So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Where To Find Great Supper Clubs

By Ruth Walker


There is a type of restaurant that has interesting beginnings during and after the Prohibition Era. At first, they were establishments that operated on the fly in out of the way places, where the FBI and other federal agencies could not easily catch traveling gangsters. Folks simply accepted them because they paid good hard cash, asked no questions and seldom bothered anyone there.

Plus, the gangs also provided the best liquor during a time when places all over the country were desert dry. Wisconsin supper clubs had their start like this, but it took no time for the innkeepers to become legitimate destinations for people to go to when prohibition was over. These were good places with a history and so became famous.

Nowadays, this kind of club is a genteel place for the good folks of a town to gather and have good food and beverages. The standard is for fine dining, and all kinds of new advances in cuisine, styles and technology that have come to pass. The club of this sort is always current to all trends.

The state of Wisconsin used to have a lot less people and some great backroads. There were hamlets to be found by these roads, families of farmers that wanted to live together. Gang members in need of a break traveled found these, far from the long arm of the law and with excellent countrysides to hide in.

The main street salon and restaurant, such as it was in these places, came to take them in with some caution. However, these boys were out for a break, some good food to eat and a drink without toting their tommy guns. Eventually, the innkeepers started dusting off their family recipes to give them something special to remember, even as they brought in quality food items and bonded liquor.

Supper clubs became progressive places with a spirit of conviviality and high times, and offered great food and accommodations. These are often found outside of big cities, to where the highways become quieter and more rural. But these are highly accessible for motorists, and are often just 45 minutes away from a big city.

Wisconsin thus has its own version of roadhouses and clubs with an exclusive air. However, these are not too exclusive and have become like starred Michelin guide locations found in Paris suburbs. Which means that they are really legit and have no negative aura left over from the time they were patronized by gangs.

These restaurants, though, do not shy away from the past. The past is found on the walls, about harder times, but these cannot be seen in the way service is provided. Furtive enjoyment is not the thing here, just an open but quiet appreciation of things.

Cuisine here is Midwestern classic, and that means great steaks with all the trimmings. But the restaurateurs know enough to feature a wide variety of entrees. They will become a favored part of the itinerary after the first visit, continuing an excellent tradition of genteel welcome even hardcore gangs appreciated well.




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