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!: A Lovely Beer from North Coast
This beer has been calling to me for weeks. I probably bought it three months ago and tucked it deep into the magic fridge, but it was not forgotten. It’s just that tonight the magic fridge coughed it up when I went looking for something to sample. I never question the magic fridge; I […]
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La Cocina Catering Sells Pies With Wings
Pulling into the driveway of Gil Garza and Karen Maskell, something seems off. This doesn’t look like where you’d find a from-scratch pizza restaurant. It’s in the middle of nowhere on a wooded lot. There’s the garden, sure, but where’s the restaurant? That confusion might come from a misunderstanding. La Cocina is not a restaurant. […]
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Artisan Art Crawl, Summer Cherry Harvest and More Weekend Plans
Midsummer is here in Door County. If you haven’t started hitting the beaches on the bay side, now may be the time to start. To complement your weekend fun in the sun, here’s a list of this weekend’s top festivals and attractions. Friday, July 21 Birch Creek Jazz 1 Concert Series Birch Creek Music Performance […]
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Algoma Farm Hosts Roots Revival Education & Jam Fest
When Laura and Phillip Lotto first purchased their Algoma farmhouse in 2012, they admit to entertaining visions of a sprawling Woodstock-esque music festival taking over their 35 acres. It was a vision that matched their free spirits, love of music and the budding entrepreneurs within. As they began growing their family and transforming their property […]
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Tea Thyme Opens British-Style Tearoom
by Billy Kobin Afternoon tea is a special and often-enjoyed occasion in Karen McCarthy’s homeland of England, and McCarthy has now brought that afternoon tradition to Door County. McCarthy and Lynn Church, co-owners of Tea Thyme in Door County, wanted Door County to have a tearoom for people to enjoy, and they got their wish […]
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“All Things Lavender” Festival Blooms July 21-23
Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm & Shop will host its third annual “All Things Lavender” Festival July 21-23. Festival hours are 10 am to 5 pm Friday and Saturday and 11 am to 4 pm Sunday. The festival takes place among 14,000 blooming lavender plants, an aromatic sea of purple. Festival highlights include daily seminars presented by […]
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Cheers! Journey Into the Tart of Darkness
“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness,” Marlow relating his story to the unnamed narrator in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. How could Conrad not pop into your brain with a beer named Tart of Darkness? And this beer from Bruery Terreux is just as unusual as Conrad’s strange journey into the […]
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Door County Brewing Opens Doors to New Taproom
The excitement in beautiful downtown Baileys Harbor was palpable Saturday morning, July 1, as a crowd gathered for the opening of the new Door County Brewing Co. – just three years after the brewery opened its first taproom just a few blocks away. VIDEO: Take a tour inside the new taproom>> But it might as well […]
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Cheers! When Temperance Rules!
Thanks to Rob Moore for bringing me beer from an Evanston, Ill., brewery with the ironic name of Temperance Beer Company. Ah, the temperance movement. We laugh at it now, but there was a time when it mattered to the point of the 13-year social nightmare known as Prohibition. The temperance movement was more than […]
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Shaken or Stirred, Make Mine a Martini
“One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.” James Thurber I grew up making martinis. That’s not an admission most people would – or could – make. But in this instance, it plays a part in my larger martini story. I don’t recall all the details, but I must […]
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Legislative Proposal Could Close Craft Beer Taprooms
Standing in the new Door County Brewing Co. taproom in Baileys Harbor, brewery owner John McMahon expressed concerns about a legislative proposal targeting craft beer taprooms as work crews put the final touches on his newest investment. A proposal detailed in a leaked document would prevent beer producers from also having ownership in distribution and […]
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Chop to Donate Portion of Surf & Turf Sales to United Way This July
CHOP Restaurant in Sister Bay is partnering with United Way of Door County this July. Five dollars from every regular price Surf & Turf dinner sold in July will be donated to United Way of Door County. CHOP’s surf & turf features a choice of Petite Filet or New York Strip paired with a choice […]
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America The Band, Root Beer Fest, & More Weekend Plans
Still around after the Fourth? Thinking about a trip up after the crowds have left? Door County’s myriad concert and performance series are all in full-swing. Take your pick as you enjoy the outdoors during the day. Friday, July 7 Oklahoma in Wisconsin Northern Sky Theater’s most recent production, Oklahoma in Wisconsin celebrates Door County through […]
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VIDEO: Door County Brewing Co. Taproom First Look
Door County Brewing Co. opened its new taproom in Baileys Harbor July 1, and our crew from Peninsula Filmworks was there to check it out. The space features a music stage, 24 taps, huge main room and a spacious beer garden and fire pit outside. Owner John McMahon said the design pays homage to Wisconsin’s […]
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On Your Plate: Spicy Summer Salsas
Salsa simply translates to “sauce” in English. The sauces we Americans categorize as salsa are typically tomato-based concoctions spiced with a mixture of garlic, onions, chiles, cilantro and salt. Some versions have more ingredients. Mostly they are spicy and eaten with chips. Salsa has become an industry. Tasty, spicy varieties line the grocery shelves. You […]
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In Your Glass: Cherry, Cherry Sangria!
My goal was to create a Sangria with as many local products as possible, a Door County Sangria, if you will. How about cherry Sangria? Never heard of it, but why not? The idea came to me after I had already come up with several other more traditional Sangria recipes. I was in Main Street […]
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On Your Plate: Pizza From Scratch
Pizza as we know it has been an ever-evolving consumable since the beginning of time, starting off as flatbread in the north Mediterranean region, including modern-day Greece, Italy and Southern France. Pizza started by incorporating simple ingredients such as garlic, onion and herbs and eventually included a tomato base sauce and cheese. It has gone […]
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Door County Brewing Company Opens New Tap Room
After opening its doors just four years ago, Door County Brewing Co. announced that its second Baileys Harbor tap room and brewery will open on Saturday, July 1, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 am. The tap room and brewery is located at 8900 Hwy. 57. To accommodate an increase in customer demand, construction of […]
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FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast A Glimpse Into Farm Life
Fifty batches of cracked eggs. Twenty dozen eggs per batch. That’s 12,000 eggs, or 2.4 eggs per customer expected at this year’s FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast, served scrambled with ham and cheese. Hosted at Wilke R Organic Farm in Sevastopol, a team of 100 volunteers and FFA alumni plan to feed 5,000 people the morning […]
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Back in the early ’90s I had a big taste for red ales, reveling in their roasty-toasty nature. And then I lost that taste. Red ales suddenly seemed cloying, and I gave up on them. I hadn’t tasted a red ale in probably two decades, until just now when I cracked open a 16-ounce can […]