Wisconsin

Some dinners come with a menu. Others come with a wood fire, a giant kettle, and a countdown…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 25

Wisconsin Dells is famous for water parks and neon-lit arcades, but the food scene that keeps locals happy…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 25

Nothing beats a root beer float made the old way, with root beer that the drive-in mixes up…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 24

Some spots earn a title, and one Wisconsin town wears the crown of Bratwurst Capital of the World…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 24

Some places manage to feel like they belong in a bygone decade while still buzzing with a very…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 24

Wisconsin takes its frozen custard seriously, and the flavor of the day is a big part of the…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 23

Highway 42 hugs the Lake Michigan shoreline all the way up through Door County, and it happens to…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 23

Tucked at the edge of a Wisconsin river valley sits a small cabin-style cafe that serves plates far…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 23

Along the northern edge of Wisconsin, where Lake Superior meets a small harbor town, sits a shop that…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 22

Pie has a way of turning an ordinary drive into a real reason to pull over. Wisconsin happens…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 22

Great barbecue takes patience, and the best pitmasters in Wisconsin know it starts long before the doors open.…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 21

Wisconsin does a lot of things well, and one of them is turning ordinary snacks into chocolate-covered treats.…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 21

Wisconsin has a summer tradition you might not know about yet, and it involves grabbing a wood-fired pizza…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 20

Some places in Milwaukee have been around so long that they feel woven into the city itself. One…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 20

Wisconsin supper clubs have their own rhythm, and it starts before your meal even arrives. A relish tray…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 19

Out among the scattered islands of Lake Superior sits a beacon carved from warm brown stone, standing guard…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 19

Some of the best waterfalls in Wisconsin sit quietly off a country road, waiting for anyone curious enough…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 19

Fishermen clean the day’s catch just a few feet from the sales counter, and by early afternoon the…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 18

Racine holds a nickname that most people outside Wisconsin have never heard: the Kringle Capital. Tucked into this…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 18

Some places in Wisconsin have been quietly perfecting the same recipes for decades, and word travels fast among…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 18

Cream puffs are practically a Wisconsin food group, and finding a good one is a happy little mission.…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 17

Some small-town spots hold on for decades because the folks nearby refuse to let them fade. A modest…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 17

Some places earn a reputation that stretches far past their zip code, and a certain small-town spot in…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 17

There is a small town in southern Wisconsin where a bold cheese with a big reputation still holds…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 16

Some places seem to freeze a slice of American history in place and just keep on cooking. In…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 16

Two separate boat rides stand between you and one of the quietest corners of Wisconsin, and every minute…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 16

Tucked inside a small Swiss-themed town in southern Wisconsin sits a tavern that has been serving the community…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 15

Some spots in Milwaukee have been serving hungry crowds for so long that the walls themselves seem to…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 15

A little town in central Wisconsin has turned a tart red berry into a whole day of fun.…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 14

There is a spot in southern Wisconsin where the morning rush means friends waving across a room packed…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 14

Some places ask for an hour of your time. This one asks for an entire afternoon, and it…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 13

There is a corner tavern near the most famous stadium in Wisconsin where a hearty stew has quietly…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 13

Wisconsin holds onto its German roots with the kind of stubborn pride that shows up on the dinner…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 12

Somewhere along a quiet stretch of northwestern Wisconsin sits a small-town breakfast counter where the pancakes stretch clear…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 12

A line forming outside a small building in the Wisconsin countryside usually means something good is waiting at…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 12

Wisconsin does small-town mornings right, and few things pull people out of bed like a fresh doughnut made…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 11

Wisconsin does breakfast the way it should be done, with homemade batter, hash browns cooked on a busy…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 11

Some places make you drive 45 minutes and never regret a single mile. Tucked into a small older…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 11

Some of the best barbecue in Wisconsin is nowhere near a big city. It is out on county…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 10