| As a foodie living in Green Bay, it
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| | stop at Baumgartner's Cheese Store &
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| should never be questioned whether I, a
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| | Tavern. The locals love the Limburger
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| Wisconsinite, am proud of our most
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| | cheese sandwich, served with mustard and
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| notable masterpiece: Cheese. Our beer is
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| | onion on rye bread (with much-needed mint
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| known to brew up a lot of emotion as
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| | on the side). But I thought it was safer
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| well. But to say that brews and cheese
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| | to suggest a cheese appetizer and a few
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| and are the only culinary creations we
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| | more beers so we'd have room for dinner
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| can muster up would be doing a disservice
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| | at the amazing Landhaus Chalet. This
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| to other unique food traditions
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| | place serves up authentic fondue and
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| throughout Northeast Wisconsin-and the
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| | Swiss cuisine from Swiss-trained
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| rest of our fine state.
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| | Executive Chef Mike Neval.
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| It is that very argument that brought me
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| | By this time on our journey, it was safe
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| here-behind the wheel of my husband's GMC
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| | to say that I was winning over my
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| Yukon XL-with five of my family members
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| | skeptical family members.
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| from back East in tow. That's right-New
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| | As we continued to pack on the pounds
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| Yorkers-and snobby ones at that. We set
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| | during our Foodie Fest, we would have yet
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| aside a few days to venture out of Green
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| | another day of stuffing our faces to look
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| Bay and hit the road in the Yukon to
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| | forward to. It was only about 10 p.m., so
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| experience some food-Wisconsin style!
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| | we decided to head out on the highway in
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| The first stop on our adventure would be
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| | the GMC Yukon for our two-hour trip to
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| like none other experienced by native New
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| | Milwaukee.
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| Yorkers: Door County Cherries & Fish
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| | After checking into the hotel for the
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| Boils. About an hour's drive from Green
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| | night for a little R&R, I thought about
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| Bay you'll find Door County's miles of
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| | the treat I had in store for the next
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| lovely shoreline. But it's not just a
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| | day: Brats! As we made are way along
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| feast for the eyes, it's also the force
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| | Milwaukee's historic Third Ward district,
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| behind two local traditions: Fish boils
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| | Usinger's Famous Sausage was calling our
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| and cherries. The fishboil features the
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| | name. These guys have been making
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| freshest whitefish caught by local
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| | authentic German sausage for over a
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| fishermen on Lake Michigan. The Master
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| | century. Today, you can get 70 varieties
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| Boiler throws chunks of fish, potatoes,
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| | of Old World sausage, including bratwurst
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| onions and salt into a huge, boiling
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| | and German-style wursts.
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| cauldron until the fish oils rise to the
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| | We decided to take a factory tour and, of
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| surface-then he turns up the juice on the
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| | course, purchase a few links to take home
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| flames for the infamous "boilover." The
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| | with us. But we couldn't wait until we
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| oil spills over the side of the pot and
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| | got back to Green Bay to try out this
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| leaving the fish steaming hot and
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| | stuff. So we took a walk next door to
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| perfectly cooked. The White Gull dining
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| | Mader's German Restaurant for a Bavarian
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| room then serves it up with lemon, melted
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| | Platter, featuring a selection of
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| butter, garden fresh coleslaw, and
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| | Usinger's grilled bratwurst and simmered
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| homemade breads.
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| | knockwurst in sauerkraut served with a
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| Truly a culinary masterpiece unique to
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| | slice of kassler rippchen and a potato
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| Wisconsin.
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| | dumpling. After yet another amazing meal,
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| Even though they tried to hide it, my New
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| | I surprised my delighted guests with some
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| Yorker relatives were impressed. But the
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| | tickets to the Milwaukee Brewers game,
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| best was yet to come. Lake Michigan
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| | just up the interstate.
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| boasts ideal conditions for
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| | The conversion was almost complete!
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| cherry-growing. Both sweet and tart
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| | It was time, yet again, to switch on the
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| cherries are readily available at local
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| | Yukon XL's OnStar navigation and XM radio
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| farmer's markets and "pick-your-own"
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| | for our hour-long drive to Kohler-for the
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| orchards in late summer. That said,
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| | Kohler Food & Wine Experience. This
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| unbelievable cherry pie would, of course
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| | festival lasts all weekend and brings in
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| be the featured dessert. I could almost
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| | thousands of foodies from around
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| see them salivating.
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| | Wisconsin. With celebrity chefs, wine
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| After waddling back to the GMC Yukon XL
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| | tastings, seminars, culinary
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| (thank God it's roomy) for an overnight
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| | demonstrations, specialty shopping, and
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| stay at a nearby hotel, we would hit the
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| | more, we decided to stay in town the
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| road the next day for some Green County
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| | entire weekend. Finally convinced that
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| beer and cheese.
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| | there MAY JUST BE more to Wisconsin than
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| It's a three-hour drive, but where else
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| | cheese, my guests admitted they were
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| can you sample beers like Spotted Cow,
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| | having a fabulous time.
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| Uff-da Bock, or Fat Squirrel other than
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| | Unfortunately, it was already time to
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| at the New Glarus Brewery? It was there
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| | head back toward Northeast Wisconsin and
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| we spent the day touring the brewery and
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| | Green Bay. The extra day spent at the
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| where my guests would get to sample some
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| | festival put a damper on my plans to take
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| of the greatest brews around. I was
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| | them to Central Wisconsin's Cranberry
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| driving the Yukon so, alas, I couldn't
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| | Highway in Wisconsin Rapids, where they
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| partake-but the cheese awaited my
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| | would have experienced some of the most
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| arrival.
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| | indulgent cranberry treats known to man.
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| After a few hours spent at the brewery,
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| | But that would have to be another time,
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| we drove a couple miles to Monroe for a
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| | another adventure in the GMC Yukon.
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