Kohler and the American Club
A Wisconsin Company and Its Culinary Legacy Story by Erika Janik Photography Courtesy of Kohler Company The food impressed from the start. “The tables fairly groan under the loads of wholesome food and...
View ArticleFuel Your Fun: Milwaukee’s Portable Food
Story and Photography by Joe Laedtke Bento Boxes at the Beach There is, perhaps, nothing more distinctly Milwaukee than a summer day spent enjoying Cooler By The Lake. While the land lubbers a few...
View ArticleChargrilled Scallops With Grilled Caramel Corn Sauce and Corn Relish
Recipe by Sanford D’Amato Serves 4 For the caramel corn sauce: 6 ears fresh market corn 1 T. grapeseed oil 5 c. water 1 onion, peeled, ⅓ cut off in one piece, remaining cut in small dice for the corn...
View ArticleSunlit Sippin’: Day Drinking is in Our DNA
Column by Dy Godsey Photography by Jennifer Janviere Outdoor drinking: you hear the phrase and your mind conjures sunshine, good company and cold ones. It’s practically in our DNA. Wisconsin’s Germanic...
View ArticlePortable Provisions: Fuel Your Adventures With Dehydrated Treats
Column by Christina Ward Photography by Jennifer Janviere Summer is the time when, in a heady frenzy to enjoy the pleasures of our brief summers, we sometimes forget to eat. I mean, eventually we get...
View ArticleThe Most Important Meals of the Day
Op-ed by Judge Derek Mosley Like everyone, I’ve heard how important it is to start your day with breakfast. For me, this generally entails slathering a bagel with cream cheese and then heading out...
View ArticleThe Littlest Heavy Lifters
How to Invite Native Pollinators to Grace Your Garden Column by Francie Szostak Photography by Joe Laedtke Who loves to eat blueberries? What about tomatoes? Any watermelon fans around? Did you know...
View ArticleA Life of Meals
Reflections on Food and Its Connection to Memories Story by Brett Kell Photos courtesy of Charlaine Kell Our lives are filled with milestones, moments and memories that shape and define who we become....
View ArticleFood Fight: Some Call It Dinner
Story by Sanford D’Amato Photography by Dominic Perri My sister and I were prolific eaters from birth, and as we got older every dinner at our house was either a mental or physical fight for food. It’s...
View ArticleLetter From the Publisher – Summer 2015
By Jen Ede It’s been a wild ride since our summer issue hit the streets in May of 2013. The previous October, returning back to my home town after a decade away, I quickly understood that everyone I...
View ArticleWisconsin Supper Clubs
Heritage Made Visible (and Edible) Story by Erika Janik Photography by Joe Laedtke For many Wisconsinites, the supper club is such a part of life that it’s easy to forget—or even realize—that it has...
View ArticleBehind the Kitchen Door
The Milwaukee Restaurant Ecosystem Story by Brett Kell Graphic by Tim Demeter There are an estimated 1,300 restaurants in Milwaukee, with more than 50 opening in the past year. These range from...
View ArticleChefs Find Home in Smallwaukee
Or, Dirty Dishes (the Mostly-Censored Version) Story by Heather Ray Photography by Jen Janviere Is it rude to invite yourself over to a chef’s house for Sunday dinner? Even it means fresh-steamed...
View ArticleOur German Soldiers
A Place in Milwaukee During Wartime Story by Christina Ward Photograph courtesy of the Milwaukee County Historical Society Walk up the steps to Dom and Phil DeMarini’s Pizza in Bay View and you’ll be...
View ArticleRosemary-Crusted Pear Pockets
This “NOT-Tart” is Pop-Inspired Story by Sanford D’Amato Photography by Dominic Perri As a baby boomer I was a witness to the first generation of convenience foods. Not just a witness, actually—I had a...
View ArticleWhat’s In Season – September, October and November
Visit Parkside23 and celebrate the fall season with this gorgeous scarlet and gold roasted beet salad with Wisconsin goat cheese, maple-glazed walnuts and apple cider vinaigrette. List by Francie...
View ArticlePacking an A+ Lunch
Mom-Dietitians Give Us The Lowdown Q&A by Francie Szostak Illustration by Michelle McCammon Everyone wants to start the new school year off on the right foot. To help make 2015-2016 the healthiest...
View ArticleDrink Local
Op-Ed by Guy Rehorst A hundred years ago, buying locally-made goods was a necessity. Now, to “Buy Local” is a choice—and a statement. Manufacturers give us more options than ever for what to eat and...
View ArticleLast Bite: Fall 2015
Photography by Joe Laedtke Kevin Sloan, executive chef of the Pabst Theater Group, is old school. In 2001, almost a full decade before local food became the thing it is in Milwaukee, he opened The...
View ArticleLetter From the Publisher – Fall 2015
By Jen Ede Whenever someone asks me how an upcoming issue of Edible Milwaukee is coming along, I often end up explaining the process as if publishing a magazine were the same as cooking or baking. “Oh,...
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