Food+Drink
New Restaurants New Look Food+Drink
NEW NAME, SAME GAME: C&T’s Soul Food Opens on Westside
owners of former Southside Soul branch out in new space, which also houses breakfast eatery Biggbees Goodeats
HOUSE OF GOUDA: Marieke Gouda to Open Eau Claire Shop
award-winning Thorp cheesemaker will put roots down in E.C. next year
Visual Art Opening Up Food+Drink
LITTLE SHOP OF … TEA? Black Kettle Tea and Bootique Opens
new tea and retail store will swing open its door for the first time Nov. 19
Entrepreneurship New Restaurants Food+Drink
Test Drive the Good Wives: Good Wives Restaurant Now Open
new eatery makes a successful splash during soft opening
4 Local Sips to Savor This Holiday Season
while any of these would be perfect year-round, some are only available (or feel right to drink) during the holiday months
Sesquicentennial Stories: Not Loafing Around
E.C. businessman created long-running bakery
Eau Claire’s Newest Bar is Also (Probably) Its Smallest
at just 300 square feet, The Waiting Room is a cozy new spot to grab beer with your buds
New Restaurants Food+Drink Opening Up
REVIVING A LEGACY: Couple Reopens Club Ten in Durand
community entertainment staple back in business after two-and-a-half-year closure
HOT AND BREADY: Local Bread Company Rising in Eau Claire
Meyer Loaves prioritizes fresh and quality bread, ready for pickup at The French Press
Digging In: Menomonie Market Co-Op Construction Begins
ground broken for expanded downtown E.C. grocery
5 Chippewa Valley Pizzas You’ve Gotta See (and Eat) to Believe
we’ve got burger joints and watering holes galore, but don’t sleep on the pizza
RE OF SUNSHINE: Longtime Fave Pizza Del Re Reopens
at the moment, the pizza joint is take-out only, but buffet’s return expected
(S)WING ON IN: River Inn Bar’s Iconic Jumbo Wings
locals love this classic C.F. bar’s wings, but now now they’re known far and wide
EATERY’S ERA AT END: Galloway Grille Purchased by The Cranky Buzzard
longtime downtown bar and grill will be replaced by Cranky Buzzard starting Nov. 1
Opening Up New Restaurants Food+Drink
WichCraft: New Alternative Bar Aims to Spook in Style
the new bar sticks to a horror theme, sure to draw in lovers of all things spooky
Opening Up Entrepreneurship Food+Drink Diversity
From Produce to Spices to Charms: New HmongStop Store Highlights Eau Claire Diversity
new East Clairemont shop features Hmong food, jewelry
A LOVE-HEAT RELATIONSHIP: Taking on the Spiciest Food in the Chippewa Valley
Volume One’s video producer dishes about some of his fav fiery feasts
Western Wisconsin Pizza Farms to Put on Your Must-Visit List
grab a pizza at one of these unique rural spots
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