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This Wisconsin Restaurant Has A Buffet So Legendary That Locals Guard It Like A Secret Treasure

Some secrets are meant to be shared, and the buffet at Colonial House Supper Club in Kaukauna is exactly that kind of secret. Except the locals have been trying to keep this one all to themselves for years, and honestly, you can’t really blame them. There’s something almost sacred...

Kaukauna, WI · 2d
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New Piggly Wiggly owner excited to energize De Pere, Kaukauna stores

De Pere and Kaukauna Piggly Wiggly shoppers can expect an experience "above and beyond your normal Piggly Wiggly," according to the stores' future owners . Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly on Nov. 2 announced it would purchase the stores at 300 E. Ann St., Kaukauna, and 575 Swan Road, De Pere, effective Jan. 31. Mike Olwig, the company's president, said the 100% employee-owned grocery chain turns its special sales, like a one-day meat sale and bratfest, into full-blown events. "We do it above and beyond your normal Piggly Wiggly," Olwig said. "We like to have fun with them. It’s definitely an event in the store." Olwig said the company will look to infuse the same energy into the Kaukauna and De Pere stores next year. The two stores will be the 12th and 13th stores Hartland-based Fox Bros. owns and operates. They'll be the first two in northeastern Wisconsin. When the opportunity arose to buy the two stores from Stoneridge Meat and Country Market, Fox Bros. was excited for the opportunity to continue to grow. "What better way than into new markets? We were excited about that," Olwig said. He sees it as a win-win-win proposition: The company expands its operations,

De Pere, WI · 1d

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8 Wisconsin Butcher Shops That Make Quality Meat Easier On Your Budget

One Wisconsin meat counter sits right on a university campus, and the cuts come from a meat science program where students help with the work. I love that detail. Your steak might have a little homework behind it. That shop opened in 2020, and it runs on weekday hours only....

Wisconsin · 1d
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The Humble Wisconsin Restaurant With All-You-Can-Eat Buffet That’s Worth Every Mile Driven

Some restaurants make you feel like you need a reservation, a dress code, and a working knowledge of French culinary terms just to get through the door. Min Du Buffet in Appleton, Wisconsin, is not one of those restaurants, and that’s exactly why people keep coming back. This is...

Appleton, WI · 10d
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People Drive Out Of Their Way For The Fresh Meat At This Wisconsin Butcher Shop

A butcher shop that calls itself the maker of a famous five-foot summer sausage deserves your full attention. Five feet. That is taller than plenty of sixth graders. The sausage is only the opening act. This old-fashioned shop also stocks thirteen kinds of bacon and twelve flavors of snack sticks.

Wisconsin · 2d

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Wendt's is closing and 5 more top Fond du Lac stories from October

FOND DU LAC – October brought fall in full swing to Fond du Lac, as well as some business and other developments. The most-read local stories from October ranged from an upcoming closure of a beloved restaurant to the best local bars for watching sports. Here's what to catch up on from last month. Read more: Share your nominations for People of the Year in Fond du Lac Wendt's on the Lake winds down business before winter Wendt's on the Lake management announced Oct. 16 the restaurant will close after Nov. 21, marking an end to the 64-year-old family business. Fritz and Cynthia Wendt opened the business in 1962, laying the groundwork for what Wendt's is known for today: a gathering spot for fish fry enthusiasts, anglers coming right off Lake Winnebago and sturgeon spearing participants and spectators. Latest property transfers: Fond du Lac County property transfers include $921,800 sale | Exclusive Applebee's prepares comeback in original location Applebee's is coming back to the Johnson Street location it left in 2020, but IHOP isn't going anywhere. Instead, the two brands will occupy the space together as a dual-branded franchise. Franchisee Sam Soleimani, president and CEO of Siyavoush Soleimani Group, anticipates

Fond Du Lac, WI · 2d

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These Crab Cakes Are Giving Wisconsin Seafood Lovers A Reason To Return

Crab cakes sit on the same appetizer list as homemade sauerkraut balls and a Bavarian Scotch egg. That lineup alone tells you this kitchen enjoys a little friendly chaos. The building dates back to 1948, and one family kept the lights on starting in 1967. I love it when a place carries that much history without acting stuffy about it.

Appleton, WI · 18h

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6 Things That Happen at a Wisconsin Cheese Plant Before Sunrise

On Nov. 4, the sun rises over Fremont at 6:37 a.m. At Union Star’s cheese plant, the milk’s been in the pasteurizer since around 4. Here’s what happens at a Wisconsin cheese plant before sunrise. 1. Cheesemakers Clocking In. A cheese plant’s workday can start hours before...

Wisconsin · 2d

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The Bakery Bar prepares for expansion into historic Kewaunee site

KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A popular downtown staple is preparing for its next chapter as owners Sam and Kayla Dowd announced that The Bakery Bar is expanding into a larger, storied location in Kewaunee. The business will relocate to 301 Ellis Street—a main intersection and historic site in the community previously occupied by Anchor Down […]

Kewaunee, WI · 2d

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Send a Taste of Wisconsin with Simon’s Cheese Gift Baskets

Ben from Simon's Cheese joined Fox 11 Living with some of the beautiful gift baskets they have available to order or grab at the store right now for the holiday season! You can also create your own gift boxes with one of a kind items and have them shipped. Visit...

