Category: Food/Drink

Crafty Cow announces new spring menu items, burger upgrades

April 19, 2023

When we last checked in with Crafty Cow, the Milwaukee (and Wauwatosa/Oconomowoc) fried chicken and burger purveyor was celebrating April Fool's Day by temporarily offering its own take on Kwik Trip cuisine. No...

“We make our birria a little different here.” Romero’s stands out in new Greenfield location

Juan Miguel Martinez

April 18, 2023

Seventy-sixth Street in Greenfield is host to many fast food chains and mini malls that look like they haven't had upgrades since the mid-'80s. Yet there is a strange familiarity that all Milwaukeeans have with...

Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2023 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

Matt Wild

April 17, 2023

More than 3,000 hungry and iron-stomached Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center this past Sunday for WMSE's 21st annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. While there, these hearty chili lovers sampled more th...

Klement’s Factory Outlet Store to permanently close April 27

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2023

We have some terrible news for fans of high quality Milwaukee-made meats sold at bargain basement prices. Klement’s will be permanently closing its Factory Outlet Store (2650 S. Chase Ave., 414-744-2330 Ext. 26...

South Shore Terrace will open for the season on April 12

Matt Wild

April 10, 2023

Spring has truly sprung. The weather is glorious, the Nite Owl is back in business, and the Marcus Center snow pile is doomed. Oh, and the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Rd.) is set to open o...

“The party knob will be turned all the way to 69” at The Mothership’s 4-year anniversary party

Tyler Maas

April 5, 2023

There's no bar in Milwaukee—or the world, for that matter—quite like The Mothership. Since opening in April 2019, the Bay View bar has served up more Hamm's and Campari than any other establishment in the state...

Brewed City: The Daily Bird

Tyler Maas

April 5, 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...

Your Turner Hall Tiki Takedown winners are…

Tyler Maas

April 2, 2023

Sunday, more than 300 folks put on their finest Hawaiian shirt, donned some colorful leis, and made their way to the Turner Hall Tiki Takedown. The third installment of the event brought great tunes by DJ E-Ric...

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

Matt Wild

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...