Joe Ehlenz is the name behind your favorite Valley cocktail menus. An industry-leading bar director, Ehlenz is co-owner of the Lolo Restaurant...
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Frightfully Good Halloween Cocktails
Get in the Halloween spirit with these Halloween spirits. Halloween isn’t just for the younger set. Prepare some spirited beverages for your over-21...
Cheers to Springtime
If you have a bottle of white wine that has been rolling around in your fridge for months or a red wine that has been sitting too long on the wine...
Snowflake Cocktail
Entertaining this winter but not sure what to serve as a signature cocktail? I’ve whipped up this wintry sip to much acclaim and highly recommend...
Shaking Things Up
Create personal cocktails using this simple trick. If I have a party trick, it’s the ability to whip up personalized cocktails on the fly. But it’s...
Forge and Foundry Distillery Embodies the Spirit of Stillwater
Forge and Foundry Distillery finds a home on Stillwater's Main Street. It seems to be a common theme that people who grew up here and move away are...
7 Homemade Halloween Treats Sure to Scare and Satisfy
Enjoy homemade Halloween treats with friends and family. If you’re feeling Halloween hospitality vibes, our goody-loving editorial team pulled...
Rosé, Gin and Sours: A Local Expert’s Patio Drink Picks
Pro tips for perfect patio sipping. Nothing says, “warmer weather is ahead” more than a fresh batch of rosé wines. In springtime our rosé section...
Aperitifs and Digestifs: A Beginner’s Guide
Tune up your knowledge on aperitifs and digestifs. An aperitif, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is “an alcoholic drink taken before a meal as an...
Stillwater Speakeasy Serves Up Summer Gin Cocktails
Drink recipes from the Velveteen Speakeasy. Velveteen Speakeasy—hidden in the lowest level of 123 Second Street in Stillwater—feels at once like an...
This Mexican Cocktail from Pedro’s Del Este Will Warm You Up This Winter
The Golden Eye cocktail will warm you from the inside out. We long for warm-weather vacations this time of year. In lieu of that, there’s Pete...
Review: The New Current Restaurant at Afton House Inn and Drink Recipe from Pier 500 in Hudson
Visiting Afton for the art fair this month? Stick around for Current’s new view: There’s more to see (and taste) than stunning art. One could say...
Downtown Stillwater’s Newest Dining Destination Brings Fresh Coastal Cuisine with a Side of Bourbon
Joy. It’s the end goal of Pearl & the Thief’s managing partner and co-owner Joseph Pirri, who along with chef owner Justin Sutherland and a host...
Paddy Ryan’s Wears the Whiskey Crown of the St. Croix
The Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh once composed the lines: O commemorate me where there is water, Canal water, preferably, so stilly Greeny at the...
Gather ’Round for Comfort Food at Prescott’s Premier Breakfast Destination
The town of Prescott, Wis., is a waypoint. Waypoints are crossroad locations in which travelers ultimately determine whether to continue ahead or to...
