Drew Olson's story about Habanero got me thinking about the places I keep meaning to try. Although we dine out more than a lot of people we know, we have a pretty strict budget and that means our options can be limited. But also limiting is the fact that we want to make sure we enjoy where we go, so we tend to go back to the same places. We're not unique in this.
Here are five places I keep meaning to try (in no particular order) ...
- Coast. I've heard good things, but I was only there for a buffet-style appetizers thing when it first opened, so that's no way to judge a place.
- Transfer. When we lived in Bay View there was Lulu, DeMarini's and Azteca and not a whole lot else for dining options. Since we left, a ton of places have opened, including this one a little north in the Clocktower Acres neighborhood (I learned that fact recently and couldn't wait to get it into a blog!).
- Nanakusa. We're not big Japanese food eaters, although we like it when we do have it. Some day.
- Eddie Martini's. This is priced out of our league. But we'll get there someday, I just know it.
- Habanero. Like Drew, I pass this eatery all the time. Maybe next time, I'll stop and have a bite.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
