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Each week on https://radiomilwaukee.org/podcast-bites-show-milwaukee-food-restaurant-scene/, dining critic Ann Christenson from https://www.milwaukeemag.com/eat-drink/ and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new...
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Each week on This Bites, dining critic Ann Christenson from Milwaukee Magazine and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new spots, old favorites and the best ingestibles around Milwaukee.
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23 MAG 2025 · As the weather warms up (any day now), the culinary scene often turns up the temperature as well — and that’s definitely the case on this very stuffed episode.
Taking things chronologically, we’re less than a week away from the start of Downtown Dining Week, which has been treating diners to deals at some of Milwaukee’s top restaurants for nearly two decades. This year’s event runs from May 29 to June 5 and offers discounts for lunch ($15 or $25 per person) and dinner ($35, $45 and $55).
With 29 eateries participating, we’re once again spoiled for choice. That’s why we decided to share a couple standouts to get you started:
- For your $15 lunch, consider https://www.milwaukeedowntown.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/MENU_v05_CtrlStan1.pdf and the https://www.milwaukeedowntown.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/MENU_v05_CafePfis2.pdf.
- At the $35 dinner level, https://www.milwaukeedowntown.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/MENU_v05_Flourchi2.pdf and https://www.milwaukeedowntown.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/MENU_v05_Docs2.pdf both jumped out at us.
- Jumping to the $55 dinner class, https://www.milwaukeedowntown.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/MENU_v05_Flourchi2.pdf and https://www.milwaukeedowntown.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/MENU_v05_Aria_2.pdf have enticing menus.
Because we’re a full-service podcast, we don’t stop at mere recommendations. We also include some pro tips in this episode, one of which is to reserve early because the prime slots on Friday and Saturday fill up fast. You’ll have to listen for the rest.
Speaking of the rest, here are the oh-so-many things we talk about on this one:
- Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House have added a ticketed tasting event called “https://store.summerfest.com/taste-of-juneteenth-sessions” to the festival’s first Saturday (June 21).
- Pabst Blue Ribbon has collaborated with NY-based cheesemaker Yancey’s Fancy on https://www.milwaukeemag.com/we-tried-it-pabst-blue-ribbon-cheese/.
- The EsterEv team is making the best of a flood situation by taking the restaurant’s food on the road for https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ7mFUgpsSM/.
- Ann put together https://www.milwaukeemag.com/erik-kennedy-is-setting-the-table-for-connection-and-community for her other gig with Milwaukee Magazine.
- The Ivy House will host the annual https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/05/20/cocktail-competition-returns-to-ivy-house featuring Wisconsin’s top bartenders June 1.
- Nationally acclaimed https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/05/13/popular-lobster-truck-lauching-milwaukee-location will bring their renowned mobile presence to Milwaukee this June.
9 MAG 2025 · Everyone’s got mom on the brain this week (rightfully so), which hopefully means you’ve already made plans to say thanks to that special person by treating her to some outstanding food. In case you haven’t, we start this episode with three suggestion for where to take mom — if they’re still taking reservations:
- https://www.kohlerwisconsin.com/explore-more/activities-and-events/mothers-day is offering a Mother's Day brunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. that includes salads, fruits, crudites, sausages, avocado toast, grilled citrus salmon, red wine braised chicken and pepper steak sauté, carving stations, omelet stations and desserts.
- https://craftycowwi.com has you covered at all of their locations with some very cool-sounding fare. The cinnamon roll funnel cake jumps out, but there’s also the "Mother of All Hangovers" (a burger with cheddar, jalapeno, fried eggs and chipotle aioli) and the "Mother's Morning Bowl" (waffled hash browns with smoked cheddar, Nashville fried chicken and chicken gravy).
- https://www.instagram.com/esterev.mke/p/DJPamd2JWgF/ opted for a different direction with high-tea service from 12:30 to 3 p.m. You’ll find 10 menu items paired with offerings from Rishi Tea and served in ceramics crafted by Kate Riley. Breakfast cocktails will also be available.
