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You can buy them online at Wisconsinmade.com. They ship freshly baked from Racine. Apple is my favorite. :)

I too would like to see the return of the quizzes!

Been here a few times and it is AWESOME!! :D

That's interesting that you say they are too buttery because the last time I had one I was saying "where's the butter?!" (the beef was there at least).

And I agree on the fried curd assessment- they are average for Wisconsin, but if I'm out of state and I want some fried curds they can satisfy the craving. I find the best curds are at places where they batter them to order vs. having them pre-breaded and frozen and just dropping them in the fryer. Freshness of the curd is also important.

My boyfriend and I were visiting his cousin in St. Pete just for a few days but we found a hidden gem- Ricky P's Po Boys. The shrimp are fresh, perfectly fried, not greasy at all, and best of all they don't skimp on the shrimp!

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We tried a couple other decent places but that was definitely the most memorable for me. :)

I agree with @breezypdx - if a restaurant brings me in with a Groupon, I don't feel obligated to come back. If the food is good I will, if its not, why on earth would I spend more money there?

Business owners need to find out if Groupon is right for them. A quick google search would provide a ton of information on Groupon. It's no secret Groupons notoriously attract deal-hungry no-tippers, and the first day and the last day of the Groupon are usually the days most people decide to use them. Businesses have to decide if it is right for them. In some cases it makes since- I got a month of group fitness classes for half off, and I liked them so much I have renewed my membership at full price two times over. It probably didn't cost the gym much (if anything) extra to have me in the class for a month- but now they have a regular customer. Restaurants meanwhile, have so much to consider- will they have enough staff to handle the influx? Will the customers tip? Will the Grouponers annoy the regulars?

The choice is yours young grasshopper, choose wisely.

@dmcavanagh- I haven't met a "bad" cheese curd but there are definitely better ones. Some (most?) places just have big bags of frozen curds and just drop some in the fryer when they get an order. Old Fashioned uses a buttermilk batter and they bread them in house and I *believe* they bread them to order. They also have a bunch of delicious yummy sauces - because fried cheese isn't enough, you need to dip it in a mayonnaise based sauce :)

I haven't tried any of note in Milwaukee, but the Old Fashioned in Madison has my all time favorite fried curds!

My BF and I talk about this all the time, my Mom is very adventurous, but both his parents and my Dad would be happy to eat standard American food for every meal.

I took my Dad to a wood-oven pizza restaurant, and ordered a margarita pizza since it was one of the tamer ones on the menu. He picked the basil off. *sigh*

Ben and Jerry's DMB Magic Brownie ice cream used to be vanilla with a gooey delicious raspberry swirl and now it is just swirled raspberry and vanilla ice cream LAME!

And... now that song is stuck in my head-

Dunkaroos Dunkaroos
Get as must frosting as you choose!!!!

Wow. I'm surprised people actually like Wendy's fries. They are too soggy to me, but then again I always want the extra crispy little fries at the bottom of the container. I remember when I was a kid my dad used to ask for them extra crispy and they were pretty good. Maybe Im making that up?

Eating cuchanillo (baby suckling pig) in Spain. om nom nom (sorry couldn't help myself).

I am doing my own experimentation with mac and cheese and I made a baked recipe with a roux and some buttery garlic croutons on top. It had delicious flavor but I was missing the creaminess.

http://down2eat.blogspot.com/2010/10/quest-for-best-mac-and-cheese.html

Sooo I made Alton's stove top mac and cheese and OMG...so creamy and delicious!! I might try his baked version next.

Also agree with @MMinNYC that shapes are fun. Macaroni is the tradition but I think rotini holds the sauce just as well if not better.