Category: Food & Drink
Get the scoop on Door County food and drink scene, including breweries, restaurants and taverns. From Brussels to Washington Island, we’ve got the latest on what the peninsula’s chefs, bartenders, and artisans are cooking up for you in Door County.
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Door County Historical Society Dinner Aug. 26
The Door County Historical Society will host – and Jim Draeger will present – the society’s monthly dinner program, “Bottoms Up,” on Aug. 26, 6 pm, at the Institute Saloon. Wisconsin native Draeger joined the Wisconsin Historical Society staff in 1987 and coordinated Wisconsin’s National Register of Historic Places for 12 years. He has co-authored the national […]
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Food Trucks & Floaties at Anclam Beach
Beat the summer heat by heading to Baileys Harbor’s Anclam Beach and Park for Food Trucks & Floaties on Aug. 17, 11 am – 4 pm. Baileys Harbor is celebrating its food-truck scene with Chives’ Harbor Pizza and Harbor Griddle & Grill trucks, the Lumberjack Taco Shack, Wally’s Weenie Wagon and Ohana Hospitality. Also check […]
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Don’t Miss the Belgian Kermiss Aug. 18
The Belgian Heritage Center is hosting its annual Belgian Kermiss – a traditional harvest celebration that’s open to the community, featuring Belgian food, beer, music and camaraderie – on Aug. 18, 11 am – 4 pm. Kermisses were traditionally celebrated in each small community in the Belgian settlement beginning before Labor Day and extending into October. The […]
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Discover Wisconsin Highlights Door County on August 10
The Discover Wisconsin (discoverwisconsin.com) tourism TV show will shine a spotlight on some of Wisconsin’s best restaurants and retailers in the “Sip. Savor. Shop. Wisconsin.” episode, which will air Aug. 10, 10 am, on Fox Sports Wisconsin. It’s also available on Roku, Smart TV, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Apple TV and at DiscoverWisconsin.com. Co-host Mariah Haberman kicks […]
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Picture this: you’re in the kitchen prepping a beautiful, summery caprese salad, and your knife slips off the tomato you’re attempting to cut. Disaster! Dull knives are not only frustrating, but dangerous as well. To find out how to avoid a knife catastrophe in the kitchen, I talked to Kelly Lewis, the Traveling Sharpener, to […]
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Cheers!: A Confusion of Coconut
A friend who lives in Florida gifted me with a can of Big Rod Coconut Ale, a blonde ale from the Miami Brewing Co. It pours with a persistent, white head that leaves sheafs of lacing with each sip. There’s no coconut aroma that I can discern, but there is a rich, toasted-coconut flavor to […]
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This annual, weekend-long event is Algoma’s “celebration of the lake,” complete with a parade, 5K run, juried art-and-craft fair, food, live music, beach volleyball, pool tournament, fishing contest, car cruise and more. Food includes Belgian trippe, gyros, walking tacos, roasted corn, mini donuts, roasted nuts, gourmet corn, roasted corn with all the fixings, and ceviche. […]
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Go Hog Wild at the Ellison Bay Waterfront Pig Roast
Ellison Bay goes hog wild when the Ellison Bay Service Club hosts a waterfront pig roast Aug. 3 at the Ellison Bay Community Park. All dogs are welcome to enter the “Best” Minster Dog Show at 3 pm, and ribbons will be awarded for the Best Wiggly Butt, Best Floppy Ears, Best Costume and more. […]
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Farm-to-Restaurant Dinners at Villaggios
Villaggios (villaggios-doorcounty.com) will hold farm-to-restaurant dinners – featuring menu items sourced from local producers – monthly on the last Tuesday through October. Partner producers will also attend to talk about the foods they’ve provided and offer insights into the growing Door County food scene. Villaggios’ partner producers for July are Waseda Farms, Flying Tractor Farm, Door County […]
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Cherry Festival July 27 at Seaquist Orchards
Seaquist Orchards Farm Market (seaquistorchards.com) is holding its Cherry Festival on July 27, 11 am – 3 pm. There will be a pit-spit competition, dunk tank, jump house, live music by the Mecan River Ramblers, On the Fritz concessions vendor, face painting, bubbles, coloring contest, pie-eating competitions (11:45 am – 12:15 pm) and water-balloon toss […]
