Living - Dec. 24, 2008
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Dec. 24, 2008
If the holidays have you feeling stressed, wait until the credit card bills arrive... Just kidding. A great way to relax is to play the soundtrack from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and conjure thoughts of childhood. In addition to the Vince Guaraldi Trio's work, we're recommending mustard, salad dressing, a hot spot for vegetarians and some new acoustic music by The BoDeans.
Tags: vince guaraldi trio, charlie brown christmas, cafe manna, cuties, clementine, tangerine, lentil almond burgers, bolthouse farms, calderone club, cafe manna, bodeans, live acoustic, wisconsin wilderness cranberry mustard, plochman's chicago fire

Dining - Nov. 24, 2008
There's a New American culinary tradition in town
New American chefs are reinventing everything about American cuisine. From the ingredients to the method of cooking, New American savors the freedom to experiment and create. Characterized by seasonality, New American cuisine remakes classic American dishes in appreciation of the freshest ingredients available. Chefs playfully work with unlikely meats such as bison and antelope while opening the door to meat replacements like tofu and tempeh.
Tags: meritage, hinterland, cafe manna, crazy water, north star bistro, roots

Dining - Nov. 5, 2008
Chefs embrace seasonal foods for fresh fall feasting
Produce is at its peak when it's ripe, which is why more and more restaurant owners and chefs are steering away from the Syscos of the world and turning to providers in their own regions for fresh, local, seasonal foods. It's a national trend and here in Milwaukee, several restaurateurs are beginning to cook seasonally and shape their menus around what Mother Nature giveth.
Tags: seasonal menus, buy local, la merenda, cafe manna, intercontinental milwaukee, kilawat, robert ash, peter sandroni, robin kasch, thanksgiving

Dining - Oct. 8, 2008
Daily dish: Tabbouleh wraps from Cafe Manna
For OnMilwaukee.com's Dining Month Kasch has graciously shared her recipe for tabbouleh wraps, an appetizer featuring a tabbouleh salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs, served Lebanese style with a hint of freshly squeezed lemon.
Tags: dining month, daily dish, cafe manna, robin kasch, tabbouleh wraps

Marketplace - Sept. 10, 2008
Braise's RSA helps restaurants source locally
Chef David Swanson, owner of Milwaukee's Braise Culinary School, is expanding the reach of local CSA farms by organizing the state's first Restaurant Supported Agriculture (RSA) system.
Tags: braise culinary school, buy local buy wisconsin, csa, community supported agriculture, rsa, restaurant supported agriculture, david swanson, pinehold gardens, meritage, la merenda, cafe manna, le reve