2012: Classic Walleye Roll: a perfect balance of fish, lettuce, and mayo, each element presented with a freshness and sense of proportion. A blue ribbon winner of a State Fair dish. Read more.
2012: Ragin’ Ankles: pork shanks with a perfect balance of sweet and spicy, punchy “pineapple rage” glaze, and rich pork flavor. Eating ankles sounds like a mistake in theory, but it’s delicious. Read more.
2012: Northwoods Original Breakfast Sandwich. The eggs are soft, creamy, and fluffy, and the salmon delectable: nicely smoked, properly salted, and surprisingly tender. Read more.
2012: Visit Ole's Cannoli. They're crispy and light, and the simple ricotta / powdered sugar / vanilla extract filling is light and creamy like cheesecake, not gritty or over-sweet. Read more.
2012: Get the Great Balls of Fire at Sausage Sister & Me. These gorgeously charred, richly flavored spicy sausage meatballs are best paired with the accompanying cooling cucumber sauce. Read more.
2012: Try the Lift Bridge HopDish. If you don’t typically like hop bomb beers, the mellow edges and overall control of this beer may win you over; and if you do, it may become a new go-to drink. Read more.
2012: Get the Jerk Chicken Legs at West Indies Soul Food. Tender, richly flavored, a nice note of smoke, and a lovely, crispy exterior char. An example of when the ordinary is made magical. Read more.
2012: Lamb Fries. Yes, these are fried lamb testicles. Yes, we actually ate them. And, somewhat to our surprise, yes, they are actually pretty tasty. Don’t think too hard about them. Enjoy them. Read more.
2012: The Blarney Beans are cornmeal-crusted fried green beans are an admirable balance of hot crispy exterior and assertive, fresh-tasting vegetable interior… plus a creamy ranch-chipotle sauce. Read more.
2012: Get the Black Cherry Soda. “I don’t like cherry soda, but…” began about three separate comments of praise for this stuff, which is both natural tasting in a restrained way and joyfully sweet. Read more.
