Living - Oct. 8, 2009
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Oct. 8, 2009
It has already been a busy week in the editorial office, but we still had time to tout a handful of cool items, such as a cool way to make pesto, a local concert DVD from Spinal Tap, a still-hip music magazine and men's clothing line and a CD of new music complete with catchy tracks and pleasing cover art.
Tags: spinal tap, riverside theater, gant, paste magazine, pesto, pesto with almonds, yellowhammers, maxie's southern comfort, big star, thirteen, coors light

Dining - Oct. 5, 2009
Milwaukee's best appetizers, 2009: La Merenda
If you crave the Italian specialty osso buco, Indonesian sambal goreng udang, Spanish patatas bravas or Colombian empanadas, you'll find something to nosh at La Merenda, which is literally translated in Italian as "snack." OnMilwaukee.com readers chose the bright, festive spot located in a renovated woodworking shop, as their favorite spot.
Tags: best of, appetizers, la merenda, maxie's southern comfort

Living - Sept. 24, 2009
OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Sept. 24, 2009
When was the last time you got excited about a new music video? Heck, when was the last time you saw a new music video? Well, we're taking the plunge and recommending a video by Locksley. We're also gushing about cheap flowers, a tasty snack bar, some provocative war movies, a delicious bread pudding, a great kid's book series, a furniture show and pork chops. What more could you want?
Tags: fine furnishings show, locksley, darling it's true, wicked cool records, roundy's, pick n' save, trader joe's pb&j bar, the cranes are flying, maxie's southern comfort, jimmy fallon, emmys, diary of a wimpy kid, pork chops

Dining - Oct. 12, 2008
Milwaukee's best fries, 2008: Saz's
Milwaukee's Best Fries is a new category this year for OnMilwaukee.com's annual "Best Of" survey. Based on the results, it looks like our readers were just as passionate about this potato product as we were. Hundreds of you voted, making Saz's the big winner with its one-of-a-kind sour cream and chive fries. We're hungry just thinking about them.
Tags: best of, best fries, saz's, sour cream and chive fries, summerfest, maxie's southern comfort

Dining - Oct. 7, 2008
Cozy up to Milwaukee's comfort food
Here's a question for you: What ever happened to meatloaf? Don't worry, it's around; you just have to know where to find it. And while some places on this list seem a natural haven for old-school home cooking, others might come as a surprise. Here is OnMilwaukee.com's guide to local food of the finger-licking variety. Dig in and have your napkin ready.
Tags: comfort food, home cooking, meatloaf, fried chicken, southern cooking, comet cafe, palomino, maxie's southern comfort, brocach, kilawat, ma fischer's, stonefly brewing co, coquette cafe, miss katie's diner, mr. perkins famit restaurant, real chili, the so