Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 27, 2009
Wisconsin native grows green in Brooklyn
A Brookfield native, Ben Flanner moved to New York eight years ago. Now, along with a small team of supporters from local organizations and organic farming cooperatives, Flanner opted to forgo the corporate ladder in favor of climbing up to a Brooklyn rooftop and installing New York's first overhead urban agricultural project, Rooftop Farms.
Tags: rooftop farms, new york, ben flanner, brookfield, urban agriculture, will allen, urban farming, brooklyn

Dining - Sept. 21, 2009
Bombay Sweets balances spicy heat, sweetness
Bombay Sweets is a vegetarian restaurant that seems like a giant cafeteria and bakery featuring cases and cases of Indian, Pakistani and Bengali sweets and a substantial menu posted on the wall. Non-vegetarians should not be intimidated or discouraged from dining. Just about everything on the menu is explained by ingredient or photograph, and the confections are delicious.
Tags: bombay sweets, narinder kumar, brookfield, samosas

Dining - Sept. 11, 2009
Fun food, dazzling decor make Agavé worth visiting
If you're looking for cheap, ordinary Mexican food plated with boring rice and beans, Agavé Southwestern Grill in Brookfield probably isn't a place you want to try. If, however, you want to experience adventurous tapas, cevichés and entrees in a jaw-dropping indoor-outdoor setting, you should make a visit.
Tags: agave, brookfield, pandl's in bayside, eagan's on water, dave kelley

Dining - April 20, 2009
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. finds a home in Brookfield
Many motorists drive right past the Glass Nickel Pizza Co., which is tucked into a small strip mall at 13175 W. Bluemound Rd., without noticing one of the more popular pizza purveyors in the state. Owners Shane and Gina Dillman hope to change that with an array of delicious specialty pizzas, sandwiches, salads and appetizers that have pleased Madison customers for more than a decade.
Tags: glass nickel pizza co, shane dillman, brookfield

Dining - Feb. 24, 2009
The Melting Pot coming to Historic Third Ward
The Melting Pot, the upscale eatery offering a variety of cheese, chocolate and hot oil- / broth-based fondues is opening in the Third Ward at 341 N. Milwaukee St.
Tags: Melting Pot, Third Ward, openings, new restaurants, Brookfield, Chains, Soik