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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.

  • Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese Named One of the Best Places to Eat Local Cheese

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    TRAVEL + LEISURE magazine, one of the most trusted names in travel, has chosen Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese in Egg Harbor as one of the top 10 places to eat local cheese. Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese prides itself in offering the finest Wisconsin Artisan Cheese. The European-style cheese shop has been in operation for more than five […]

  • Cheers!: Bell’s Beer Series Celebrates The Planets

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      As a big fan of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, I was excited to run across a bottle of Neptune the Mystic from Bell’s Brewery of Comstock, Michigan. Of all the strange but wonderful reasons for making a beer, this one makes me smile. Neptune is just one entry in “a seven-part series inspired by […]

  • Pete D’Amico, Favre Family Come Together for Thanksgiving Tailgate

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    For Pete D’Amico and friends, Favre’s jersey retirement ceremony will rekindle a connection spanning tragic and triumphant moments.

  • Len Villano

    Lazy Morning Breakfast

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    Hands down, my Aunt Rosemary made the best pancakes. When we were lucky enough to eat breakfast at her house it was memorable. She always had real maple syrup…we always had Mrs. Butterworth’s (also special because the bottle was so cool). Her pancakes were thin and crispy on the edges, almost like crepes. I remember […]

  • Cheers!: Liquid Candy and Robitussin DM

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      Since it was such a lovely, gloomy Halloween, I contemplated treating myself to the first port of the season, but before arriving at the small collection of port, my eyes fell upon a limited edition 2013 vintage J.W. Lees’ Harvest Ale matured in Calvados casks. J.W. Lees is a brewery based in Manchester, England, […]

  • Free Cheese Pairing Events at Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese

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    This fall Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese will host four free pairing events in a series titled Perfect Pairings. These events will be held from 4 to 7 pm on the first and third Fridays of November and December. Perfect Pairings will feature local beer and cider, fine wine, and, of course, Wisconsin’s best artisan cheeses. The […]

  • Stress-Free Holiday Cooking Demo Kicks Off Festival of Trees

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    The Door County Maritime Museum will kick off its annual Merry-Time Festival of Trees on Saturday with the help of local caterer Morag Hornsby. Hornsby, of Serves You Right Catering, will host a “Stress-Free” Holiday Cooking Demo at 10:30 am complete with a cooking demo, samples of prepared foods, recipes, holiday refreshments and free museum […]

  • Airlifter Brass, Festival of Trees & More Weekend Plans

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    From a patriotic brass band to the Merry-Time Festival of Trees, we’ve gathered our top picks for the weekend ahead on the peninsula! Friday, November 13 Free Patriotic Performance by USAF Airlifter Brass In honor of Veterans Day, Door Community Auditorium will host six professional musicians of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America’s […]

  • Comedians Mick Lazinski, Doug Stone Kick off Landmark’s Winter Comedy Club

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    “Laughter is the best medicine” is an old adage that applies to many of the less-than-stellar circumstances or seasons of life. Perhaps none as daunting as winter on the Door Peninsula. This is “truly something more for the locals,” said Jeff Larson, the organizer of the Comedy Club at the Landmark Resort. The humor-inducing event […]

  • Cheers!: A Mystery Within a Mystery

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      When I lived in England in the middle and late 1970s, I felt it my duty to fully investigate the country’s beers, even though I was only 18 years old when I arrived in Liverpool on a foggy Sunday night in June of 1974. My first residence was in a pub in a village […]

  • Folk Concert Series Begins at White Gull with Tim Grimm

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    Singer-songwriter and guitarist Tim Grimm will be featured at the first of five concerts scheduled in the 32nd season of winter folk concerts at the White Gull Inn on Nov. 18. Tickets for the 8 pm concert are $17. Grimm is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world. For the past […]

  • Rib Fest, Sled Dogs, Packer Parties & More Weekend Plans

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    October is gone and with it, the Door Peninsula settles into its late fall slumber. Enjoy the start of the quiet season with plenty of delicious foodie opportunities, gallery receptions, bluegrass and country music, and the ever-so-cuddly Door County Sled Dogs. Friday, November 6 A Weekend of Fantastic Fare Whether you’re in the mood for […]

  • Free Cheese Pairing Events at Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese

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    Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese will host four free pairing events in a series called “Perfect Pairings” this fall. The events will be held from 4 to 7 pm on the first and third Fridays of November and December. Perfect Pairings will feature local beer and cider, fine wine, and of course, Wisconsin’s best artisan cheeses. Guests will […]

  • Cheers: Night Tripping

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    A cold front moved in, bringing with it a bracing wind from the north. I needed something deep, dark and elemental to ward off this too-early blast of cold weather. Reaching deep into the fridge, I pull out a bottle of Night Tripper, an imperial stout from New Holland Brewing Co. This 2015 vintage weighs […]

  • Jack O’Lantern Days 2015 Schedule

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    It’s a hometown Halloween celebration at Fish Creek’s annual Jack-O-Lantern Days, Oct. 30-31. This family-friendly weekend highlights mask making for kids, pumpkin carving, a haunting Halloween parade, trick-or-treating, costume parties for kids, adults, and dogs, and more! Friday Halloween Adult Art Night at Hands On Art Studio: 6:30pm – 10pm Door County Trolley Ghost Tours: […]

  • Lots of Lutefisk: Sons of Norway Host Annual Dinner

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    As has been the case for about 20 years, proceeds from this year’s Sons of Norway lutefisk and meatball dinner on Nov. 6 will fund scholarships for seniors in Door County high schools. The buffet meal at 5:30 pm Friday, Nov. 6, at Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 W. Maple Street in Sturgeon Bay, will […]

  • Halloween Happenings 2015

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    Baileys Harbor Trick or Treating, Oct. 31 from 4-6 pm Halloween party in the town hall, Oct. 31 from 5-7 pm. Costume contest for adults and children with winners announced at 6:30 pm. Egg Harbor Halloween Safe Walk, Oct. 31 from 2-4 pm. Look for the bright orange signs in the windows of participating businesses. […]

  • Third Vintage of Baco Noir Available at Parallel 44

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    Parallel 44’s third vintage of Baco Noir is now available at Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery in Kewaunee. Just like their 2013 vintage these Baco Noir grapes were grown in a little vineyard just south of the winery in Manitowoc County. The Baco Noir is of French parentage and reminiscent of a Burgundy style wine. […]

  • Cheers!: A Sweet Tart and a Monstrous Wit

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      All I knew for certain about Old Stock Ale from North Coast Brewing Co. is that it weighs in at a hefty 11.8 percent. I’d never heard of it until I saw a four-pack of 2014 Old Stock recently. Being a longtime fan of the brewery’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, I looked forward […]

  • UW-Extension to Hold Mexican Cooking Demonstration

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    The Door County Association for Home and Community Education (HCE) is inviting the community to a “Mexican Cooking Demonstration” on Oct. 29 at 4 pm in the Peninsula Room of the Door County Government Center, 421 Nebraska Street in Sturgeon Bay. Imelda Delchambre, President of the Door County Hispanics HCE Club, will be the presenter. […]