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.
There are a lot of reasons to find yourself picking up food after midnight. Maybe you work unconventional hours. Maybe you worked up an appetite during a night out. Maybe that night out contained a few drinks that fueled questionable dietary choices. In this episode, we start by talking about an annual religious motivation for seeking out something to eat.
On Wednesday, Muslims began their annual observance of Ramadan — a holy month marked by, among other things, daily fasting from dawn until dusk. Milwaukee food trucks and restaurants are stepping up during that month in conjunction with Suhoor, which is the last pre-dawn meal before a day of fasting begins.
Led by Eat Halal Milwaukee organizer Bushra Zaibak, Suhoor Food Truck Fest is from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 7 at ISM (4707 S. 13th St.), and Suhoor Saturday will happen throughout the month, including March 25 at Cuppa Tosa and April 1 at Shawarma House, both from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Zaibak told Urban Milwaukee the social aspect of the events is just as important as the food and that she’s already seen a strong, positive response from throughout the community — Muslims and otherwise.
Here’s what else we cover in this week’s episode:
- St. Patrick’s Day is behind us, but we dwell on it by talking about Ann’s article on where to get a really good Reuben.
- Trouble Maker’s Cocina and Sugar Maple have teamed up for a dinner event April 19.
- There’s a new Mexican restaurant coming to Farwell Avenue.
- A steak-seafood-speakeasy will open this summer in the Third Ward.
- The Bartolotta Restaurants revealed a predictably delectable 30th Anniversary Menu.
We may not be delectable, but we are predictably here every week to keep you up to speed on Milwaukee culinary goings-on. And in return, all we ask is for you to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (although a review or share would be nice, too). Thanks.
