Tag: Mandatory Milwaukee

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: The “Cheese Drawer”

October 8, 2024

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some segments of your home's refrigerator come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: The "Cheese Drawer." Cheese. It's delicious...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Falcon Bowl is a Riverwest institution that’s now taking flight as a venue

Tyler Maas

September 25, 2024

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some historic neighborhood institutions come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Falcon Bowl. On June 25, 2021, Milwaukee Reco...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Basement Bars!

Tyler Maas

September 11, 2024

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some unique regional home amenities come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Basement Bars! There are some foods, drinks, and ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Find the road to Barnacle Bud’s, find yourself at a hidden waterfront gem

Vince Morales

June 11, 2024

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Barnacle Bud's! On the island of Maui in Hawaii, there is something called...

Mandatory Wisconsin: Rocky Rococo has been the crème de la crème for 50 years

Matt Wild

May 13, 2024

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 13 through May 20, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Beer Gardens

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2024

Some outdoor drinking destinations come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Beer Gardens! Milwaukee excels in a number of ways, but its beer and its par...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee Record has been around for 10 years. Here’s to MORE

Matt Wild

April 8, 2024

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: us! Hello. Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. That was 10 years a...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Blue Moon is an out-of-this-world flavor with a Cream City connection

Tyler Maas

March 26, 2024

Some ice cream flavors come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Blue Moon. Having spent the majority of my life in Wisconsin, I'm often surprised to lea...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Disagreeing about who to root for (and against) in March Madness

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2024

Wisconsinites don't agree about everything, but when it comes to sports, we mostly seem to lean the same way. In general, we love the Green Bay Packers, cheer for the Milwaukee Brewers, and pull for the Milwauk...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Debating what constitutes a “dive bar”

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2024

Some trivial arguments come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Debating what constitutes a dive bar. The internet can be a useful tool. With some click...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Sausage, Mushroom & Onion Pizza

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2024

Some pizza topping combinations come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Sausage, Mushroom & Onion Pizza. We're all aware of "Milwaukee Style" pizza...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Potholes!

Matt Wild

February 1, 2024

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: potholes! There's a dusty joke about Wisconsin having only two seasons: wi...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Hot ham and rolls remain an integral part of the Sunday ritual

Tyler Maas

January 18, 2024

Some timeless weekend rituals come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Sunday hot ham and rolls. There are some food and drink standbys that, despite no...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Feeling optimistic about the city in 2024

Tyler Maas

January 3, 2024

Some feelings of early-year optimism come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Feeling optimistic about Milwaukee in 2024. In case you hadn't heard, we'r...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Batter up! Get in the holiday spirit with a Tom And Jerry

Tyler Maas

December 13, 2023

Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Tom And Jerry! It's the middle of December in Wisconsin. It's cold outsid...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Meat Raffles bring good luck, choice cuts, charity to Wisconsin bars

Tyler Maas

November 28, 2023

Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Meat Raffles! If you visit enough bars in Wisconsin, you're bound to enco...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Shah Jee’s continues to bring Pakistani cuisine to unlikely downtown location

Matt Wild

November 13, 2023

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Shah Jee's! (The following article is an updated version of a 2016 article.) Downtown Milwauke...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Having a bite in sight of flight at MKE Layton Avenue Observation Area

Tyler Maas

October 31, 2023

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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Taking out the window AC units because it’s gonna be cold for 8,000 months

Matt Wild

October 16, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: taking out the window AC units because it's gonna be cold for 8,000 months! ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Pietro’s Pizza has been “Bay View’s finest” for 50 years

Tyler Maas

August 22, 2023

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...

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