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Milwaukee<br />
WISCONSIN<br />
— Jeanette Hurt<br />
GO SHOP<br />
GOO GOO GAA GAA<br />
18905 W Capital Dr, Brookfi eld • 262-790-6890<br />
www.googoogaagaa.com<br />
If you’re shopping for a baby shower, you’ll<br />
go ga-ga over this spot. It boasts a wide<br />
array of nursery accessories (including baby<br />
chandeliers), retro-inspired baby clothes and<br />
the softest bedding around.<br />
LARRY’S MARKET<br />
8737 N Deerwood Dr • 414-355-9650<br />
www.larrysmarket.com<br />
Stock up on artisan Wisconsin products and<br />
imported goodies at this gourmet grocery,<br />
which sells rich coffee beans, creamy cheese<br />
spreads and pre-made desserts, as well as<br />
accoutrements like fondue pots, caviar spoons<br />
and cheese knives.<br />
LUCI BOUTIQUE<br />
532 Water St • 414-226-0114<br />
www.luciboutique.com<br />
Clai Green, founder of Milwaukee’s Fred<br />
boutique, just opened up this new store,<br />
bringing her hip fashion sense to the historic<br />
Third Ward. Fancy dresses in curve-fl attering<br />
shapes are the specialty.<br />
MOLLY MAGRUDER<br />
330 Main St, Racine • 262-898-9080<br />
This sleek little boutique has always offered<br />
a great selection of clothes, handbags and<br />
shoes, but just recently, it added a line of<br />
upscale consignment clothes. The pieces are<br />
so well cared for that you can’t tell the resale<br />
from the new stuff, except by the severely<br />
slashed prices.<br />
GO SEE<br />
SLICE OF ICE<br />
At Red Arrow Park<br />
920 E Water St • 414-289-8791<br />
www.county.milwaukee.gov/RedArrow11930<br />
Nothing quite captures the season like iceskating<br />
outdoors, and the best place to lace up<br />
a pair of skates around here is Red Arrow Park.<br />
Rent a pair for $6, and when you’re done, grab a<br />
cup of hot cocoa at a nearby coffee shop.<br />
“AMERICAN STORY”<br />
At the John Michael Kohler Arts Center<br />
608 New York Ave, Sheboygan<br />
920-458-6144<br />
www.jmkac.org<br />
What does it mean to be an American? Find out<br />
at this exhibition, which explores the diversity<br />
of American art through painting, sculpture and<br />
installation projects. Through Dec. 30.<br />
GREAT LAKES DISTILLERY<br />
616 W Virginia St • 414-431-8683<br />
www.greatlakesdistillery.com<br />
Tours of the oldest distillery in the state—<br />
surprisingly, it opened in 2006—just got even<br />
better. Due to a change in the law, it can now<br />
offer samples of its award-winning gin and<br />
citrus- and honey-fl avored vodka. After you’re<br />
done tasting, pick up some artisan brandy for<br />
post holiday-dinner drinks.<br />
A GRAND AVENUE CHRISTMAS<br />
At the Pabst Mansion<br />
2000 W Wisconsin Ave • 414-931-0808<br />
www.pabstmansion.com<br />
Captain Frederick Pabst and his family lived<br />
in this grand mansion, where they rang in the<br />
holidays with style. Every year, the mansion<br />
is transformed by dozens of local designers—<br />
each one gets a room—during this spectacular<br />
event. Through Jan. 11.<br />
GO EAT<br />
HONEYPIE CAFÉ<br />
2643 S Kinnickinnic Ave • 414-489-7437<br />
www.honeypiecafe.com<br />
The Davenport at this hip eatery takes the<br />
post-holiday turkey sandwich to new heights<br />
with toasted bread, cranberry mustard,<br />
horseradish mashed potatoes, caramelized<br />
onions, tomatoes and bacon, all smothered in<br />
a gruyère cream sauce. $$<br />
SAN DONG EXPRESS<br />
220 W Layton Ave • 414-744-3399<br />
San Dong isn’t much to look at—but the food<br />
more than makes up for it. This hole-inthe-wall<br />
Chinese restaurant is known for its<br />
homemade noodle dishes. Try the woo dong<br />
(seafood soup over noodles). $<br />
POLONEZ RESTAURANT<br />
4016 S Packard Ave, St Francis<br />
414-482-0080<br />
www.foodspot.com/Clients/WI/StFrancis/<br />
PolonezRestaurant<br />
This South Side Polish restaurant features<br />
some of the best pierogis, potato pancakes<br />
and golabki (stuffed cabbage rolls) in<br />
Wisconsin. Everything is made from scratch,<br />
including the slow-cooked soups. $$$<br />
OSTERIA DEL MONDO<br />
1028 E Juneau Ave • 414-291-3770<br />
www.getosteria.com<br />
Order the veal saltimbocca at this<br />
sophisticated Italian restaurant. Tender and<br />
juicy, it’s served with sage, prosciutto, fresh<br />
spinach and gnocchi in a white wine veal<br />
reduction. $$$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
BRYANT’S COCKTAIL LOUNGE<br />
1579 S 9th St • 414-383-2620<br />
www.bryantscocktaillounge.com<br />
Trendy new bars across the nation may be<br />
reviving the art of the pre-Prohibition cocktail,<br />
but this bar never stopped serving them in the<br />
fi rst place. The talented bartenders can make<br />
around 450 cocktails. But rather than order<br />
them by name, just select a favorite liquor or<br />
desired fl avor and they’ll create something<br />
for you.<br />
FAT ABBEY BIER CAFÉ<br />
134 E Juneau Ave • 414-755-0333<br />
www.fatabbey.com<br />
The folks who own Café Hollander and<br />
Trocadero opened this new beer lovers’<br />
haven, with 24 taps and another 50 brews in<br />
bottles or cans. The emphasis is on ales and<br />
lagers from Belgium and the Netherlands,<br />
but you can also fi nd some fi ne, local<br />
craft beers.<br />
LEMON LOUNGE<br />
2846 N Oakland Ave • 414-915-3300<br />
It’s easy to get cozy in this 300-square-foot bar<br />
attached to the Miramar Theater. Chic and fun,<br />
it’s the perfect spot for a post-show martini.<br />
Order a lemon drop, the house specialty.<br />
TWO BAR<br />
722 E Burleigh St • 414-372-7880<br />
www.artbar-riverwest.com<br />
Can’t decide whether to go out for drinks or<br />
stay in with your honey? Head to this bar,<br />
where the staff is so okay with PDA that<br />
they’ve stocked the jukebox with love songs<br />
and will bring drinks like the Love Potion No. 9<br />
back to your private booth.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
MAGIC QUEST<br />
118 miles northwest of Milwaukee • At Great<br />
Wolf Lodge • 1400 Great Wolf Dr, Wisconsin<br />
Dells • 608-253-2222<br />
www.greatwolf.com<br />
Get in touch with your inner Harry Potter<br />
at the Dells’ newest attraction. With your<br />
trusty, computer-chip-enhanced magic<br />
wand, you’ll be able to open magic chests,<br />
light sconces, animate creatures and<br />
accumulate gold.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Public Enemies, last summer’s blockbuster<br />
about John Dillinger, was partially fi lmed at the<br />
Milwaukee County Historical Society Building.<br />
SHOP FROM YOUR SEAT<br />
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DECEMBER <strong>2009</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
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