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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.

  • Wine Trails: It Takes a Family

    I had heard the theme previously: respect the past while building the future. It seems to be a common mantra in Door County, a county that is blessed with a rich history and filled with pioneers who shared the natural beauty of the peninsula with visitors through the vehicle of tourism, creating a destination for […]

  • Wine And Cocktail Tasting Classes

    Burton’s on the Green at Alpine Resort is hosting wine and cocktail tasting classes Oct. 16 and 23, 6 pm.  Learn about and taste the flavors of wines and craft cocktails, and have interactive discussions with wine experts and master distillers. Brassfield Vineyards, located in northern Napa Valley, will be featured for the wine-tasting class […]

  • Wine Trails: A Life Better Lived

    As I get older and the newness of not working for a living is replaced by the acceptance that the term “short-lived” probably was created to best describe the phenomenon of retirement, I have a greater appreciation of simple yet rewarding experiences. Tasting wine is one of those simple pleasures. Talking wine is another. Doing […]

  • Lions Club Hosts Fish Boil, Brat Fry for Fall Fest

    The Sister Bay Lions Club will host its annual Fall Festival Fish Boil on Friday, Oct. 13, 5-7:30 pm at the Sister Bay Fire Station on Mill Road. Lion Cori Shanahan, past president of the club and chairperson of the fish boil, continues the original Scandinavian settlers’ traditional fish boil. Shahahan, along with a group […]

  • Loaves and Fishes Dinner

    Loaves and Fishes is hosting its monthly dinner, Oct. 12, at Stella Maris Parish in Sister Bay. The free dinner hosted by Northern Door churches is open to the public. Doors will open at 4:30 pm; the meal service will run 5-6 pm. Stella Maris Parish is located at 2410 Bayshore Drive, Sister Bay.

  • Dinner and a Show at Drömhus

    Drömhus and Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) will present a dinner Oct. 20, 5:30 pm, prior to the 7:30 pm TAP show The Mystery Of Irma Vep. Guests will receive dinner with wine flights available, along with tickets to the show. Tickets are $70 per person, and advance registration is required. Call TAP at 920.743.1760 or […]

  • Von Stiehl Earns Awards

    Von Stiehl Winery in Algoma was awarded six silver medals and one gold medal in the annual USA Wine Ratings International competition. The competition rates wines from all over the world on a 100-point system based on quality, value and packaging. Von Stiehl’s 2019 Soaring Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon brought home the 90-point Gold Medal. All […]

  • Sway Taps Into Gravity

    Beer lovers have a chance to try something a little different each of the next three Saturdays at Sway Brewing and Blending, where they’ll be tapping a gravity cask each weekend. “We’ll be tapping a naturally conditioned Oktoberfest,” said brewer and owner Matt Sampson. Sampson will hammer a spout into the cask at 1 pm […]

  • ‘tis The Oktoberfest Season

    It’s that time of year to get into your beer: Oktoberfest season!  While the festival originated Oct. 12, 1810 – in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen – at some point in history, Oktoberfest moved to September with its longer […]

  • Wine Trails: A Tale of Two Wines

    I will begin by apologizing to Charles Dickens. It was the best of wines, and it should have been the worst of wines. It was a wine delicately and meticulously aged; it was a wine of recent crushing. It was a wine of respect, and it was a wine to be consumed in foolishness and […]

  • Wood Orchard Apples Used In New Soda

    Sprecher announced the release of a limited-edition, Honeycrisp Apple Blend soda. This fall seasonal is made exclusively with a blend of Honeycrisp, Cortland and McIntosh apples handpicked from Wood Orchard in Egg Harbor. Available in 16 oz cans starting Sept. 18.

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    Sonny’s Featured In Upcoming Episode Of America’s Best Restaurants

    Sonny’s Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria will host a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) Sept. 18, 9 am–12 pm.  ABR is a national media and marketing company focusing on bringing attention to local, independently-owned restaurants. The show will highlight popular dishes and an interview with owners Laura and Jason Estes about the restaurant’s place in […]

  • Lost Tuk Tuk Closing

    Lost Tuk Tuk, the Ephraim curry and noodle bar that opened in 2022, announced that it will be closing for good on Sept. 23.  “Thanks for the hang, we appreciate you,” owners Ben McMahon and Laura Seaquist announced on Instagram and Facebook. The restaurant is open Wednesday – Saturday, 11 am–2 pm, through Sept. 23.

  • RECIPE: Wrapping Spring Flavors

    Spring rolls in slowly and (sometimes) steadily in northeastern Wisconsin. It starts with a subtle shift of the wind from the north to the south. With that shift, you begin to smell the defrosting forest and hear the songbirds chirping as they make their way home. With the south winds, you may even see diehard […]

  • Owners Vow to Rebuild Rowleys Bay Resort

    For all those who thought their memories went up in smoke with the fire at the Rowleys Bay Resort in Ellison Bay, think again. “We will rebuild,” said Jewel Peterson Ouradnik, owner of the resort that’s been in her family since the original inn was built in 1979, at that time known as the Wagon […]

  • Death’s Door Bar-B-Q Winners

    Despite a cool start to the day things heated up Aug. 26 to see Gettin’ Basted of Branson, Missouri crowned with Grand Champion of the 11th annual Death’s Door Bar-B-Q. The Reserve Grand Champion award went to team Hogline BBQ of Owatonna, Minnesota. Finishing third was Can Country Outlaw of Windsor, Wisconsin. Twenty-nine teams competed […]

  • New Venue for Beer Fest, Wine Fest in 2024

    Two big Door County food and drink festivals are moving to the farm. In 2024, the Door County Beer Festival and Door County Wine Festival will be held at About Thyme Farm in Baileys Harbor.  “We’re excited to take these great events to a new venue that will provide an incredible atmosphere to celebrate Midwestern […]

  • Best Bloody Mary in Wisconsin

    Smashed On The Rocks Saloon in Algoma won best bloody mary in Wisconsin for the third year in a row at the Bloody Mary Festival at the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee.  The saloon received three, first-place wins for best traditional bloody mary, best garnish and best bloody mary in Wisconsin. The festival included bar and […]

  • Former Parador Owners Start New Venture Abroad

    Larry and Rebecca Majewski owned and operated Parador in Egg Harbor for 13 years and often traveled to Europe for culinary inspiration. Now living in Lisbon, Portugal, they’ve set up a new hospitality venture: a tour company focused on families with children. Find tour information at EuropeForTheFamily.com. 

  • Starting from Scratch: How Fika found a home in Fish Creek

    At 2:30 in the morning, Fish Creek is a quiet place. Highway 42 is empty of traffic; the sky above Peninsula State Park is bright with stars; and there’s barely a ripple out on the bay. But on the north side of town, the lights are on in the kitchen of Fika Bakery & Coffeehouse, […]