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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.

  • Ahnapee Brewery and von Stiehl Winery Make A Perfect Afternoon

    During the past few months the name Ahnapee Brewery began popping up in conversations more and more frequently. Several colleagues passed along praise of the local brewery and I recognized the name on more than a couple menus around the county. Feeling the need to be in the know, I decided that it was high […]

  • Cheers!: Maui Calling!

    The design and color of this can told me immediately what it is all about. I barely needed to read the label, and when I did, it confirmed that first impression – Coconut Hiwa Porter by Maui Brewing Co. As a reporter for The Maui News back in another century, I can say without hesitation […]

  • Santa on a Tugboat?: Weekend Primer Podcast

      Andrew and Matt are back with your Weekend Primer for the weekend of November 30th. Events include: The Whaliens at Third Avenue Playhouse Ephraim’s Christmas in the Village Harbor Holiday in Baileys Harbor Santa on the Tugboat in Sturgeon Bay Christmas at Birch Creek and the Baileys Harbor Winter Farmers Market

  • Door County Brewing to Open Hacienda Taproom in Milwaukee

    Door County Brewing Co. is growing its Hacienda Beer Co. brand to Milwaukee with a taproom and kitchen slated to open on the city’s east side in May of 2019. The location will serve as Hacienda’s first dedicated tap room. The venue will also host live music, beer releases and other community driven events. “Through […]

  • Bringing in the Holidays: Weekend Primer Podcast

    Andrew and Matt are back with your Thanksgiving Weekend Primer! Events include: Fika Yule at Fika Bakery and Cafe in Fish Creek Thanksgiving Day Parade in Jacksonport Capture the Spirit in Sister Bay & The Friends of Gibraltar Holiday Art Fair Holly Days in Egg Harbor with Breakfast with Santa at Carrington Pub at the […]

  • Ephraim Moravian Continues Free Lunch Program

    For the sixth year, Ephraim Moravian Church will offer a free, hot monthly lunch, at noon on the third Wednesday of each month from November through April of 2019. The lunches will feature hot soups, sandwiches or salads, desserts and beverages. Lunches will be served on Nov. 21, Dec. 19, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March […]

  • Walk-ins Welcome at Fish Creek Thanksgiving

    For those looking for Thanksgiving dinner, the old Fish Creek Town Hall is the place to be. Karen Ciesar and friends have been holding a Thanksgiving dinner in Fish Creek for the past six years (“although we missed one year,” she said). She is cooking two turkeys, and asks that anyone who attends bring a […]

  • Cheers!: A Walk in the Dank Woods

    Can you imagine anywhere outside of the craft brewing world where the word “dank” means good rather than rank? Officially, the word dank means something that is damp, musty and chilling. For example, I can’t say for certain because I don’t have time to look it up at this moment, but I would be willing […]

  • Door County Beer Fest. Len Villano.

    2019 Beer Fest Tickets On Sale Friday, Nov. 23

    Tickets to the 2019 Door County Beer Festival are available Friday, Nov. 23 at DoorCountyTickets.com, just in time to add them to your Christmas gift list. The festival has earned a reputation as a favorite of beer lovers, with more than 40 breweries represented and more than 150 beers available for sampling. The festival returns […]

  • Road Construction Season: Pulse Podcast

    Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen are back to recap this weeks news, and give you a glimpse at the upcoming issue of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living Magazine. We go over the county board’s decision not to follow in the footsteps of a number of counties in putting Marijuana on the referendums, the […]

  • Thanksgiving Meal Returns to Northern Door: Churches team up to provide free community meal

    With a history of providing Thanksgiving meals on a large scale, the notion of no one serving a community Thanksgiving meal in Northern Door really got to Judy Paulson. “It needs to be done,” she said. “It’s not a good thing at all that it’s not available. There are elderly people who don’t have family […]

  • Masonic Lodge Delivers 215 Turkey Dinners

    On Nov. 10, members of Sturgeon Bay Masonic Lodge, along with members of the Order of the Eastern Star, prepared, packaged and delivered 215 complete turkey dinners to Door and Kewaunee county shut-ins and social services. This is the fifth year the lodge has done this meal. The meals are paid for out of the […]

  • Cheers!: A Beer That Lives Up to Its Name

    Oh, man, this is irresistible! A big malty red beer from Madison River Brewing of Belgrade, Montana. I poured this after a dry day at work and coming home to learn that I had screwed up in setting the timer I had connected to the Crock-Pot, so it never turned on and the chunk of […]

  • Five Essentials for Your Thanksgiving Table

    Organic Turkey from Greens N Grains or Waseda Farms First things first, you’re going to need a tasty turkey! Waseda Farms and Greens N Grains are offering organic and free-range turkey options. It is recommended to call ahead for availability as the birds are limited and first come, first serve. Waseda Farms has whole birds […]

  • Ground Broken for Door 44 Winery

    At the Nov. 14 groundbreaking for the new Door 44 Winery, owner and Wisconsin wine visionary Steve Johnson told a crowd of well wishers how this journey began for him and his wife Maria. It was August 1994. They had just finished their second year of law school and were visiting filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s […]

  • Christmas in November: Weekend Primer Podcast

    Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer for the weekend of November 16th, 2018. Events include: R.O.M.E.O. at the Sister Bay Bowl The Celebrity Roast of Andy Coulson at the Door Community Auditorium Christkindlmarkt in Kewaunee Christmas Tree Lighting & Chili Supper in Ellison Bay and Christmas by the Bay in Sturgeon Bay

  • Absolute Bratwurst: Weekend Primer Podcast

    Andrew and Matt are back this week to deliver the weekend primer for the weekend of November 9th. Events include: Reading to a Therapy Dog at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion Family Fall Festival at the Kewaunee Public Library Absolute Bratwurst at Waterfront Mary’s 80’s Trivia Night in Algoma and Mamma Mia at Southern […]

  • A Beautiful Fool: The Daisy Buchanan

    Winter has appeared on the horizon, which means the cocktail list at Hatch Distilling Co. in Egg Harbor has switched from summer refreshments to a new batch of creations geared toward chillier days. The new list went into effect on October 29 and will be served through the holiday months. The list features five new […]

  • First Baptists Hosts Free Thanksgiving Dinner

    Families, couples, and individuals in Northern Door are invited to gather together for a free Thanksgiving dinner at First Baptist Church, 2622 S. Bay Shore Drive in Sister Bay. Serving begins at 1 pm on Nov. 22. Several local churches are working together to make this dinner a success. The food is prepared from scratch […]

  • Community Thanksgiving Meal Served at United Methodist Church

    The 39th annual Sturgeon Bay Area Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Nov. 22, 4:30 pm, at the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church, 836 Michigan St. All those who do not have a place to be or people to gather with are invited to enjoy a home-cooked meal of turkey with all the trimmings. For […]