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DESTINATION KOHLER AND THREE CHEESE SOUP

If you’re a golfer, a gardener and/or gourmet, Kohler is the place to be.If you’re an interior decorator, designer and/or plumber, Kohler is the place to be.If you love luxurious stays, fine restaurants, spa treatments, divine chocolates, Kohler is the place to be. Oh, let’s cut to the chase. If it’s spring, summer or fall, […]

BEST FOOD ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI

Wow, talk about a diverse cooking career. Regina Charboneau has worked as a camp cook in the bush of Alaska; been chef de cuisine on a set of luxurious vintage railway cars; launched numerous top restaurants (including King’s Tavern in Natchez, Mississippi; Regina’s at the Regis and Biscuits & Blues, both in San Francisco); written […]

¶ Posted 04 June 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § DARROW § DAVENPORT § GALENA § GREENVILLE § ILLINOIS § IOWA § LA CROSSE § LOUISIANA § MEMPHIS § MINNEAPOLIS § MINNESOTA § MISSISSIPPI § MISSOURI § NATCHEZ § NEW ORLEANS § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS § ST. PAUL § TENNESSEE § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Acre, Antoine's, August, Bar La Grassa, Basso, Bebo's Dogs & Beef, Biscuits and Blues, Dickie Brennan's, Galena Brewing Co, Heartland restaurant, Hog and Hominy, Hotel Blackhawk, Mississippi, Mississippi Current Cookbook, Natchez, NEW ORLEANS, Revolution, Root, Sugarfire, Sylvain

CRUISING THE CRANBERRY HIGHWAY

Who What Where When How WHO knew? Wisconsin claims the title of cranberry capital of the planet. Although cranberries grow in various corners of the world including Canada and Chile, it’s Wisconsin that carries the mother load. Cranberries congregate in the central part of the state, where enthusiasts can find not only acres and acres […]

¶ Posted 03 November 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREADS § RESORTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Chef Scott Baker, cranberries, Cranberry Highway, Fogasse, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, pate ferment, The Osthoff Resort, Three Bears Lodge, Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center

CUPCAKES AND MORE

I know. I know. Cupcakes are all the rage, and this restaurant specializes in them. And, yes, they are luscious. Yet when I visited Daisy Café and Cupcakery in Madison, Wisconsin, other items claimed a larger place in my heart. Many cafes can take good cake, top it with rich butter cream and win wows, […]