This Bites

Each week on This Bites , dining critic Ann Christenson from Milwaukee Magazine and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new spots, old favorites and the best ingestibles around Milwaukee.

This Bites is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 379 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts This Bites, a arts show with 379 episodes published.

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  Wisconsin rice, Three Brothers and cocktails in Bronzeville

  Oct 2, 202616 min

  Our latest trip around the area’s culinary scene includes something old (but great), something new in Bronzeville, a look back at an adorable eatery and … rice? Let’s get into it: Wisconsin-grown cold-climate rice — Learn about Redstone Rice, a project started by a Marquette biology professor growing a hardy Russian grain varietal at the Mequon Nature Preserve that’s available at Outpost Natural Foods. Revisiting Three Brothers — Ann takes us inside Three Brothers, the iconic Serbian restaurant in a former Schlitz tied house open since 1956, to dive into classic comfort dishes like burek, raznjići, ćevapčići, chicken paprikash and lamb shank. The West Allis restaurant scene — Third Ward and Walker's Point favorite Lucky Ginger is expanding its Lao and Thai menu to West Allis. Plus, a discussion on why West Allis is becoming a hub for spots like Ruta's and Kung Fu Noodle House. New lounge in Bronzeville — Details on I Got Tea, a new dual-concept cafe and lounge from Jimmy Sims, owner of Jimmy's Luxury Lounge. Farewell to Cute Robot — Following its abrupt closure, we look back at Cute Robot Japanese Kitchen in Walker's Point, known for its okonomiyaki pancakes, curries and sandos.

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  Freshwater Food & Wine Festival, Café Corazón and turkey talk

  Sep 18, 202617 min

  In this episode's serving of the latest Milwaukee food news and festival highlights: We spill the details on Café Colada, an exciting new spot in Cathedral Square Park created through a partnership between Café Bustelo and Discourse Coffee. Look forward to traditional Cuban coladas topped with sweet espumita, delicious bites like empanadas and churros, and an evening cocktail menu featuring mojitos. We break down the Freshwater Food & Wine Festival happening on the Summerfest grounds, including the "Midwest Heats" live cooking battle between chefs Joe Sasto and Dan Jacobs, tunes from DJ Shawna, and a stacked lineup of local food vendors. We bid a bittersweet farewell to Café Corazón in Bay View, which is throwing a farewell party and silent auction on Oct. 3 to support the Bay View Neighborhood Association before closing its doors (don't worry, their Riverwest and Brown Deer locations remain open). We also venture into the woods for some wild-turkey talk about the bold flavor profile of wild game.

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  Frugal dining and new restaurants in Milwaukee

  Sep 4, 202628 min

  After their summer break, Tarik and Ann are back just in time for September — and our favorite Milwaukee Magazine writer’s " Frugal Foodie " roundup, which proves you don't need to break the bank to eat like royalty. We start the penny-pintching at the time-warm experience of Ted’s Ice Cream & Restaurant in Wauwatosa, where ordering a morning milkshake is a local tradition. With dessert already out of the way, we look for incredible family feasts under $25, including a whole citrus-marinated grilled chicken from El Tsunami , savory filled bread rolls at Bread House and some of the biggest egg rolls you’ve ever seen at Hong Anh Palace . Next, the duo previews two major September restaurant openings: High Stakes (opening Sept. 17) and its gorgeous Peacock Lounge, where the very handsome caricature of a certain This Bites host graces the walls. They also spotlight Il Ponte (opening Sept. 15), a New York-style Italian spot serving elevated, comforting red-sauce dishes and handmade pastas inspired by family recipes. So we’ve done dessert. We’ve done the main course. Let’s wrap things up with a cocktail and the highly anticipated seasonal return of one of the city's best savory offerings: the addictive tomato martini.

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  Mother's sudden closure, Nadi Plates, UbeMKE and more

  Jun 26, 202618 min

  We find ourselves in the midst of navigating the highs and lows of Milwaukee’s food scene, and unfortunately this episode starts down a valley with the recent announcement that Mother’s has permanently closed. The Bay View spot hadn’t even been open for a full year, but it was quite an almost-12-months considering owner Vanessa Rose was named a James Beard Award semifinalist in the category of Emerging Chef. Mother’s also landed a spot on the Journal Sentinel ’s 2025 list of best new restaurants. But Rose told Journal Sentinel dining critic Rachel Bernhard that economic realities and a customer flow that “sputtered out” led her to make the difficult decision. As usual, however, it wasn’t all bad news around the area’s culinary scene: The first brick-and-mortar location for much-loved Italian food truck Nadi Plates will now open in the former Pomona Cider Co. space on Farwell. Two ambitious Shorewood pre-teen siblings have launched Ube MKE , a cottage bakery featuring the Filipino purple yam treats. The South Side is getting a food-truck park on Greenfield Avenue, courtesy of Taqueria El Toro owner Toribio Perez Martinez. KISS Korean BBQ made a USA Today list of the best food trucks in the U.S. We also take a quick detour to Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, where Black-owned restaurant Soul Ramen is blending Japanese and African flavors to deliver “culture in a bowl.”

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  A soulful pop-up, Korean BBQ chicken and a Hmong buffet

  Jun 5, 202612 minS0

  <p>A little char on certain foods can add some nice flavor complexity to a dish. On this episode, we’ve got the podcast version of that, with two char-related news items right at the top.</p><p>Because we like to start with the positive, our first chat is about Uncle Wolfie’s next pop-up dining event happening this Saturday: Chard Soul, a Southern soul food and barbecue experience from the mind of chef Travis Anderson. The former executive chef of West Bend supper club Timmer’s Resort, Anderson isn’t messing around with a menu as loaded as your pla...

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