Bars & Clubs - Oct. 5, 2009
Big changes at two Downtown spots, one remodel and a sale
Wednesday is the last night for Vecchio Bar and Grill, 1137 N. Old World 3rd St. And, Saturday night is the final night for Abbey Biercafe, 134 E. Juneau Ave.
Tags: Vecchio, Abbey, Fat Abbey, Cafe Vecchio, Diablos Rojos, Eric Wagner, Mike Eitel, Russ Davis, new bars, openings, closings

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 28, 2009
Best Water Street area bar, 2009: Trinity Three Irish Pubs
Water Street is all about all night drinking and as OnMilwaukee.com's "2009 Best Water Street bar," Trinity Three Irish Pubs offers you plenty of room to do it.
Tags: trinity three irish pubs, rosies, best water street bar, RC Schmidt, fat abbey, duke's, mcgillicuddy's, six degrees, the harp, clear, brothers, zen den, newsroom pub, grant's pub, sullivan's, fitzgibbons, bar louie, rock bottom brewery

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 21, 2009
Absinthe refreshes some, but leaves sanity intact
Legendary is the allure of absinthe, and the Green Fairy cast its spell on everyone from painter Vincent van Gogh to author Oscar Wilde to composer Erik Satie and many of their 19th and early 20th century contemporaries. And we just gave it a taste test.
Tags: absinthe, pernod, nomad, fat abbey, mike eitel, diablos rojos, death in the afternoon, monkey gland, france, wormwood, anise, pastis, green devil, green fairy, Vincent van Gogh, thujone, louching, Oscar Wilde, Erik Satie, Amedeo Modigliani

Dining - Oct. 27, 2008
The food is solid, but service languid at Centraal
Café Centraal, 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., the Diablos Rojos restaurant group's fourth and newest venue, has been open just shy of a month and a half now, and the restaurant's popularity seems to continue to grow as the days pass. The food here is already solid and consistent.
Tags: Cafe Centraal, Fat Abbey, Mike Eitel, Hollander, Trocadero, Nomad, Diablos Rojos, Bay View, Kinnickinnic

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 3, 2008
Water Street bar guide
There are many bars serving malty goodness to anyone with a thirst and buck in his or her pocket. Here's a quick guide to some of the highlights of the area.
Tags: Water St. Brewery, Stout Bros., Rosie's, The Harp, McGillycuddy's, Trinity, Oak Barrel, Guitar Bar, Ale House, Fat Abbey, Brothers, Bar Louis, Centanni, Six Degrees, scooters, duke's on water