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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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 […]
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Jacksonport Farmers Market Held Every Tuesday Throughout Summer
The Jacksonport Farmers Market is held every Tuesday morning at Lakeside Park from 9 am to 1 pm. The market is off to a great start with local vendors providing a wide variety of fresh produce and other handcrafted products. There are many regular vendors and several new vendors so come on down and see […]
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Traditional Fish Boil at Jacksonport Historical Society’s Annual Meeting
The Jacksonport Historical Society’s Annual Dinner Meeting is scheduled for July 19 at Lakeside Park, Hwy. 57, Jacksonport. The meeting is open to the public. The dinner, a traditional Door County fish boil, will celebrate Jacksonport’s storied fishing history. Live music starts at 5 pm provided by Dale Graf. The Jacksonport Historical Society (JHS) will […]
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Tea Thyme Hosts Traditional ‘High Tea’ to Benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Door County
Tea Thyme of Door County, one of the shops in the Country Walk Shops in Sister Bay, is hosting a traditional “High Tea” as a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Door County. The menu includes finger sandwiches, English scones, and petit fours and Pavlova for dessert. A variety of teas will also be […]
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Cheers!: Please Pass My Raspberry Beret
After a foggy morning, the sun poked out by midday and it felt like the first day of summer, even though the actual first day of summer was still a few weeks away. I hopped on my bike, spun around the village and worked up a mighty thirst. I knew even before I pointed my […]
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Strawberry Season: Tips for Successful Picking
In late June, pints of strawberries start showing up on the counter at home. When I was little, mom would slice them in half and put sugar on them. I can still see the sugar, as the juice from the strawberries would erase its granular texture. As time goes on, consumption habits change. Sugar was […]
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Wine Fest, Foodies’ Heaven & More Weekend Plans
Festivals abound. This weekend, Ellison Bay and Egg Harbor become epicenters of weekend-long festivities. What better time then to spend your weekend away from the crowded shops and commuter traffic? While you’re at it, make your way up to Washington Island for some community theater and, since you’d miss the ferry, spend a night under […]
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BrewVino Roast Reaps Benefits for Breast Cancer Families
The sun was just beginning to peak over the horizon as photographer Len Villano and I made our way down the half-mile of boardwalk along Algoma’s beautiful Crescent Beach to von Stiehl Winery, where the 3rd annual BrewVino Roast was to take place later in the day. We were there early to see the cooking […]
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For Made in the USA Flavor, Cheers to Craft Beer, Not Macro Marketing
Last summer the biggest name in beer erased its name from bottles. Budweiser changed its name to America for the summer of 2016, seeking to capitalize on patriotism to sell a beer whose sales and stature have slipped as drinkers increasingly turn to craft beer and wine to quench their thirst. Over the years Budweiser […]
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Belgian Heritage Center Holds Waffle Breakfast June 25
The Belgian Heritage Center will have a Belgian waffle breakfast on June 25, 9 am – 1 pm, at 1255 County Road DK, Brussels (the former St. Mary of the Snows Church in Namur). The breakfast will include waffles, eggs, potatoes, beverage and Marchant’s Belgian trippe (a traditional sausage from the Belgian community). This year, […]
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Bier Zot Hosts Blind Beer Tasting, Dance Party June 16
Join Bier Zot and their pals from Almanac Beer Co. for a beer experience unlike any other on June 16. As a kick-off to Beer Fest weekend, this event will tug at the heartstrings of the most passionate of beer lovers. Featuring the juiciest ales they have to offer, including Cherry Picker, Passion Project […]
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Cheers!: Ephraim to Celebrate with Fyr the Byr
The 53rd Annual Fyr Bal Festival in Ephraim on June 17 will be unlike any of the previous events because for the first time the newly wet community will have its own beer to help celebrate the event. The move to go wet in Ephraim was approved by voters in the spring of 2016 and […]
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Ephraim Bonfires, Beer Fest & More Weekend Plans
Summer is in full swing in Door County. Drink and be merry in Baileys Harbor at the Door County Beer Festival featuring live music, as much beer as you can drink, and food stands from some of Door County’s best restaurants. Join Ephraim in shooing away the winter spirits at their village-wide festival, Fyr Bal. […]
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Historical Society Programs Explores Local Lighthouses
The Door County Historical Society will host its monthly dinner program “Exploring Door County Lighthouses – Beacons That Guide the Way” presented by Barb and Ken Wardius on June 26. The dinner and program will be held at the Log Den Restaurant in Egg Harbor at 6 pm. Door County boasts one of the highest […]