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lars makie

lars makie
Short notice, yes, but my wife and I are heading up to Milwaukee for the day and I have absolutely no idea what to check out other than the art museum. Would love to hear what restaurants (casual) and wine stores anyone has an opinion about. I'll be checking this via my iphone throughout the day, so post 'em if you got 'em. Thanks all!
 
Any further thoughts on Milwaukee?

My wife and I are going there for a concert in early April. It'll actually be on Good Friday, this doesn't mean we'll be limited to fish fry, does it?

Any good wine stores?

Cheers,

Kevin
 
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
I'm going to bump thisAny further thoughts on Milwaukee?

My wife and I are going there for a concert in early April. It'll actually be on Good Friday, this doesn't mean we'll be limited to fish fry, does it?

Any good wine stores?

Cheers,

Kevin
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Shit, yes, there was one I stumbled on. I'll have to do a search and get the name/location. I was impressed with what they had. Lapierre, Movia, Selosse. Will get back to you on this.
 
originally posted by lars makie:
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
I'm going to bump thisAny further thoughts on Milwaukee?

My wife and I are going there for a concert in early April. It'll actually be on Good Friday, this doesn't mean we'll be limited to fish fry, does it?

Any good wine stores?

Cheers,

Kevin
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Shit, yes, there was one I stumbled on. I'll have to do a search and get the name/location. I was impressed with what they had. Lapierre, Movia, Selosse. Will get back to you on this.
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Awesome! You had me at Lapierre...
 
Here is the wine store that I found. Small, but pretty good selection Waterford Wine.

This restaurant by the wine store looked good Cempazuchi. We didn't go in, but when we walked by, people were coming out and told us it was really good (I also saw it mentioned on the Food Network).

We had a light lunch at the Seafood place here: Milawaukee Public Market. Quite good, though not fast (in case time is important). Nice market.

Lastly, it's nowhere near any of the above places, but if you can find your way to Leon's you will be treated to the tastiest damn frozen custard around.

"Milwaukee... Not as bad as I had previously thought".

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Until this month, Sandy D'Amato from Sanford also owned Coquette Cafe down in the Historic Third Ward (apparently two of his chefs bought it). Not as high-falutin' as Sanford, but everything we ate was delicious and it's more centrally located if you're staying downtown. No recollection of the wine list - I think we BYO'd.

Paul Bartolotta is also a big deal in Milwaukee - he cooked at Spiaggia in Chicago way back when and now owns several places in MKE. We ate at Bacchus last year, in the Cudahy Tower across from the museum. An attractive space and the meal easily fell into the "pretty good" category. In friendly, Midwestern style corkage was $15.
 
Thanks for the quick reply.

The wine store is within a mile of the Pabst Theater where the show we're going to is at. I think we'll stay in that neighborhood as well. We'll definitely check it out.

The whole weekend was sort of planned around catching a Joanna Newsom concert at the kick-ass old Pabst Theater, and the fact that my wife just got a job will only add to the celebratory nature (and increase said budget) of the weekend. We don't even have to go out of our way to drop kidlings off at their grandparents, as they are en route.

Cheers,

Kevin
 
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
The whole weekend was sort of planned around catching a Joanna Newsom concert at the kick-ass old Pabst Theater, and the fact that my wife just got a job will only add to the celebratory nature (and increase said budget) of the weekend. We don't even have to go out of our way to drop kidlings off at their grandparents, as they are en route.
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Nice, sounds like a great win-win-win situation. Also, if you see New Glarus beer around, try some, it's pretty tasty. Have a great weekend.
 
"Milwaukee... Not as bad as I had previously thought".
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This could be the slogans for much of the I-90 cities: Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland...etc, etc.
 
originally posted by lars makie:
originally posted by Kevin Roberts:
The whole weekend was sort of planned around catching a Joanna Newsom concert at the kick-ass old Pabst Theater, and the fact that my wife just got a job will only add to the celebratory nature (and increase said budget) of the weekend. We don't even have to go out of our way to drop kidlings off at their grandparents, as they are en route.
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Nice, sounds like a great win-win-win situation. Also, if you see New Glarus beer around, try some, it's pretty tasty. Have a great weekend.
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I've got more of a beer background than a wine one, so I'm quite aware of New Glarus. I was even able to stop by the new brewery on my way to the Great Taste of the Midwest last summer in Madison. I have a ton of respect for what they do.

Cheers,

Kevin
 
If you stay at the Knickerbocker you can walk to Waterford, the art museum, the Pabst (longish), Cudahy tower (Bartolotta's) etc.

I have had mixed experiences at Cempazuchi. Better at Balzac -- just off Brady near Waterford. Balzac had Cuvee Angeline on its wine list at one time. Can't promise that now. A decent Thai place very near as well. All of these places are very casual. The owner of Waterford is a nice guy, puts in the effort to maintain a good wine shop in Milwaukee.

You can also walk to Sanford from there. However, this is not casual dining. For my money Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro has the best food in Milwaukee. Very good food. It is not walking distance.

The Calatrava addition is the best part of the Milwaukee art museum. Take time to view it outside, from different angles. The collection is interesting, but I feel clumsily laid out.

Leon's custard is greatly overrated. I grew up in St Louis, Ted Drewes set the standard. These guys ain't close.

Check out the acts at Turner Hall for your stay, usually pretty good rock concerts in town.
 
..go for the beers on tap at Karl Ratzch. Great German food. The Pfister is fun to check out (if expensive to stay at). We've enjoyed the high tea and the martini bar.
 
Holler House is pretty much the only reason why I want to visit Milwaukee. It's a tavern on the first floor with a basement that features the two oldest sanctioned bowling lanes in the country, complete with self-scoring and pinboys (you need to call ahead to make sure they're working).
 
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