Dining

The author of BIG BITES: Wholesome, Comforting Recipes That Are Big on Flavor, Nourishment, and Fun, shares her recipe for Shaved Caesar Salad with Fennel and Crispy Chickpeas.

The author of “Big Bites: Wholesome, Comforting Recipes That Are Big on Flavor, Nourishment, and Fun,” shares her recipe for Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Sesame Date Dressing.

It’s lunch time. The scent of Bobo de Camarão, the shrimp stew special of the day, fills the air. The relaxing sounds of Bossa Nova play in the background. I’m transported to my beautiful home country of Brazil when I look around the vibrant and colorful restaurant.

Pasture and Plenty in Madison was named a semifinalist for Outstanding Hospitality this year. 

Each year seems to go by faster than the previous one. That feels especially true this year, when we at WPR look back at everything brought to us by the 2023 news cycle. Here’s a rundown of WPR’s most read stories from Jan. 1 to Dec. 20, 2023, according to data from Chartbeat. See the…

The smells and flames of a hearth welcome hungry patrons when they enter Birch, a farm-to-table restaurant in Milwaukee operated by Kyle and Meghan Knall. Chefs primarily cook food at Birch using the live, open fire. Kyle Knall says the hearth keeps cooking simple and lets ingredients shine with daily menu changes. Birch’s shine is…

At The Kitchen restaurant in Sussex, professional eater Katina DeJarnett recently tackled one of Wisconsin’s biggest breakfast challenges. Six eggs, one pound of hash browns, five slices of toast, eight breakfast sausages, four large cajun sausages, six slices of bacon, a country fried steak, biscuits n’ gravy and six huge chocolate chip pancakes. She ate…

Food prices are significantly higher than they were a year ago. Experts say everyone from fine dining restaurants to shoppers on a tight budget are feeling the pinch. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service found that food prices in January were 10.1 percent higher than the same month in 2022. By comparison, the…

It was a true coronation. For one glorious day, the Culver’s butter burger was king, topped with a “golden crown” of fried cheese curd. In honor of National Cheese Curd Day, the fast food chain introduced the limited-time CurderBurger, a classic Wisconsin butter burger topped with an enormous fried cheese curd. And customers came in…

Rick Steves, a travel writer and host of “Rick Steves’ Europe,” hasn’t been home for the past 30 summers of his life, instead spending that time traveling across Europe. But the pandemic this year foiled his streak, and resulted in the global tour operator finding new places to go sightseeing, right in his own backyard.…