Dining - Nov. 9, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: Are bagel shops passé?
It's been a heavy week of politics, so this week's Sound-off asks a lighter, fluffier question: are bagel shops passé? Are they an old concept that's on its way out, or are bagel shops like Einstein's and Bruegger's as popular as ever?
Tags: bagels, bagel shops, bruegger's, einstein's

Dining - Oct. 7, 2008
Bringin' back the bagel, East Side style
Astute readers of OnMilwaukee.com know about my penchant, or perhaps my slight addiction, to bagels and coffee. When I wrote a melancholy obituary for the Downer Avenue Einstein's Bagels in July 2006, a handful of readers sympathized with me, but the majority ridiculed me for my carb cravings.
Tags: bruegger's, einstein's, bagels

Dining - Feb. 18, 2008
East Side getting bagels, thanks to Bruegger's
The city's second Bruegger's Bagels location will open in a retail building at 2043 E. North Ave. -- still under construction -- on Milwaukee's East Side,according to local real estate reports.
Tags: Bruegger's, North Ave., bagels, Starbucks, East Side eateries, cafe, Danielle Swift

Dining - Oct. 4, 2007
My five guilty dining pleasures
Some days, I eat two or three meals a day at restaurants, and they're not always the healthiest. Thus, I submit my five most guilty dining pleasures for your ridicule and amusement.
Tags: bagels, qdoba, chipotle, taco bell, coffee, serving size, chin's asia fresh

Dining - Nov. 4, 2006
More Downtown breakfast options, now!
I know that breakfast a tough economic nut to crack for restaurant owners, but if you build it people will come, if nothing else -- I will. I'm hungry for a killer breakfast in my Downtown. Let me have it!
Tags: breakfast, downtown, bagels, coffee, starbucks, eggs, omlete, corner bakery, diners