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Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastPizza, Pride and the PERFECT start to this season of JOY with Dana Spandet➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Another season begins and I'm excited to introduce so many MORE incredible Milwaukee women! Like today's guest, Dana Spandet, owner of Flour Girl & Flame Pizza, Everyone's Ice Cream, and Everyone's Table. She is a true Milwaukee rockstar. If you don’t know her yet, consider this episode your first gift of summer. Sure, she slings unforgettable pizzas (with that famous spicy honey crust!), but she’s also st...2025-06-0443 min
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastWhen it's time to get out of the kitchen with Nell Benton➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. Today on the podcast, I am excited to introduce my dear friend Nell and the story behind her departure from Milwaukee's culinary scene where she was (and still is) revered as a friend, mentor, connector, go-getter and all around STAR. But in 2019, she made the decision to pivot out of the food industry and into a new life. 2025-03-1951 min
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastWhen starting over is the best way forward with Emerald Mills-Williams➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. There are SO many incredible women in Milwaukee I really don’t need to reintroduce previous guests … unless they have incredible stories that align perfectly with the season’s theme. Like this week’s guest, Emerald Mills-Williams. Emerald was a guest back in Season One when Cream City Dreams was just getting its legs. Back then, Emerald hadn’t yet opened her re...2025-01-2955 min
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastWhen the fairytale leads you back to Milwaukee ... with Kristin Brey➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. If 2025 is the year you are determined to understand what the heck is going on in our political landscape - both at the local, state and national level - you are going to want to tune in to this week’s episode with Kristin Brey. Kristin is a radio personality, a writer and producer of online content, and a...2025-01-081h 06
City Cast MadisonHow To Eat At Home In MadisonIt’s the new year, and if you're anything like us, one of your resolutions might be to eat out less. With a food scene as good as ours, that can be hard. Luckily Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians can save the day with a bounty of cookbook recommendations for everyone from beginners to experienced bakers, plus some local recommendations. Christians joins host Bianca Martin and former executive producer Molly Stentz to round up the best cookbooks for the season.Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to th...2024-12-2622 min
Focus Fox ValleyJanuary 29, 2024 | Author Lori Fredrich, 40 Miles for 40 YearsVisit https://www.atlassciencecenter.org/ to donate to Ashley's "40 Miles for 40 Years" mission!2024-01-2955 min
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastChristie Melby-Gibbons of Tricklebee Café➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... You are going to want to pull up a seat at the table for this conversation with Christie Melby-Gibbons, Founder and Executive Director of Tricklebee Café on North Avenue. This is NOT just your average café, in fact, it’s anything BUT average. A pay-what-you-can model offers patrons the chance to give and receive with a spirit of genero...2023-12-1359 minCity Cast MadisonThe Best Cookbooks To Give for the Holidays'Tis the season to be baking and cooking so maybe it’s time to crack open that cookbook you’ve been neglecting all year. If you’re looking for culinary inspiration or the perfect gift for a home chef in your life, Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians is here with a bounty of cookbook recommendations, local and beyond. Christians joins host Bianca Martin and executive producer Molly Stentz to round up the best cookbooks for the season.👩🏾🍳 Join us every Thursday as we explore Madison's food culture, from the brewers and bakers to the chefs and cheesemakers....2023-12-0722 min
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastLori Fredrich of OnMilwaukee.com➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... Pull up a chair at the table for this delicious conversation with Lori Fredrich, Senior Writer for Food and Dining at OnMilwaukee.com. You’ll hear all about her new book, and the local farmers and restaurants who were so grateful to have Lori tell their stories. And hear her own stories of life at the table. (Is that...2023-11-081h 03
FoodCrushService is a two way street: A lesson in hospitality with Joshua WolterWhat do you expect from front-of-house employees when you eat in a restaurant? Are those expectations realistic? In this episode, co-hosts Matt Mueller and Lori Fredrich chat with service industry veteran, Joshua Wolter, about the good, the bad and the ugly in terms of great service. We'll discuss challenges, expectations and the ways in which restaurant personnel strive to make customers' experiences the best possible. 2018-12-0558 min
FoodCrushWhat's up with dining surveys anyhow?Every year OnMilwaukee polls its readers, giving them an opportunity to vote for the best restaurants in Milwaukee. But sometimes the results spark controversy. So Food writer Lori Fredrich and Culture Editor Matt Mueller dig into the down and dirty behind the survey including what goes into creating it, how we choose which venues to include and some of the questions that lead to the most interesting of results. Stay tuned for a creepy Halloween edition of the Food Porn Minute.2018-10-3152 min
FoodCrushBig Important Food QuestionsIn this introductory podcast, get to know hosts Lori Fredrich and Matt Mueller a little better as they tackle some of the bigger, more important questions in life. Is a hot dog a sandwich? Mayo or Miracle Whip? And what IS Miracle Whip anyways? But most importantly, what's Lori's food superhero origin story? Listen as she divulges embarrassing food confessions from her past, Matt learns what an aioli is – and stay tuned for the FoodCrush’s signature segment, the Food Porn Minute.2018-10-0346 min