Showing results for Milwaukee's "Food Wars" are officially on
| 1. | Five O'Clock Steakhouse celebrates 65 years Published: May 21, 2013 - 10:02 a.m. - Five O'Clock Steakhouse, 2416 W. State St., is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. The business has been owned by the Coerper family and recognized as a beloved Milwaukee culinary institution since 1948. |
| 2. | Web's best: Media mix-ups, Sofia's eggs, talking dog, AJ Bombers peanuts and mor Published: April 21, 2013 - 09:05 a.m. - Last week was a bummer for Boston and America but there was still enough positive and uplifting stuff around the Web to keep up our spirits. |
| 3. | Five O' Clock Steakhouse to be featured on Travel Channel Published: March 18, 2013 - 4:01 p.m. - Five O' Clock Steakhouse, 2416 W. State St., will be featured this Wednesday, March 20 on an episode of the Travel Channel's "Steak Paradise" at 9 p.m. |
| 4. | Milwaukee native runs with "Magic Outlaws" Published: Feb. 21, 2013 - 3:14 p.m. - Ben Seidman understands the value of putting something out into the world. His latest project, "Magic Outlaws," airs at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, on the Travel Channel. |
| 5. | Tossing peanut shells on floors remains good, clean fun Published: Jan. 23, 2013 - 1:40 p.m. - This week, I took my kids to AJ Bombers for the first time and they were absolutely enthralled by the free peanuts and how it was customary to toss the shells on the floor. This experience reminded me of being a kid and going to the Ground Round on Port Washington Road. |
| 6. | Real kids review "Real Pirates" Published: Jan. 22, 2013 - 1:35 p.m. - In mid-December, Bobby Tanzilo wrote a great preview piece about "Real Pirates," the current temporary exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. I returned yesterday with three kids in tow to get their perspective. |
| 7. | AJ Bombers to serve at Summerfest Published: Jan. 7, 2013 - 5:32 p.m. - AJ Bombers, 1247 N. Water St., will be a part of the Summerfest 2013 dining options. The award-winning burger restaurant will be located across from the Miller Lite Oasis. |
| 8. | AJ Bombers, bacon get big hugs on Destination America Published: Dec. 31, 2012 - 1:08 p.m. - So, if you create a list of must-haves in the world of bacon, then AJ Bombers is probably on the list. Well it is definitely on the list of the producers of "The United States of Bacon" on the Destination America channel. |
| 9. | Your top 100 favorite Milwaukee restaurants Published: Oct. 31, 2012 - 1:03 p.m. - All month long we've revealed the restaurants you've voted best of the best in 50 categories that included Best Comfort Food, Best Brunch, Best Pizza and others. But, have you ever wondered how they all stack up against each other? We did, and so we decided to crunch the numbers on all - yes, all - of your votes to compile the first-ever readers' Top 100 list. |
| 10. | Everything is better with bacon: Here's the proof Published: Oct. 2, 2012 - 1:04 p.m. - Those TV viewers who let their taste buds control the remote know food programming is a big deal. With different food channels, multiple shows about food on travel networks and other spots on the dial, this sort of programming commands large audiences. For a local establishment, national exposure can be a boon for business and great exposure for Milwaukee. |
| 11. | TV chef Zimmern talks Milwaukee Published: Sept. 25, 2012 - 3:06 p.m. - Chef-turned-travel expert Andrew Zimmern is probably best known for his adventures criss-crossing the globe as the creator and host of Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods." His desire to gain an intimate understanding of culture through food drives his travels, and that same desire is reflected in one of his latest projects, "Appetite for Life." |
| 12. | AJ Bombers invites you to celebrate today's cheeseburger "holiday" Published: Sept. 18, 2012 - 11:01 a.m. - Today is National Cheeseburger Day and in honor of this "holiday," AJ Bombers is giving away double patties for the price of a single. |