You’ll hear a few decidedly global news items as well, led by the exciting news that SapSap has officially https://www.milwaukeemag.com/sapsap-zocalo-food-truck-park/. SapSap will also take part in an upcoming event titled “https://events.humanitix.com/hidden-flavors” that’s going down June 1 at Pilot Project Brewery, while a taste of the Mediterranean will soon find a home https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/05/05/ascent-to-welcome-mediterranean-restaurant/.
If you’re looking for something food to do a little sooner, The Cooperage will host https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sashay-souffle-a-midwest-sad-dance-party-tickets-1303852741649 this Friday to benefit Midwest Sad. In addition to the culinary portion of the title, the drag-show fundraiser will include “show-stopping performances” and “fierce fundraising.” This weekend will also bring a new menu to https://outlawoysterwi.com that features dishes like Octopus Aguachile Negro, Caviar & Hash Browns and something called an Octodog.
25 APR 2025 · Our latest helping of Milwaukee food news starts with savory pasties from https://www.facebook.com/dyespies/, gets festive with the inaugural https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/04/20/now-serving-zocalo-hosting-inaugural-miche-fest/ and explores the enticing menu of Sinta, a https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/dining/2025/04/21/sinta-filipino-pop-up-series/83024081007/ at Bavette. We also preview https://www.facebook.com/SemolinaMKE/photos/we-are-very-excited-to-announce-sunday-supper-with-zia-pa-monthly-cooking-classf/1279705587488963/?_rdr series, share the https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/nadi-plates-opening-east-side-restaurant taking over Crossroads Collective and check out Southern-style eats at Bronzeville's soon-to-open sports bar, https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/dining/2025/04/22/milwaukee-king-drive-new-sports-bar-restaurant/83120793007/.
18 APR 2025 · Because we like to keep things fresh around here, let’s flip the usual approach and start with the roundup so we can close with the centerpiece of this episode:
- As our hosts are both dumpling aficionados, they were happy to talk about https://www.milwaukeemag.com/dumplings-in-milwaukee/.
- They also check in on Kinship Café, which got some well-deserved attention thanks to a recent visit from https://www.tmj4.com/news/milwaukee-county/comedian-jim-gaffigan-talks-milwaukee-roots-volunteering-with-kinship-center.
- Over on the East Side, https://www.milwaukeemag.com/crossroads-collective-closing/ so “a local restaurant” (possibly Shanghai) can expand into the space.
All caught up? Great. We’ve got special guests to introduce.
Chris Corkery established Hundred Acre during what can be generously called tumultuous times. It was 2020, and just about everyone had suddenly gotten to know the term “supply chain” and how disrupting it can change pretty much everyone’s lives.
One of the areas most affected in those circumstances is the food system, especially when it comes to underserved areas in cities like outs. Corkery decided to address the situation by establishing Hundred Acre — an urban farm “providing a rapid response solution to food insecurity in the heart of Milwaukee.”
It’s an ambitious project that’s still going strong five years later, and yet somehow we’ve never had Corkery on the podcast to talk about it. So we made up for lost time by covering the farm’s origin story, why he chose Milwaukee over other cities, “pesto with purpose” and growing even more in the years ahead.
11 APR 2025 · On this episode, Ann and Tarik interview Chef Alex Hanesakda of Sapsap about his upcoming event, "https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/events/rivers-run-deep-50th-anniversary-of-the-lao-and-hmong-refugee-diaspora/," happening at Cactus Club at 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 12. The event commemorates five decades since Oceanian refugees arrived in the United States after the Vietnam War, focusing on the often-overlooked history of the war in Laos and the genocide in Cambodia.
Chef Alex discusses the symbolism of the Mekong River in his family's escape from Laos, and highlights how breakdancing connected Southeast Asian immigrants with Black and Brown communities in Milwaukee. The conversation also touches on the hypocrisy of anti-immigrant sentiments alongside the popularity of immigrant food.
