Food/Drink

April 27, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. When I was choosing a fish fry location this past week, I had two boxes I wanted to check off on...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Kim’s Thai brings Far East flavors to a South Side strip mall

April 24, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit treasured local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure in the city...

Vegan eatery Celesta, Downer Ave. Stone Creek get approval from Licenses Committee

April 24, 2018

A vegan pop-up restaurant will have a brick-and-mortar home on Milwaukee's East Side. Celesta, operated by Beatrix Foods chef-owner Melanie Manuel, will open in the former location of Jow Nai Fouquet, 1978 N. F...

224 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Amelia’s

April 20, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Amelia Earhart, the first woman to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, disappeared...

“No longer just hippies or weirdos” Talking veganism with Vegan Milwaukee founder Colleen Bielinski

April 19, 2018

In late 2004, Colleen Bielinski decided to go vegan. A few years into her new lifestyle, she amassed a respectable listing of Milwaukee's vegan-friendly restaurants. Figuring others would appreciate her finding...

Wisconsin’s only White Castle now has a vegan slider and it’s actually pretty awesome

April 18, 2018

Who doesn't love a fast food promotion? We know we can't resist the limited-time opportunity to indulge in unconventional franchise fare like Taco Bell's Kit Kit Quesadilla, the Arby's Venison Sandwich, McDonal...

First Impression: Pizza Di Famiglia

April 17, 2018

Bay View isn't exactly hurting for pizza. Even with the recent loss of Little DiMarinis, the neighborhood is still bursting with a wide variety of pizza purveyors to suit almost any 'za craving. Places like Dom...

Eagle Park Brewing’s East Side taproom opens this weekend

April 13, 2018

Since opening in the Lincoln Warehouse last February, Eagle Park Brewing Company has quickly expanded and refined its selection, has become a fixture on local draft lines, and almost immediately outgrew its 1,3...

223 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Cellar Pub & Grill (Oak Creek)

April 13, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. After musing last week about how I never get to Cudahy for fish, I started thinking about my rel...

Oak & Shield Gaming Pub will open May 4, be all-ages until 10 p.m.

April 11, 2018

Back in February, the owners of Board Game Barrister and 42 Lounge announced a new geek-tastic venture, Oak & Shield Gaming Pub, which would take over the space formerly occupied by Karma Bar & Grill, 6...

Boone & Crockett will close in Bay View April 16, open in Walker’s Point by the end of the month

April 10, 2018

In January, a 21,000 square foot Harbor District building at 818 S. Water St. was sold to a group of investors with intentions of opening a multi-use facility to accommodate a variety of businesses. The longtim...

222 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Joe’s K Ranch (Cudahy)

April 6, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. How can I have gone a whole year of writing this column and not once gotten a fish fry in Cudahy...

Little Duck will open with a Spring Foragers & Farmers Dinner May 20

April 5, 2018

Back in January, sad news hit the Milwaukee restaurant scene when Hello Falafel suddenly closed up shop. But it wasn't all sad news: owners Melissa Buchholz and Ross Bachhuber announced that the space at 2301 S...

Here’s the 2018 Traveling Beer Garden schedule

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 5, 2018

Do you like drinking? (Click here if you don't.) Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn't normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking, like public parks? Then you're in luck, beca...

Gordie’s in St. Francis is the quintessential neighborhood bar

Catherine Jozwik

April 2, 2018

St. Francis is home to more than 10 bars, about half of them located within six blocks of each other. While most offer drink specials, good tunes, pool and darts and, in some cases, pizza and other bar food, th...

221 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Landmark 1850 Inn

March 30, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It was just after midnight last Friday, but I was not thinking about going to bed. Instead, I wa...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Von Trier remains the same, yet somehow better than ever

March 28, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Undeterred by failure on East Side, Rosati’s Pizza will open a Bay View location