| 13. | Sobelman's up for "America's Ultimate Cheeseburger" Published: July 17, 2012 - 5:07 p.m. - Dave Sobelman is back on another "best of" quest as his bacon double cheeseburger is one of five that wants to be "America's Ultimate Cheeseburger." |
| 14. | Prime by the pounds: Ward's gets national attention for its portion sizes Published: June 25, 2012 - 09:03 a.m. - When Brian Ward opened Ward's House of Prime, he had no intention of presiding over a nationally publicized eating competition. The veteran general manager simply wanted his own upscale restaurant with a beefy flair. But this is Milwaukee, the land of large appetites, and the affable Ward finds himself in the middle of something big. Like serving a hunk of prime rib weighing more than 10 pounds to a single customer. |
| 15. | Tweetup with the Y at AJ Bombers on Thursday Published: March 7, 2012 - 08:04 a.m. - On Thursday night you can help make an impact in our community. You also can sample a new black bean burger at AJ Bombers, 1241 N. Water St. Join us and the Y for a big community Tweetup focused on mentoring. |
| 16. | Best Marquette area bar, 2012: Sobelman's @Marquette Published: Feb. 23, 2012 - 1:00 p.m. - Let's face facts: college students like to drink. And the choices are plentiful around the Marquette campus. But one establishment, the new Sobelman's @Marquette, inside the old Angelo's space, 1601 W. Wells St., is the choice for OnMilwaukee.com readers. |
| 17. | Milwaukee's best free snacks, 2012: Comet Cafe Published: Feb. 8, 2012 - 4:31 p.m. - Passing the time with some friends and a few drinks can make for a fun time, but it won't do much for you if you're hungry. Thankfully, many Milwaukee bars have your back, offering up everything from M&Ms and peanuts to crispy bacon to stave off hunger pangs out on the town. |
| 18. | The Shack is smokin' in the Third Ward Published: Feb. 6, 2012 - 05:03 a.m. - Slip inside the new Smoke Shack on Milwaukee Street in the Historic Third Ward, and you enter a world quite unlike anything else Downtown. Barbecue is the fragrance in the air. Recorded blues is the music in the room. And community is the style of dining. |
| 19. | "Food Wars" host, Camille Ford, to tend bar Friday at AJ Bombers Published: Jan. 23, 2012 - 4:21 p.m. - Camille Ford, host of "Food Wars" on Travel Channel, will be in town on Friday. She'll stop on Water St. for a short gig at AJ Bombers. |
| 20. | Wisconsin State Fair to make its mark on the Travel Channel Published: Jan. 17, 2012 - 5:49 p.m. - The Travel Channel will feature footage from the 2011 Wisconsin State Fair in two upcoming specials this month. |
| 21. | Marcus Investments completes acquisition of Verlo Mattress Factory Stores Published: Jan. 6, 2012 - 3:01 p.m. - The Milwaukee Marcus Family, owner of Marcus Investments LLC, and also a controlling stakeholder in the Marcus Corporation, today announced the acquisition of Fort Atkinson-based Verlo Mattress Factory Stores. |
| 22. | Ward's = "Big Beef Paradise" Published: Dec. 19, 2011 - 10:02 a.m. - Ward's House of Prime will be featured on the Travel Channel's "Big Beef Paradise," a show that digs into the best places in the country to get, well, big hunks of beef. |
| 23. | Work at Smoke Shack underway, January opening in sight Published: Nov. 11, 2011 - 4:11 p.m. - Work has finally begun at Smoke Shack, a new BBQ place in the Historic Third Ward at 332 N. Milwaukee St. |
| 24. | My unofficial, unsponsored, unsolicited "best of" food list Published: Oct. 17, 2011 - 12:19 p.m. - By no means am I a "foodie." However, I do believe that I have a decent "working man's" palate and that I can easily discern between McDonald's and Kopp's. Since OnMilwaukee.com takes the month of October to discuss the many wonderful places to eat around Milwaukee, I'm going to do a completely unofficial and unendorsed blog about my favorite places. |
| 25. | Milwaukee's best burger, 2011: Sobelman's Published: Oct. 8, 2011 - 4:31 p.m. - The Best Burger champion wins in yet another landslide this year. With 30 percent of the vote, defending champion Sobelman's easily ran away with the title for Milwaukee's Best Burger, finishing well ahead of top challengers AJ Bombers and Kopp's. |
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