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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Cheers! An American Pilsner and a German Amber
The colorful six-pack container and colorful cans inside looked like they might be another iteration of IPA, but upon a closer look, I learn that Da Shootz! is a new American pilsner from Deschutes Brewery of Bend, Oregon. Well, several American pilsners have let me down in the past, so I had to try this […]
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The Matriarch of the Bowl: Remembering Rita Willems
When Earl Willems asked Rita Baeten out on a date in 1945, she stood him up. “I heard he was a rounder,” she recalled 72 years later. “He got in a lot of trouble with the ladies.” But they had shared a dance at Geisman’s Bar in Egg Harbor, and Earl was sold on the […]
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Jacksonport Farmers’ Market Opens May 21
Jacksonport’s 2019 farmers’ market – sponsored by the Jacksonport Area Business Association – will be held in Lakeside Park on Tuesdays, 9 am – 1 pm, starting May 21 and running through October. The market features nearly 30 booths staffed by local produce growers offering a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that vary with the season. Other […]
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Cheers! Ahnapee Brewing’s PB Hobo
‘If You Can’t Control Your Peanut Butter, You Can’t Expect to Control Your Life’ Quite a while ago I gave up eating carb-heavy things such as bread and feel much better for it. However, when I tasted Ahnapee Brewing Company’s latest iteration of its annual, early May Hobo release – which this year is called […]
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Postal Service Will Collect Food for Hungry May 11
City and rural mail carriers in Door County will collect nonperishable food donations left by mailboxes along their routes as they deliver mail on Saturday, May 11, to help stock food pantries. “We are overwhelmed by the great response we have had from the people in our community as evidenced by the 17,000 pounds of […]
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New Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook Highlights Door County Creamery
Kristine Hansen’s new work, Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries, highlights four Door County cheese destinations: Door County Creamery, Door Artisan Cheese, Renard’s Cheese and Wisconsin Cheese Masters. The Milwaukee-based author has written for many nationally recognized food and travel publications and regularly contributes to Milwaukee Magazine, […]
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Discover Wisconsin Highlights Door County Food Scene
Discover Wisconsin, the state’s leading media brand and tourism TV show, will shine its spotlight on some of Wisconsin’s best restaurants and retailers in the “Sip. Savor. Shop. Wisconsin” episode airing April 27, 10 am, on Fox Sports Wisconsin. During the hour-long program, co-host Mariah Haberman samples and watches cheese being made at Door Artisan […]
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Husby’s to Host Third Annual Bar Wars
Bartenders from bars all over Door County will compete in the third annual Bar Wars at Husby’s on Monday, April 29, 6-9 pm. Chris Janisse has organized the fundraiser, which will pit 10 two-person teams against each other. The teams pay to compete, and all of the funds raised will go to the Door County […]
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Gibraltar Legion Baseball Host Fish-Fry Fundraiser
Join the Gibraltar Legion Baseball Team for a fish-fry fundraiser on May 5, 3-6:30 pm, at Alexander’s in Fish Creek. Dinner includes whitefish, boiled potatoes and onions, coleslaw, rye bread, dessert and drinks, and hot dogs will be available. Northern Door fishers will donate the whitefish. All proceeds will go to the baseball program. No […]
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PODCAST: One-on-One with Goose & Twigs, Green Lodging, Coffee Shop, and Marketplace
Andrew Kleidon and Aleah Kidd are joined by Gustavo “Goose” Gallardo and Chef Jamie Dahlin from Goose & Twigs, a new LEED certified Hotel, Cafe, and Marketplace in Sister Bay.