Liquid Gold Runs in The Village

Is the olive oil you just purchased at your local supermarket spoiled? Josh Saiia, owner of Oro di Oliva, an olive oil tasting bar in the village, says the only way to find out is to taste it.

The idea to sell olive oil started while Josh Saiia and his wife Nichol were on summer vacation with friends. They attended an olive oil tasting, and upon tasting the first oil, the flavor profile stood out as something extraordinary. “The smell of a green meadow started to permeated my plate,” Josh said. “Notes of fresh avocado and sweet clover were totally unexpected, but a pleasant surprise.” Two weeks after that first experience, Josh and Nichol were on a plane to California with a mission to find olive oil that could be sourced directly from the farmer who grew it. “My curiosity piqued after that initial experience,” Josh said. “I just needed to do some grass-roots exploration.” Today, that curiosity has resulted in Oro di Oliva, an …

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First County Beer Garden to Be Bigger, Better This Year, Operators Say

Estabrook Beer Garden opened last week, but big changes are on the way that could be lessons to operators of The Landing at Hoyt Park in Tosa.

Last weekend was the first hot weekend of the year, and instinctively, hundreds made their way to the Estabrook Beer Garden to enjoy a cold one – as many more may at Hoyt Park in Wauwatosa by mid-summer. Lessons learned last year at Estabrook could inform customer service at Hoyt if approved to open this year. Although the Estabrook beer garden opened for business on May 15, customers won't get a full taste of what the beer garden has in store this year until the operator – Old German Beer Hall – finishes its renovations. Milwaukee County was so happy with the success of the Estabrook Beer Garden in its first year it has approved a second beer garden at Hoyt Park in Wauwatosa – still going through the City of Tosa approval process, and to …

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New Homes For Sale in Wauwatosa This Week

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Hoyt Park Beer Garden Wouldn't Be Tosa's First

Weissbier once flowed with fellowship in what is now Jacobus Park, as Castalia Bottling Works opened its grounds on sunny Sunday afternoons.

If the Friends of Hoyt Park & Pool succeed in bringing a beer garden to the park this summer, it will be at the least second such experiment in sudsy, outdoor gemütlichkeit in Wauwatosa history. Go back 101 years, to a day when gentlemen wore boaters or bowlers and neckties to enjoy a Sunday afternoon – Aug. 25, 1912 – of convivial cheer, music and beer in beautiful Castalia Park. Never heard of it? You would now know it as Jacobus Park. If you are familiar with the place, imagine standing in the area of the playground and wading pool at the east end of the park, but instead of those features there is a bottling plant and brewery in a clearing surrounded by the same bluffs and timber. The Castalia Bottling Works operated in private …

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Milwaukee Foodie News

New Tapas Restaurant Coming; Calderone Club Opens Shorewood Location

This summer, the North Shore will be home to a new wine and tapas restaurant, while a popular Milwaukee pizza restaurant is opening a location in Shorewood. That tops this week's edition of "foodie" news from Patch.

If you love food and exploring new places to eat, or want to find out what eateries are coming and going, we have latest restaurant and other "foodie" news from throughout the Milwaukee area.  Here's a look at what's new on the local food, restaurant and bar scene. Vinamo, a new wine and tapas restaurant, is expected to open sometime in August in Whitefish Bay. Owner Rose Niles plans to offer soups, sandwiches and small plate options for lunch. For dinner, it would offer Italian food and Spanish small plate dishes. Niles also hopes to serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday at a spot on Silver Spring Drive. Read more on Whitefish Bay Patch. Also on the North Shore, a new gourmet pizza place — the Al Calderone Club  — has just opened its doors …

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WOW House

$409,000 Condo Overlooks Lake Michigan Marina

This week's "Wow House" is a condominium in Racine that has a 65-foot-long deck with a great view of the lake.

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally friendly abodes, southeastern Wisconsin is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes for sale. Each week, Patch highlights one "Wow House" that caught our attention. This week, it's a condominium on Gaslight Drive in Racine. This condo unit has amazing panoramic views of Lake Michigan and marina from your that can be seen from a 65-foot-long deck. As soon as you step in the front door, you are facing two sets of double-wide sliding glass doors overlooking the lake. This 1,425-square-foot unit has an open-concept floor plan and has two bedrooms and two bath. There's a chef's kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops matched with stainless appliances. The kitchen includes an 11-…

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