Alex explains that Lao Oceanian cuisine at events like "Rivers Run Deep" aims to share the stories and struggles behind the food and preserve cultural memory. He also shares a few of the meaningful ingredients from the culture, like lemongrass and fish sauce.
In addition to the chat with Chef Alex, Ann and Tarik also touch on budget-friendly Monday night bites in Milwaukee from Paloma Taco & Tequila, Lucky Joe's and The Vanguard.
4 APR 2025 · For almost exactly one year, Discourse Coffee Workshop has been a roommate of sorts, serving out of the southwest corner of Radio Milwaukee HQ. It’s been a pleasure watching them get comfortable in the space and expanding their presence in the city through other ventures like Agency, the hybrid cocktail bar they operate inside the Dubbel Dutch Hotel.
Making it even more fun was the news that Discourse partners Ryan Castelaz and Sean Liu received earlier this week: that Agency is the lone Wisconsin finalist in this year’s James Beard Foundation Awards.
We start this episode talking about the honor, which keeps Agency in the running for Best New Bar along with Bar Colette (Dallas), Indentidad Cocktail Bar (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Merai (Brookline, Mass.) and ViceVersa (Miami). The category is making its debut this year, meaning the winner will be the first-ever recognized by the James Beard Foundation.
We’ll find out if the hometown boys take home one of those fancy medals June 16, when the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards are handed out at the Lyric Opera in Chicago. Fortunately, we have a few more items to tide us over as we wait for the ceremony:
- Ann delivered https://www.milwaukeemag.com/whats-new-milwaukee-dining-scene-april-2025/, including news of a combo farmer’s market and grocery store in Brookfield.
- Cactus Club keeps finding ways to bring innovative events to the venue, the https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/events/rivers-run-deep-50th-anniversary-of-the-lao-and-hmong-refugee-diaspora/ which will feature food from SapSap.
- In another piece for Milwaukee Magazine, Ann took a trip down memory lane to pour one out for https://www.milwaukeemag.com/remembering-two-closed-milwaukee-restaurants-we-miss/ that left a mark on the city.
- Finally, the reality-TV folks have nabbed another local chef, Screaming Tuna’s Jason Morimoto to https://www.milwaukeemag.com/another-local-chef-is-competing-on-a-tv-cooking-show/ (no relation).
28 MAR 2025 · From baseball legends to fast-food tributes, we're serving up another helping from Milwaukee's vibrant food scene. On this episode, Ann and Tarik sample Kopp's new custard flavor inspired by the late legend Bob Uecker (called, what else, "Mr. Baseball"). The hosts also preview the Milwaukee Wine Weekend and get real about restaurant service, sharing tips on how diners can be better customers. Plus, Big Daddy's Barbecue gets a new name (Big Boss BBQ), and Crafty Cow celebrates April Fool's Day with a menu that puts a gourmet spin on fast-food classics.
21 MAR 2025 · We always try to give you a meal, metaphorically speaking, on every episode of This Bites. But there are some weeks when we live up to our name and deliver more of a mouthful than a bellyful — a small-plate version of the podcast, if you will. So let's skip the longer run-up and jump straight into what you'll hear on this episode:
- Because you should respect your elders, we start with Ann’s review of the https://www.milwaukeemag.com/kegels-inn-dining-review-100-years/.
- The dynamic Dan’s (Jacobs and Van Rite) are https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/14/30-chefs-unite-for-dim-sum-give-some-fundraiser/ with an all-star lineup of 30 chefs.
- The 3rd Street Market Hall will get https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/19/korean-food-for-3rd-street-market-hall/from the owners of Ikigai Izakaya food truck.
- What was supposed to be a very short-term stay has turned into a full-time business as https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/19/caterer-finds-permanent-home-at-sherman-phoenix/.
14 MAR 2025 · There are times when the calendar decides it wants to be your friend — like your birthday falling on a Saturday or St. Patrick’s Day coinciding with the first day of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament (that one really only applies to bar owners and Notre Dame fans).
