Dining - Oct. 7, 2008
Milwaukee's best coffee shop/café, 2008: Alterra
This swiftly growing coffee company has created quite a buzz both in Milwaukee and in the national coffee industry, and it's easy to see why. They serve the strongest cup of joe around -- but do offer a daily mild blend, if you prefer -- and pay obsessively close attention to quality and taste control.
Tags: alterra, stone creek, cafe, coffee shop, best of

Dining - Sept. 1, 2008
Coffee houses and cafe guide
With coffee's position as the beverage of choice of all ages these days, coffee shops and cafes have proliferated in the Milwaukee area. Here is a little guide to some of them.
Tags: coffee, cafe, coffee guide, espresso

Kids & Family - July 10, 2008
Shops sprout up in Shorewood
Streetscaping and curbside gardens aren't the only new things in Shorewood this summer. Area residents are taking up new occupations and opportunities with the addition of several locally-owned businesses on East Capitol Drive.
Tags: shorewood, capitol drive, shop, northshore wheels, cafe nation, smoothie nation, cafe, coffee, fashion

Dining - May 22, 2008
Soups and subs replace Third Ward lounge
Penthouse on Broadway is closing and the new Three Brothers Soup, Sandwich and Salad Shop is replacing it at 184 N. Broadway in the Third Ward.
Tags: penthouse on broadway, three brothers soup, sandwich and salad shop, martini lounge, cafe, breakfast, lunch delivery

Dining - April 11, 2008
Transfer Pizzeria Café is a Mitchell Street magnet
If you're a frequent South 1st Street commuter, you've probably noticed the new Transfer Pizzeria Café, 101 W. Mitchell St. With its name broadcast in stylized neon, the corner building is a definite eye-catcher at night -- a glowing sign of life in a rather dim section of the city.
Tags: transfer pizzeria cafe, scrambled ed's, vasyl lemberskyy, pizza, csa, george webb, rossetto, cafe

Dining - Oct. 14, 2008
TPS 24: Madison Dining Additional Comments From a Badger
Maureen Post, a staff writer on OMC recently wrote a blog on Madison Dining and I just wanted to expand on said article (Link at the bottom). But I do have to say Maureen did a fantastic job even hitting my top-two favorites (Eno Vino and Mediterranean Cafe), neither of which are as high profile ...
Tags: Madison, Dining, Cafe, Thai

Dining - April 16, 2008
TPS 8: Coquette Cafe
Coquette Cafe the second child of Sandy D'Amato, Milwaukee's greatest and most famous chef, is located in the Historic Third Ward. My Dining companion and I decided to check it out since our mouths were still watering from my b-day dinner at Sanford's, Coquette Cafe'solder brother. To start:...
Tags: Coquette, Cafe, Dining, Third, Ward, Sanford