Elkhorn Ribfest: Wisconsin's Largest BBQ Festival
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Elkhorn Ribfest: Wisconsin's Largest BBQ Festival

Elkhorn Ribfest is the largest BBQ festival in Wisconsin, featuring world-champion pitmasters, live music, a carnival, artisan village, and cold drinks at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. Here's everything you need to know before you go.

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Cooking classes across Southeastern Wisconsin
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Cooking classes across Southeastern Wisconsin

This guide covers more than 30 venues teaching transferable kitchen skills — knife work, baking fundamentals, nutrition, food science, global techniques — not just follow-a-recipe date nights. The landscape ranges from dedicated cooking schools and technical colleges to grocery co-ops, public markets, and Parks & Rec programs that cost less than a pizza delivery.

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Milwaukee Easter dining 2026: where to eat on April 5
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Milwaukee Easter dining 2026: where to eat on April 5

This guide covers downtown Milwaukee, the North Shore, western suburbs, Lake Country, and the Lake Geneva corridor — with prices, menus, family activities, and reservation details drawn from confirmed 2026 listings.

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Wisconsin's world of ethnic food is worth every mile
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Wisconsin's world of ethnic food is worth every mile

What makes Wisconsin's ethnic food scene distinctive is its depth in cuisines you simply won't find in most Midwestern states: Tibetan, Burmese, Rohingya, Bhutanese, Hmong, and Laotian restaurants thrive here because of specific immigrant and refugee communities that settled across the state over the past four decades. The stories behind these kitchens are as compelling as the food.

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Milwaukee's best donut shops
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Milwaukee's best donut shops

Milwaukee features local donut scene that spans from century-old Polish bakeries to arcade-themed mini donut destinations. Milwaukee's greater metro area offers exceptional variety, from brioche-style artisan creations to old-school crullers that have been made the same way since the 1930s.

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The best bread pudding: A guide to the Milwaukee area
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The best bread pudding: A guide to the Milwaukee area

Bread pudding has quietly become one of Milwaukee's most diverse dessert categories. The city's Southern-food restaurants, British and Irish pubs, upscale steakhouses, and creative farm-to-table kitchens all put their own spin on this comfort-food staple.

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Best pasties around Milwaukee: The ultimate guide
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Best pasties around Milwaukee: The ultimate guide

This guide covers every option we could find across Milwaukee and the surrounding counties so your family can enjoy this hearty comfort food without crossing the Mackinac Bridge.

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Madison area fish fry: The ultimate guide
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Madison area fish fry: The ultimate guide

This comprehensive guide covers everything from iconic supper clubs with relish trays and brandy Old Fashioneds to neighborhood taverns, church basement fundraisers, and VFW halls

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