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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.

  • Autumnfest, Election Theater & More Weekend Plans

    It’s the first weekend of autumn in Door County! Head to one of this weekend’s fall festivals, prep your cold-weather reading lists, or help Door Community Auditorium celebrate its first major anniversary. Friday, September 23 DCA’s Silver Anniversary Twenty-five years ago, the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek opened its doors. In the years since, […]

  • Healthy Pride Boils Over at Pelletier’s

      Autumn isn’t far away along this same Wisconsin shoreline where Bassmaster Elite Series pros like Jordan Lee, David Walker and Chris Zaldain finessed 18-pound limits of Smallmouth to the scales last September. And the only thing thicker than the black grime on Matthew Peterson’s Carhartt jeans is the grin on his face. It’s a […]

  • Door County Brewing Co. Expands Distribution to Illinois

    Door County Brewing Co. expanded distribution to Illinois on Sept. 1, after signing distribution agreements with Kloss Distributing of Gurnee, Ill. and Town & Country Distributors of Itasca, Ill. Door County Brewing Co. began its distribution in Wisconsin in 2013, expanding in 2015 to Minnesota and now to Illinois. “We appreciate Door County Brewing Co.’s […]

  • Cheers!: A Wheat, A Pilsner and an IPA

    Needing a refreshing beverage, I reached into the magic fridge and pulled out an Oarsman Ale from Bell’s Brewery. Oh, yeah, what a nice, refreshing wheat ale. Just what I was looking for. This is a really light wheat with a lovely puckering tartness. Not much more to say about that. It’s a very good […]

  • Bayside Tavern History Is Topic of Next Gibraltar Talks Program

    Gibraltar Historical Association’s next Gibraltar Talks program is Sept. 22 about the “History of the Bayside Tavern” with guest speaker Bobby MacDonald. Bobby will share the history of the building, owners and stories only a watering hole can tell. Gathering stories and asking the questions is what Bobby has in store for those who want […]

  • More Than 120 Craft Beers at Egg Harbor AleFest

    Fall is prime beer festival season and Egg Harbor AleFest is celebrating its fifth year on Sept. 17. The first festival was held in 2012 when a group of beer lovers and Egg Harbor Business Association members tapped into the growing craft beer scene. The festival was an immediate success and has grown every year […]

  • Door County Welcomes The Cajun Strangers Sept. 17

    On the list of genres that make up a typical Door County summer soundtrack, the energetic, folksy Cajun is unnoticeably missing. And understandably so. While New Orleans jazz has continued its northward reach into the Midwest, that can’t be said of Louisiana’s other musical child, Cajun. Most easily recognized by its three elements – button […]

  • 2nd Hey Hey 5k in Baileys Harbor Sept. 24

    There’s still time to sign up for the second annual Hey Hey 5k run in Baileys Harbor Sept. 24 at 8 am! The run, presented by Door County Brewing Co., is a fun way to kick off Autumnfest Saturday in Baileys Harbor. Runners get an awesome race shirt, free Hey Hey 5k pint glass and […]

  • Mandolin Orange, Harvest and Ale Fests, & More Weekend Plans

    Cooler weather and shorter days have done little to slow the onslaught of entertaining events on the Door Peninsula! Take in a variety of thought-provoking and downright fun music, get crafty with Mother Nature’s bountiful mushrooms, or hop on your bike for a scenic ride through the county. Friday, September 16 Chasing Ice Join Crossroads […]

  • Fall Challenge Bike Ride to Welcome 500 Cyclists Saturday

    The Peninsula Century Fall Challenge bicycle ride returns to Sister Bay’s Waterfront Park Saturday, Sept. 17, bringing more than 500 cyclists to the village’s new centerpiece. Cyclists can still register for the ride online through Wednesday at peninsulacenturyfallchallenge.com, or in person Friday, Sept. 16 at packet pickup from 4 – 7 pm, and Saturday before […]

  • Cheers: Fall in a Bottle

      In the dog days of summer, I pine for autumn. It was one of those icky, sticky humid days in August when John McMahon stopped by the office with a sixer of Door County Brewing’s autumnal seasonal L’automne. Suddenly, things weren’t so sweaty. Even though fall was still a month away, the thought of […]

  • Wine:30 – Daring Pairings

      We looked before at some of the more common wine varietals and foods to pair with them. Today we will look at some of the more obscure varietals and what foods work well with them.   Albariño This medium-bodied dry white wine mainly from Spain is also grown in Portugal, Australia and a little […]

  • Shake ‘N Bake BBQ Wins Grand Champion of Death’s Door BBQ

    Tim and Teri Scheer of Shake ‘N Bake BBQ, a barbeque team from Washington, Missouri, were awarded the Grand Champion prize at the 5th Annual Death’s Door BBQ (DDBBQ) on Aug. 27 on Washington Island. This year, Death’s Door BBQ featured 42 teams from six states. The winning teams split $7,500 in prize money and […]

  • Sweet Mountain Farm of Washington Island Featured on ‘Wisconsin Life’

    Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will feature Sweet Mountain Farm, of Washington Island, in a segment airing at 7 pm on Sept. 22. The segment is titled “Beekeeper Finds Russian Honeybees Uniquely Suited To Wisconsin.” WPT Producer Joel Waldinger sat down with Sweet Mountain Farm last summer to talk about how it started. They talked about honeybees, […]

  • “The 39 Steps,” Door County Century & More Weekend Plans

    This weekend, take some time to celebrate the upcoming fall season. Get lost in a corn maze, squish some grapes, or bike across the county.   Friday, Sept. 9 Art/Speaks Come to write and to share work. This writing lab is for those interested in writing in response to art. 11:30 am – 1 pm. […]

  • Kale 3 Ways: Juiced, Drowned, and Baked

    This deep green leafy vegetable began to make a comeback in popularity within the last five years. It was nowhere and then everywhere overnight — kale chips, salads, added to soups, juices. Recipes and food-related magazines began to feature the healthy super food. Kale had been living in the shadows for too long. It is […]

  • Off The Grill: Get the Most Out of Your Grill

    By Ryan Sherman   At our house, cooking on the grill is a year-round enjoyment. When the weather tries to stop us, we pull the grill to the edge of our open garage door and cook out, even on the snowiest days of winter. There are few rules to grilling; truly almost anything can be […]

  • Cheers!: Do Brewers Dream of Hopped-Up Sheep?

    I think of Ridley Scott every time I have a 3 Sheeps beer. Why? Because 3 Sheeps somehow reminds me of Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which is the basis for Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner, which made me a Ridley Scott fan. The Duellists set the tone, […]

  • In Your Glass: Tart Cherry Juice

    Editor’s note:  Even though cherries are a typical symbol of summer, we included these tart cherry juice concoctions in our autumn issue because the time to get the freshest cherry juice is after their harvest, which lasts from late July to August.   As a young girl in Ephraim in the summer, I often tagged […]

  • Get Sauced

    Meals are so easily enhanced, given a bit of oomph and extra personality, when you add a sauce. Growing up in the late ’70s and ’80s, my Midwestern heritage and generation were trained to grab a bottle of ketchup or mustard and smother whatever was on your plate — on a special occasion maybe a […]