Little Chute, WI · 15h

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Remember Hopp's? Waupun's famous pizza and Dutch windmill

WAUPUN – A common sentiment in Waupun's dining scene is that the city has been lucky with pizza restaurants. Martha and Jim Hopp opened Hopp's Restaurant on Fond du Lac Street in 1965, quickly finding the means in 1969 to move to its longtime West Main Street location, where Main Street Bistro & Bakery stands today. Read more: Remember when Fond du Lac's Ghosts of Galloway brought genuine frights? The Hopps ran the business as a mom-and-pop restaurant with a full menu of homemade favorites and a welcoming space to enjoy a cup of coffee, according to The Reporter archives. The atmosphere and the soup and pie specials helped many local seniors liken it to Fond du Lac's gathering spot Schreiner's on Interstate 41. Weekday breakfast service was often frequented by retirees who got together to solve the world's problems over bottomless coffee and doughnuts. By the 1990s, waitresses started referring to them as "The Board." The most popular menu item, however, was the pizza, made from scratch with a secret recipe. Read more: Ransom's Restaurant in Fond du Lac spent 20 years near the Forest Mall Second generation leaned into Dutch origins Jim Hopp died in 1988, and Martha

Waupun, WI · 1d

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Shoppers Drive an Hour to This Wisconsin Discount Grocery Where Name-Brand Staples Cost Under a Dollar

A grocery run that ends with three packed bags and change left over sounds like a coupon fantasy. In rural Wisconsin, it happens every week at a quiet country store where soup costs less than a candy bar did years ago. Families gladly drive an hour for name-brand pantry staples...

Bonduel, WI · 13d

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12 Wisconsin Meat Markets That Deserve More Attention From Local Food Lovers

One small-town butcher shop on this list has been filling its meat case since 1952. Another one makes Swiss-style sausages, which tells you plenty about who settled that corner of the map. I love that kind of detail. Wisconsin gets endless credit for cheese, but its meat counters carry just...

Mauston, WI · 6d

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Seven Wisconsin Diners Still Serve A Hearty Breakfast

Some mornings call for a real breakfast, the kind with eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and a coffee cup that keeps getting filled. Wisconsin still has plenty of diners that do this well, from Green Bay to La Crosse and from Milwaukee to Stevens Point. The seven spots on this list...

Wisconsin · 3d

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12 Wisconsin Burger Joints Where The Classics Are Still Worth Ordering

One tiny stand on this list has cooked hamburgers in shallow water with onions for more than a century. It doesn’t offer cheese. It doesn’t even have a restroom, and people still line up. I love that kind of stubbornness. Another spot on this list grills its patties...

Wisconsin · 4d

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7 St. Martin's Day Dishes German and Dutch Families Cooked in the Midwest

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. November 11 was St. Martin's Day, Martinmas on the old calendars, and in parts of the German-speaking world, the Rhineland above all, it meant a lantern walk at dusk. Children carried paper lanterns with a candle inside, sang the Martin songs, and often followed a rider in a red cloak playing the saint who cut his own coat in half for a freezing beggar. German immigrants to Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan brought the day's food with them, and German clubs and schools in the Midwest still hold lantern walks today. The harvest was in, the first hard frost had come and gone, and the supper waiting at home afterward was the last big feast before Advent.

Little Chute, WI · 3d

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Target Remodel Expands West-Side Grocery Options

Target’s west-side Sturgeon Bay store completed a six-month interior renovation this fall that expanded its grocery offerings. The 63,444-square-foot store did not expand its footprint during the remodeling, which began in March and wrapped up in mid-September. Store director Ben Hubing said Target has been investing $5 billion nationally in its brick-and-mortar stores.

Sturgeon Bay, WI · 1d

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WOMT 100 Hosting Taproom Takeover To Start Wrapping Year-Long Anniversary

Seehafer Broadcasting will take over PetSkull Brewing Company for a special weekend. WOMT 100 will host its own Taproom Takeover, beginning Friday (November 6th) at 6:00 p.m. Seehafer Broadcasting Vice President Terry Stevenson says something special should be done not only to end the year, but to recognize the weekend WOMT first went on the air in 1926.

Manitowoc County, WI · 2d

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Seroogy’s Chocolates launches limited-edition Advent Calendar

DE PERE – This holiday season, Seroogy’s Chocolates is inviting chocolate lovers to count down to Christmas with its new, limited-edition Advent Calendar, offering customers a nostalgic holiday experience inspired by Seroogy’s nearly 130-year history in De Pere. Only 1,000 advent calendars will be produced as part...

De Pere, WI · 5d

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The No-Frills Bakery In Wisconsin That Serves The Most Legendary Donuts You Will Ever Taste

Nobody put up a neon sign visible from the highway, nobody hired a publicist, and nobody needed to, because Simple Simon Bakery in Appleton, Wisconsin has been earning its reputation one donut at a time. Word travels fast when something is this good. Let’s start with the outside, because the...

Appleton, WI · 5d