Here’s the Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 lineup

Tyler Maas
// It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, we're not talking about Christmas, New Year's or the city's steady string of summer festivals. Rather, the unofficial title of Milwaukee's favorite day belon...

First Impression: Kickapoo Coffee

Monica Reida
// Milwaukee has seen an increase in recent years of coffee shops treating coffee like something to be savored, like a gourmet food item, similar to cheese or wine. From Stone Creek Coffee opening a high-co...

Tucked Away: Irie Palace

Tommy Ciaccio
// Like many of the hidden gems this city has to offer, Irie Palace (7506 W. Appleton Ave., 414-461-8203) is nestled unassumingly in a bastion of depressing chain restaurants, pharmacies, and megastores. De...

First Impression: Supper

Todd Lazarski
// Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Supper (1962 N. Prospect Ave., 414-509-6074), the new venture from Gina Gruenewald, of Wolf Peach ownership and wood-fired deliciousness, offers a contemporary ta...

First Impression: Amilinda

Todd Lazarski
For every thousand or so of the soulless calorie dispensaries that make up the corporeal restaurant world, there’s at least one Amilinda (315 E Wisconsin Ave., 414-369-3683): an ephemeral kitchen presence, lurk...

First Impression: Company Brewing

Matt Wild
When news broke last fall that Company Brewing would be replacing Stonefly Brewing at 735 E. Center St., it was greeted with a fevered enthusiasm usually reserved for new “placemaking” initiatives or Milwaukee ...

First Impression: Nourri

Todd Lazarski
When Odd Duck opened to buzz and critical acclaim in 2012, drawing favorable comparisons to Senora Small Plates herself, La Merenda, it typified a fully shifted caloric paradigm. The restaurant was right on the...

Eagle Trace’s second EP is a family affair

Tyler Maas
Siblings playing together in a band isn’t an altogether unique concept in Milwaukee music. Acts like Juniper Tar, Ugly Brothers, and Calamity Janes (among many others) have shown that great things can come of f...

First Impression: Meraki

Todd Lazarski
On first glance, there isn’t a lot to distinguish Meraki, the new venture from Chad Meier, former chef at Blue Jacket. It’s doing the same thing, in the same neighborhood, as most of the rest of the Milwaukee r...