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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.