Bad Name, Good Chicken at Todd I Believe I Can Fry - Shepherd Express
February 29, 2024
The old maxim of books and their covers and the inherent judgment therein does not apply to restaurants.
Where To Eat in 2024 - Eater
Polka-fueled Friday fish fries, classic frozen custard, whole lambs stuffed with rice, Detroit pizza from a mobile oven, a James Beard winner’s take on a Big Mac, and more of Milwaukee’s best meals.
The 38 Essential Milwaukee Restaurants - Eater
July 11, 2023
“Cliffie, quick. Breath test. What do you smell when I do this?” asks Norm.
“Milwaukee,” Cliff responds.
Hawthorne Coffee Branches Out - Shepherd Express
December 6, 2022
Lunch at a coffee shop can be an uninspiring prospect.
A Detroit Detour - Shepherd Express
March 11, 2022
Nobody had ever offered to “watch” my car before. Of the multitudinous midnight meals, of the crosstown calorie chases and slurry of after-hour haunts and from-the-gut choices in dubious neighborhoods and out-of-the-way, in-the-know joints I dragged myself and peers—because I saw some local bring Bourdain one time, one night—it took until now to realize a fully sanctioned armed parking lot security guard.
Katie Parla and the Art of Eating the World - Shepherd Express
March 13, 2019
Sitting in the O’Hare International Terminal one rain damp spring midnight four years ago—lightning splintering the far off horizon, dotting the tarmac with warning-light flashes of foreboding—fidgeting, running through end-of-life litany, fourth quarter armpit sweat streaking, I found myself ready for a honeymoon. Or not ready, exactly. The ticket in my hand said “Istanbul.”
Anthony Bourdain and the Art of Looking at the World - Shepherd Express
June 12, 2018
In every writer there exists a towering, ever-struggling duality: the desire to be left alone, to your words, books, thoughts, hidden quiet corners of libraries; and the wish to be celebrated, toasted by everyone as the smartest person in the room.
On Visiting Rio de Janeiro Ahead of the Olympics - Paste
August 4, 2016
Nightfall in Copacabana. Rain doesn’t seem to be falling as much as hovering in the air.