Today, the calendar has smiled on your humble This Bites hosts, because our regularly scheduled episode release day just so happens to be Pi Day. And we get a layup of a lead item.
While acknowledging that math is important, we can all agree that the superior homonym for this particular date is Pie Day. Ah, pie. It’s a versatile concoction that covers pretty much every phase of the dining experience, from appetizer to dessert. Obviously, the latter is its idealized form, and we start the podcast by giving you a few of our favorite places in Milwaukee to pick one up.
We don’t want to steal Ann’s thunder since she put some real sweat equity into her full list at Milwaukee Magazine, so let’s just do the top three here:
- http://www.honeypiecafe.com/ — Home of some of the more inventive varieties you’ll find in the area, past examples of which include whiskey walnut pecan and bourbon fudge.
- http://www.bakesalewestallis.com/ — A pie gathering place, if you will, featuring baked goods made in-house and others from local vendors.
- https://www.elegantfarmer.com/ — You’ll have to haul yourself to Mukwonago for this one, but their apple pie baked in a paper bag is reportedly worth the drive.
That should get you started, but feel free to https://www.milwaukeemag.com/your-guide-to-pie-day-in-milwaukee/ for the other half of the list and lots of helpful info from Ann. The magazine is also where we start our weekly roundup, although it’s a print-only situation, so make sure you track down https://www.milwaukeemag.com/shop/march-2025-milwaukee-magazine/:
- And this is one you’ll want to get your hands on, because it runs you through the very top restaurants in the area.
- On the magazine website, Ann collected https://www.milwaukeemag.com/march-2025-dining-tidbits/, from gluten-free goodies to a quietly great Thai spot.
- The former Al Bazzar on the South Side is now https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/12/new-cafe-opens-in-former-al-bazzar/.
- With its third anniversary coming up this June, https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/11/third-wards-saffron-debuts-new-menu-2/ on a brand-new menu.
21 FEB 2025 · This episode finds us hitting the home stretch of Black History Month, which means it's time to get moving and support Milwaukee's Black-owned restaurants (something we should do year-round). Ann gave us all a helping hand by https://www.milwaukeemag.com/local-black-owned-restaurants-to-support-during-black-history-month/ that includes everything from soul food to barbecue and Ethiopian to Jamaican.
Toward the end of the podcast, we also highlight a pair of cookbooks from Black women that literally span more than a century: a new edition of https://hyfin.org/2025/02/20/first-known-cookbook-by-a-black-american-woman-gets-new-edition-160-years-later/ (first published in 1866) and https://www.smithsonianstore.com/gullah-geechee-home-cooking-11021 collected by Emily Meggett, who was 89 when the book came out in 2022.
In other culinary news from around Milwaukee:
- The mad scientists at Discourse are serving up https://www.milwaukeemag.com/i-tried-it-ants-on-a-log-paired-with-a-latte/ right downstairs from where I'm writing this at Radio Milwaukee.
- Milwaukee Public Market will hold a very rhyme-y https://milwaukeepublicmarket.org/events/2025-soup-stew-fest on March 5.
- Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite will again welcome a bunch of their famous chef buddies for a collaborative dinner series at https://www.opentable.com/r/dandan-milwaukee and https://www.opentable.com/r/esterev-milwaukee.
- https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/02/17/fuel-cafe-is-permanently-closed/ after aprubtly announcing its permanent closing Sunday.
- Milwaukee's oldest Black biker bar has shifted gears and will soon become https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/02/13/cajun-restaurant-planned-for-harambee/.
Each week on https://radiomilwaukee.org/podcast-bites-show-milwaukee-food-restaurant-scene/, dining critic Ann Christenson from https://www.milwaukeemag.com/eat-drink/ and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new...
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Each week on This Bites, dining critic Ann Christenson from Milwaukee Magazine and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new spots, old favorites and the best ingestibles around Milwaukee.
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