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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Serendipity Restaurant Announces Winter Hours, ‘Bite Club’ Events
Serendipity Restaurant in Egg Harbor will remain open all year. Beginning in November, Serendipity Restaurant will be open Thursday through Sunday. Located at the intersection of Hwy 42 and County E, Serendipity has a seasonally inspired menu with something for the whole family. They feature fresh and always-from-scratch preparation, incorporating local ingredients whenever possible to […]
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Homebrewers Featured at Ahnapee Brewery
Nick Calaway, owner and brewmaster of the fantastic Ahnapee Brewery in Algoma, is paying tribute to his own homebrewer roots from 1-4 pm on Saturday, Oct. 14 with the Home Brewers Showcase. “There isn’t an event like it around here, that I know of, and felt it would give a unique opportunity to showcase local […]
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My palate braced itself for its first taste of Zwet.be, a Belgian porter brewed with wild yeast. Oh! Wow! This beer is almost too good to be true. Almost. Just an absolute explosion of flavors in all directions… I have no idea what Zwet.be means. Well, I know .be is Belgium’s web moniker, but Zwet? […]
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Italian, Seafood On the Menu at Savory Spoon Oct. 13-14
Coming to Fall Fest in Sister Bay? Join Savory Spoon Cooking School on Friday or Saturday night as the school celebrates a great 2017 season. On Oct. 13 at 6 pm, “Foods of Emilia-Romagna” will have participants cooking the robust, distinctive and superior food of this Italian region. The menu includes Wild Porcini Mushroom Tart; […]
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Sonny’s Pizzeria’s Patio Addition Creates Better Outdoor Dining Experience
Jason and Laura Estes, owners of Sonny’s Pizzeria in Sturgeon Bay, just completed their first summer with the new addition to the waterfront patio area of their restaurant. “We wanted to take advantage of increased customer demand for outside seating,” Jason said. “PortSide Builders was able to complete the addition in time for us to […]
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I have to laugh when I reach in the magic fridge, hoping for something extraordinary – because I need it, dammit! – and pull out a plum in the form of a New Belgium Lips of Faith Series bomber bottle of beer. Lips of Faith, as fabled a beast as Sasquatch or the Loch Ness […]
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A Little Pumpkin for Your Pancake
At Halloween, carved pumpkins line sidewalks and porches, but pumpkins are for more than just carving. Pumpkin’s best-known baking use is pie, but fresh pureed pumpkin is versatile and can be cooked in a variety of other ways, including pancakes. How to get started: Pick your pumpkin. Typically, baking or pie pumpkins are much smaller […]
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Pumpkin Patch, Cider Pressing & More Weekend Plans
This weekend is all about autumn on the Door Peninsula! Egg Harbor hosts Pumpkin Patch Festival, though celebrations of all kinds dot the peninsula on this wonderful October weekend. Friday, October 6 Twilight Tours, Tunes & Tales Experience Eagle Bluff Lighthouse by the glow of lanterns at twilight during this annual celebration of tales, lore, […]
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Apples in Abundance: Robertson Orchards prepares for pick-your-own season
An apple-shaped sign out front beckons visitors with simple instructions: “Raspberries. Honeycrisp. Drive in.” At the end of the gravel drive, a long, red barn stands tall against a bright blue September sky, an open shed door welcoming visitors into a small space lined with coolers, bins and boxes filled with this season’s most coveted […]
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Seven Confections: Designs of the Most Delectable Kind
Like most artists who find themselves among the soft pink cherry blossoms of a Door County spring, Lauren Estay was inspired to capture the scenery in her own creative way: with colored cocoa butters as paint and chocolate as canvas. What came of this endeavor was the Door County Cherry, a cherry-infused, dark chocolate bonbon […]
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Cheers!: Old Style Returns to La Crosse for Oktoberfest
If, like me, you bought a four-pack of Heileman’s Old Style Oktoberfest “brewed in LaCrosse,” you may have thought that true Old Style is back. Wrong! Yes, last year City Brewery of La Crosse started making Old Style Oktoberfest, and rolled it out again this year, but the brand is still owned by virtual brewer […]
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Annual Chefs for a Day Returns Oct. 7 to Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club
The 22nd Annual Chefs for a Day event to benefit United Way of Door County will be held Oct. 7 at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Doors open at 6 pm to a complimentary wine and cheese tasting. At 6:15pm, volunteer servers will distribute hors d’oeuvres created by amateur chefs. At 7:15 pm, guests will […]
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Villaggios Offers Portion of Pizza Sales to United Way
Throughout October, Villaggios in Juddville, between Egg Harbor and Fish Creek, is partnering with United Way of Door County. With every signature pizza sold in October, $1 will be donated to United Way of Door County. The funds donated will go toward meeting United Way’s Annual Campaign need for 2017. For more information about the […]
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Savory Spoon Releases Itinerary for France Culinary Trip
Savory Spoon Cooking School is heading across the Atlantic in a trip to Gascony, France from May 14-20, 2018. Southwest France is a foodie’s paradise and the specialties of the region will speak to palates like no other. Duck confit, prunes, armagnac (brandy) and fois gras, are just a few of the regional specialties travelers […]
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Shipwrecked Brewpub to Be Torn Down This Week
Shipwrecked Brewpub will be torn down starting Sept. 27. Crews hope to have the entire building taken down by Oct. 2, ahead of Egg Harbor’s Pumpkin Patch Festival as a courtesy to all neighboring businesses. The building, located on the corner of Highway 42 and Country Road G in Egg Harbor, was heavily damaged by an electrical […]
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Cheers!: Chasing the Blues with Ann Peebles and Kriek
Weird day today. Rained off and on, mostly on, so a steady stream of mushy tires driving past my window. I don’t know why that sound weighs on me so much. Smush. Smush. Smush. There’s a sense of Sunday afternoon sadness in the air, and I need something to dispel it. I pull out Ann […]
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Cheese Masters Bring Back StinkFest
Wisconsin Cheese Masters will present the third annual Stinkfest on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 2 until 4 pm. This outdoor event (hoping for a good breeze) will feature free samples of the very “aromatic” Wisconsin Limburger and Wisconsin Aged Brick. Chef Jess of Egg Harbor will make grilled Limburger and Aged Wisconsin Brick sandwiches on […]
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Apple Picking, Eating Contests & Winery Tours during Fall Harvest Fest
Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market will host its annual Fall Harvest Fest Sept. 23, 10 am – 5 pm, with complimentary tasting of its wines, fresh-picked apples and specialty foods. The fun also includes apples for picking, free guided winery tours – every hour from 10 am – 4 pm; and two delicious contests […]
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Autumnfest, Comedian Will Durst & More Weekend Plans
Autumn officially arrives on Friday! Celebrate the season of apples, pumpkins and cooler weather with any one of the following festivals and events. Friday, September 22 Washington Island Literary Festival It’s a literary lover’s retreat this weekend on Washington Island, as the peninsula’s top hat welcomes a host of writers, authors and readers to fifth […]
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Shipwrecked to be Remembered at AleFest
There will be something of a somber feel to the 2017 Egg Harbor AleFest, taking place as it does from noon to 5 pm on Sept. 16 in the shadow of the burned hulk of Shipwrecked, Door County’s oldest extant craft brewery. An electrical fire on Aug. 20 destroyed the popular establishment. “They’re actually going […]