After a big renovation and a quiet relaunch, Shepherd's on North in Wauwatosa has now been officially re-christened "The Sherbrooke," and I stopped in recently on a Friday to scout the fish fry.
Native Sicilian Anthony "Tony" Armeli opened his restaurant in 1988 and still owns it today. The restaurant serves up a hearty Sunday night buffet featuring pizza, pasta, and broasted chicken. But their thin crust pizza must be seen - and eaten - to be believed.
I spent a couple of hours at Turner Hall Restaurant last Friday, hanging out in the kitchen and chatting with James Beard Award-nominated chef Tom Peschong to see exactly what goes into pulling together one of Milwaukee's most iconic fish fries.
Calorie counting is at odds with my love for a good old Wisconsin fish fry. Baked, grilled and broiled fish is great, but it's no fish fry. So, when I heard that Jimmy's Island Grill, in the Radisson Hotel on Mayfair and North, across from the mall, allows diners to mix fried and grilled, I decided to give it a try.
I live in Lake Country, more specifically, I live in Oconomowoc. Oconomowoc used to be the jewel of Lake Country. There was Binzel Brewery, the thriving downtown, Lac La Belle and more. In the more recent past, Oconomowoc has taken a turn for the worse much like many towns in Wisconsin that have ...
Eating gluten free should never mean eating flavorless foods. It feeds my culinary soul to be able to provide my guests with healthy, flavorful options and get them addicted to my food and passion for life. This amazing creation is available to all my guests at IL MITO Mar 31 to Apr 6. IL MITO i...
Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to win a free fish fry dinner at Port of Call Bistro & Beer Garden located on Wells Street in downtown Milwaukee. I had been meaning to try this restaurant and though I went there with no intention of writing about it, it soon became clear that I had t...
Since living in Milwaukee I have noticed that Milwaukeeans enjoy their Friday fish fry. I must admit that I feel a bit left out since I do not enjoy fried food and therefore have never been to a Friday fish fry. Last Friday a friend of mine introduced me to fabulous alternative to the fish fry......
Bay View is heading south, right down Kinnickinnic Aveue, right into St. Francis. Just last week the St. Francis Brewery opened on the corner of Howard Avenue and KK. Cardinal Stritch is set to open up a campus in what is now the Cousin's Center. And, I was recently presented ...