed by a press release.
MILWAUKEE – Beer lovers, rej...
Rosati’s on Farwell and North appears to be closed
After little more than a year in business, it appears that Rosati's Pizza Sports Pub, located on the corner of Farwell and North on Milwaukee's East Side, is closed. As of Monday night, the interior of the rest...
Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2017 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser
This past Sunday, oodles of Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE's 15th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. Several hours later, they all went home and found a nice place to curl up and think a...
And “MKE’s Best Bloody” is…
Sunday afternoon, as throngs of people were eating their weight at MSOE's Kern Center as part of WMSE's 15th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser, thousands of people gathered at the nearby Italian Community Cent...
The new Fuel is nothing like the original Fuel, and that’s fine
My first Milwaukee memories are of Fuel Cafe. I moved here in 1996, three years after the now-iconic coffee shop/cafe opened in Riverwest. Like many of my friends, I spent an inordinate amount of time at Fuel. ...
The Phoenix Cocktail Club is offering a “Mardi Gras menu” for a limited time
Though The Phoenix Cocktail Club has only been open since New Year's Eve, the Cathedral Square restaurant and lounge has quickly shown patrons they're not your typical downtown establishment. Certain drinks c...
First Impression: City Lights Brewing Company
As encouraging as it is to see a sudden influx of brand new breweries, brewpubs, and the like opening up in Milwaukee (and nearby suburbs), the newfound allure of Brew City has also brought about the relocati...
Here’s The Vanguard’s new and improved menu
Since opening in October 2014, The Vanguard has been a boon to Milwaukee dining, while also doubling as a prime place to watch the Packers and pro wrestling, and serving host for a single-day Chinese restaura...
You can own Amnesia Nite Club (and totally change its name)
Being home to literally thousands of bars, it's only natural that at least a few drinking establishments in Milwaukee have names that are less-than flattering. Places like Slurp -N- Burp Fun Bar, Toni's Moody...
Three Milwaukee chefs among semifinalists for 2017 James Beard Awards
The annual James Beard Foundation Awards aren't called "the Oscars of food" for nothing. Since 1990, the awards have celebrated the best of the best in the worlds of food, dining, and culinary writing. Not su...
Balzac to fight food waste with creative Sunday meal deal
With United States food waste now in the tens of millions of tons annually (most of which winds up in landfills), some Milwaukee restaurants are trying to limit what they throw out, and are making a concerted...
First Impression: The Explorium Brewpub
Speculate at will about exactly when the steady stream of new microbreweries pouring into town will reach a head, and when the brewery bubble will finally burst, but the best byproduct of this sudden influx—b...
Odd Duck 5-year anniversary party will feature throwback menu items, former chefs
Since opening in 2012, Odd Duck has been a Milwaukee culinary trendsetter. Small shareable plates and an ever-changing menu have been norm at the cozy Bay View restaurant, and have become the norm elsewhere. ...
First Impression: The Ruckus
Shorewood is open for business. Not even 10 years ago, Milwaukee's well-to-do neighbor to the north mostly kept to itself. The majority of the 1.5-square mile lakeside suburb consisted of prim, sprawling home...
It’s National Pizza Pie Day, so here are our favorite articles about pizza
February 9 marks National Pizza Pie Day in America. Here at Milwaukee Record, every day is pizza day. In personal pan-sized history, we've made little effort to conceal our affinity for pizza ('za-ffinity?). ...
Phon in Silver City: We had a “Phobruary” to remember
Since 2014, Layton Boulevard West Neighbors have organized a month-long celebration aimed at highlighting the abundance of excellent Asian eating establishments in Milwaukee's Silver City neighborhood. Last W...
Gathering Place Brewing Company needs help gathering funds for brewing company place
Last year was an unparalleled annual in Milwaukee microbrewing. In 2016 alone, Third Space, Good City, and Urban Harvest opened in town. Black Husky, MobCraft, and Like Minds opened tap rooms in town, and Enl...
First Impression: Third Coast Provisions
Less than a decade ago, Milwaukee's restaurant scene—if you could call it that—was a spackling of stalwarts-turned-culinary linchpins. Most of these spots had clear and easily defined concepts (French bistro,...
We ate more than 7 pounds of pretzel sandwich for, uh, science
It's not exactly going out on a limb to declare Milwaukee Record to be the city's—and likely the state's—foremost outlet for all your "ill-fated and all-around dumb food and drink adventures executed for no p...