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McDonald’s brought back Hi-C Orange Lavaburst and it’s finally available in Milwaukee

March 16, 2021

The light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter (and oranger). Why? Because MCDONALD'S BROUGHT BACK HI-C ORANGE LAVABUST AND NOW IT'S AVAILABLE IN MILWAUKEE. FINALLY. Yes, according to a Hi-C Orang...

West Allis is going all in on the regional-inside-joke bar and brewery names

Matt Wild

March 11, 2021

To paraphrase Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks: When two separate West Allis drinking establishments, both with names that play on regional inside jokes, get profiled by two separate Milwaukee publications on ...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar’s Wauwatosa location will open next week

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2021

Back in January, Egg & Flour—a pasta bar concept founded by restaurateur Wes Shaver and chef/recent Hell's Kitchen contestant Adam Pawlak—announced plans to open its third location, and its first restaurant...

Trixie Mattel’s Chipotle burrito bowl and 13 should-be ‘Drag Race’ fast food pairings

Rachel Seis

March 10, 2021

Not all brand collaborations make sense at first glance. Like Lil Wayne x American Eagle, Cheetos x Forever 21, and Susan G. Komen x KFC before them, the latest collaboration between e.l.f. Cosmetics and fast-f...

Carryout Chronicles: Taco Moto

Tyler Maas

March 10, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...

Company Brewing relaunches seasonal Milwaukee Day Lager as year-round “Milwaukee-Style Lager”

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2021

In 2018, Company Brewing got in the civic celebration spirit by releasing Milwaukee Day Lager, a beer crafted in collaboration with founders of Milwaukee Day. Though availability was essentially limited to the ...

Carryout Chronicles: Grebe’s Bakery

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...

I fought the winter blues (and won) in one of South Shore Terrace’s chalets

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2021

Even though it's now March, it's still technically winter. In Wisconsin. During a pandemic. Hell, even in "normal times," winter is a long, arduous, dark, isolated, uncomfortable, and boring period of time that...

Second annual Bloody Mary Festival is (tentatively) coming to the Deer District August 21

Matt Wild

March 2, 2021

Amidst a number of events that are canceling their 2021 plans, it's been interesting to see a few events (tentatively) going ahead with their 2021 plans. Like the second annual Bloody Mary Festival-Wisconsin, f...

Carryout Chronicles: X-Ray Arcade

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for bars and restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...

Louie’s Char Dogs & Butter Burgers coming to East Side strip mall where Blockbuster used to be

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

Fans of gourmet hot dogs and butter burgers rejoice: A new restaurant called Louie's Char Dogs & Butter Burgers is coming to 2336 N. Farwell Ave. The location—formerly occupied by Bee's Cuisine—is part of t...

Drink Wisconsinbly made a booze-themed “Brandy Land” board game

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2021

If you're anything like us, the number of hours you've spent playing board games has increased a great deal over the past 11-plus months. And if you're anything like us (and much of Wisconsin, for that matter)...

Brady St. honky tonk bar, Nashville North, will open this fall “post-pandemic under no restrictions”

Matt Wild

February 19, 2021

As first reported by Urban Milwaukee and now backed up with a press release, we now know more about Nashville North, a.k.a. the "honky tonk" bar coming to the former Up & Under Pub on Brady Street. "Owne...

Carryout Chronicles: Classic Slice

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...

Centraal Grand Cafe & Tappery installs outdoor “streetcar” seating

Matt Wild

February 17, 2021

What happens when you combine restaurants, winter, a pandemic, and heated outdoor seating partially inspired by Milwaukee's favorite form of public transportation? "Streetcar on Lincoln," of course, an outdoor ...

Ray’s Wine & Spirits will make 2021’s Wückfinter into “a virtual Wückening”

Tyler Maas

February 16, 2021

In early 2019, Wauwatosa beverage bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits and Indiana's 3 Floyds Brewing joined forces to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with an outdoor celebration of beer in defiance of...

Yep, a honky tonk bar called Nashville North is coming to the former Up & Under, and nope, we don’t know anything else about it, either

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

As first reported by Urban Milwaukee and then reported by OnMilwaukee and now reported by us, a honky tonk bar called Nashville North is apparently coming to the former Up & Under Pub, 1214 E. Brady St. "Co...

X-Ray Arcade is going to offer pizza bagel and virtual concert “combo meals”

Tyler Maas

February 11, 2021

Earlier this week, X-Ray Arcade celebrated two years in business. Unfortunately, the Cudahy-based arcade, bar, and music venue has been unable to safely host concerts or allow people inside to play games for ne...

Carryout Chronicles: Bamboo Restaurant

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...

New holiday alert: Celebrate the inaugural Friday Fish Fry Day on February 19

Matt Wild

February 9, 2021

There's a "national day" for just about everything. Isn't it about time that the beloved Wisconsin tradition of the Friday fish fry gets its own day, too? YES. YES IT IS. And so let it be known, fish fry fan...

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