Well, the baking season is upon us, but sadly there you stand in your kitchen leering at a disassembled KitchenAid mixer in wide-eyed wonder as though it came from outer space and aren’t yet sure of its intentions. You’re college educated, write Excel formulas in your sleep, and can rock a killer pantsuit, but your…
Fox Cities Restaurant Week – Top 5 Most Tantalizing Menus
Have you heard about Fox Cities Restaurant Week? From Thursday, August 27th to Thursday, September 3rd, many of the best restaurants in the Fox Valley will be offering a special discounted menu to tantalize your tastebuds! Fox Cities Restaurant Week intends to highlight our locally owned restaurants during one of their slowest weeks of the…
The Best Doughnut in the Fox Valley – And the Winner is…
Who has the best doughnuts in the Fox Valley? Asking this question will illicit definitive responses from a number of people who are confident they have the answer. However, has anyone ever taken the time to conduct a taste test to compare them all? Unless your sole ambition in life is to be the insulin…
Eggrolls Inc Review – Appleton, WI
I was fortunate enough to get an invite to Eggrolls Inc., a new, locally owned, restaurant located in the strip mall alongside Appleton’s westside Walmart. I receive similar invitations on occasion, and though I am always happy to partake in the free sustenance, they don’t always result in a restaurant review on FoxValleyFoodie.com. I informed the…
Sai Ram Indian Cuisine Review – Appleton WI
Some days, even when you feel like cooking, you don’t feel like cooking. Do you know what I mean? I spent much of the afternoon working in my kitchen. I made a few dishes for the blog and ended up just putting them in the fridge. Sometimes you just crave someone else’s food, sometimes you…
World of Beer Review – Appleton WI
The Fox Valley has recently been experiencing a gastropub renaissance as of late, with World of Beer being only the latest addition. So, what is a gastropub? Put simply, it is basically a bar that also serves great food. The Appleton Beer Factory is probably my favorite example of this style of eatery in the…
Cy’s Asian Bistro Review – Neenah WI
Well, it finally happened. At 5:29pm on March 19, 2015 baby Lillian Rose entered this world! It was a long day. I sat there waiting with anticipation knowing that my patience will soon be rewarded, anxiously looking around at the staff bustling around, looking for the slightest indication if something is going wrong. Then finally…
Antojitos Mexicanos – Fox Valley’s Best Authentic Mexican Restaurant
Let me start out by saying Antojitos Mexicanos is my favorite Mexican restaurant in the Fox Valley. As a matter of fact it is the best authentic Mexican restaurant in the Fox Valley. Yes, that’s right people. Stop saying Solea is the best, it’s not. Even Urbanspoon agrees with me. Check it out: Solea’s rating. …
‘Zza Odyssey Appleton WI Review
My wife and I were fans of Brother’s Three Pizza in the strip mall by HuHot, and so we were a little concerned when we found out that the owners were splitting with the franchise and starting ‘zza Odyssey independently. Saturday night I was hungry for pizza so we decided to check out ‘zza Odyssey…
Stone Cellar Review – Keeping it Local
Finding a restaurant around the Fox Valley that focuses on incorporating as many local ingredients as possible is no easy task. As many of you are already well aware of my opinion, the Fox Valley is frustratingly lagging when it comes to restaurants dishing up quality local foods made from scratch. However my faith in…