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Summer Food Favorites from the Pulse Staff
There’s an abundance of deliciousness this time of year in Door County, and this week I’m highlighting the variety of favorite summer foods that the staff here at the Peninsula Pulse enjoys. With 24 full-time employees, all of whom reside in the county, our staff members were bound to be able to share reliable summer-dining […]
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Cheers!: A Hop Bullet and a Four-Pocketed Shirt
A giant hop aroma burst out of Sierra Nevada’s Hop Bullet Double IPA when I poured it into my old Pabst Blue Ribbon beer chalice. Seven varieties of hops are used in the making of this beer, including what the brewery describes as a new technique of “hitting the beer with a one-two punch of […]
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This Weekend in Door County: Carlsville Day, Cherries and Plein Air Art
Festivals and Celebrations Carlsville Day (July 27) Head to Carlsville this Saturday to enjoy a parade, delicious food, a pie-eating contest, a grape/cherry stomp, free waterslides, pet psychic readings and more! Read more>> Cherry Festival at Seaquist Orchards (July 27, 10 am-3 pm) Join Seaquist Orchards as they kick off the cherry season in Door […]
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With Greenhouse, Sturgeon Bay Students Dig Into Food Cycle
A couple of generations ago, it wasn’t hard to teach Door County students where their food came from. After all, many of them worked on their family’s farm before they arrived at school each day. But as the number of farms on the peninsula has dwindled, so has that connection to the land. Two years […]
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Caribbean Cuisine and Sangria at Carmen’s Last Dance Party
To celebrate its best-selling wine, Carmen’s Last Dance, Harbor RidgeWinery will host a Carmen’s Last Dance party July 27, 12:30-5:30 pm,outdoors on its patio. Admission to the party is free; wine, beer andSangria del Carmen will be available for purchase; a food truck willoffer Caribbean cuisine for purchase; and wine tasting will be availableinside. To […]
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Two New Sweet Spots in Fish Creek
Sweet treats are one of life’s simple pleasures. Many good memories from childhood and beyond involve a celebratory dessert or summertime indulgence. For me, family vacations meant waking up to share a bag of powdered donuts and ending the day with ice cream from the Door County Ice Cream Factory. Here on the peninsula, we’re […]
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The peninsula is beginning to pop with ripe cherries, which means that the markets and cherry festivals are also appearing around the county. Beginning mid-month and lasting through mid-August, you’ll find the orchard markets overflowing with just-picked cherries and lots of goodies to go along with the harvest. Plus, each weekend you can find a […]
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I have to wonder what five-time presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs would make of his visage on Chicago-based Revolution Brewing’s Eugene Robust Porter. Long before Bernie Sanders, Debs was America’s best-known socialist. He ran for president as a socialist five times, the last time in 1920 from federal prison, where he was doing 10 years […]
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Hotel Washington Featuring Farm-to-Table Food
Washington Island’s Hotel Washington now features island-raised beef during its Burgers and Beer Night on Thursdays. Chef Matt Poole is in his debut year at the Hotel Washington, fresh from Chez Panisse: a California farm-to-table restaurant that built relationships with local farmers who supply fresh, high-quality ingredients. Poole wants to do the same on the […]
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Youth Cooking Classes at Savory Spoon
The Savory Spoon Cooking School at 12042 Hwy 42 in Ellison Bay is on a mission to teach young people, ages seven through 13, about the joy of food, the value of cooking and the benefits of learning a lifelong skill through interactive cooking classes. Children ignite their creativity and satisfy their natural curiosity while […]