Cedarburg cocktails walking tour travels back to Prohibition era
Prohibition-era spirits are on the Cedarburg Cultural Center’s “Cocktails Dahling” walking tour July 24 or Aug. 14.
The three-hour docent-led tour includes six sample-size drinks, starting with the Mary Pickford cocktail at the Cedarburg Cultural Center. The tour will then visit the Stagecoach Inn to sample the Bee’s Knees, Frannie’s Market for the Bamboo, then the Kuhefuss House Museum for both the Pink Squirrel and the Corpse Reviver. The tour will conclude at the Cedarburg Cultural Center for the final drink, The First Cocktail.
Tickets are $22, for adults only, and available for purchase online at:
We’re not the big cheese (eater)
Milwaukee’s cheese consumption ranks way back at No. 7 in the Midwest, according to a top 10 list from Crystal Farms Dairy Co. But we do like our string cheese.
Milwaukee’s cheese consumption rose 12% in 2020 from 2019, with residents consuming the most mozzarella cheese in the Midwest. Milwaukee also ranks first in the Midwest for string cheese consumption, and second in the whole country.
Cincinnati holds the top spot in the Midwest for pounds of cheese per capita, according to Nielsen sales data,
Midwest residents bought an average of 15.5 pounds of cheese per person last year, making it the leading region for cheese sales. To learn more:
Dashfire coming to Wisconsin
The Minnesota-based bitters and cocktail company is bringing its readyto-drink cocktails and hard coffees to Wisconsin later this year. The highproof, single-serve cans are based on popular classics and feature base spirits combined with Dashfire-made extracts and bitters.
Capitol Husting will be distributing the Bourbon Old Fashioned, the Chai White Russian, and a Manhattan with Black Mission fig and Cascara cherry, in both cans and 750-milliliter bottles. Also available in Wisconsin stores will be the Allspice, Old Fashioned and Vintage Orange bitters, and the entire line of Café Dashfire hard coffees. For more
information: dashfire.us
P is for Portillo’s
The Chicago restaurant brand has introduced a spicy children’s book inspired by giardiniera, the spicy pickled relish topping for Italian beef sandwiches.
“G is for Giardiniera” is being released to encourage summer reading and complement the brand’s new Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which sports the hot sauce. The alphabet book gives young readers an ABCs lesson using menu photos, such as Chocolate Cake, Hot Dogs and Giardiniera.
The book is priced at $15, and proceeds from the sale go to The Heart of
Portillo’s Fund, a charity to support its team members facing financial hardships. The chicken sandwich is available at both Greenfield and Brookfield locations, and to purchase the book use the Shop Portillo’s tab online at
Mason Street Grill wine dinner
The Milwaukee restaurant at 425 E. Mason St. is offering a five-course dinner paired with wines from Copper Cane Wines & Provisions on July 16.
The menu features asparagus and crab paired with a blush pink Elouan Rose 2020 from Oregon, and herbroasted lamb with eggplant paired with a 2018 Quilt Cabernet. Additional wine pairings include a Quilt Chardonnay 2017, Belle Glos Clark & Telephone and Quilt Reserve Cabernet 2015.
The price is $198 per person, which includes tax and gratuity. To reserve your place, visit
Night on the Farm
Stone Bank Farm invites families to enjoy an evening of outdoor fun July 15 or Aug. 12. The farm’s Kitchen team will offer a variety of seasonal salads and grilled items, LeDuc’s custard, and assorted beverages available for purchase. The evening will feature live music, tractor rides and games.
Tickets are $15; no ticket required for children under 10. For more information: