It's Milwaukee food truck season—and Negroni season. We're talking about both today on This Bites. Plus, we have some new restaurants coming this summer.
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Milwaukee food trucks
We're not sure why food seems to taste better and more authentic when getting it through a truck window, but it does. Watch out for our favorites in the street food game when you're doing your food truck spotting this summer. Tip: follow them on social media to keep up with where they're parked.
The cute Mazorca vintage silver trailer food truck pretty much stays in one place (on 1st and Pittsburgh Streets) and has been open almost all winter. So, even though it's more semi-permanent restaurant and less of a true traveling food truck, we never get enough of these tacos. (Seriously, it's dangerous how close this is to our building at 88Nine.)
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This is Milwaukee's first authentic Belgian Liège waffle company—and it's in a cute retro trailer. These waffles are so worth hunting down the truck.
This super authentic Filipino food truck is usually set up in Schlitz Park or around the Pabst complex at 9th St.
This is a New Zealand-inspired mobile cafe featuring delicious savory meat pies, biscuits and puddings.
The guys serve authentic Middle Eastern cuisine featuring specialties of falafel and shawarma. They're pretty spontaneous with their truck. But, if you can't find it, they also have a restaurant.
Negroni week at The Outsider
Negroni week is June 4-10 at The Outsider. Seven days, three ingredients (that's gin, vermouth rosso and Campari), five different ways. A portion of the proceeds from the Negroni menu and from a launch party on Sunday will go to No Kid Hungry. Here's the menu:
Frozen Negroni: Campari, Gin, Sweet Vermouth, orange juice Classic Negroni: Campari, Tanqueray, Carpano Antica Boulevardier: The Outsider Barrel Select: Elijah Craig, Campari, Cocchi Torino White Negroni: Beefeater, Suze, Cocchi Americano Negroni Sbagliatio – Tommassi Prosseco, Campari, Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth
HoneyPie is expanding
Rather, they're shrinking with a new, smaller and cozier cafe, making tiny sweet and savory pies. It's called SmallPie and it's coming to Bay View this summer.
Meraki
Meraki in Walker's Point is getting a refresh with some new menu items and a new beverage program. These changes are coming after the restaurant hired Joshua Wolter, formerly of c.1880, to consult for and act as the restaurant's general manager. He's adding small plate versions of their menu items along with a deal with drink orders. Their happy hour will include a special where each cocktail ordered will take one dollar off the price of the plate. And, they're adding a chef's counter for those who are ordering the "Culinary Adventure" menu, where guests can see and interact with the chefs preparing their food.
New restaurant announcement: Glass + Griddle
Glass + Griddle is the new restaurant opening at Milwaukee Brewing Co. The restaurant's architecture is set to feature a lot of glass and the menu is supposed to offer all day breakfast and weekend brunches, which explaining the "Glass" and the "Griddle."
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