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Say Cheese!
May 10, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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One of the benefits of working at Fox 6 is this: my desk is only a few feet away from local TV treasure Gus Gnorski. 

I profit from the proximity.  Friday was a prime example. 

Gus and I were discussing an idea for a news story, and somehow, the topic turned to cheese.

Conversations tend to do that here in Wisconsin. 

But this wasn't just any cheese.  Gus told me about the fried, squeaky variety: the cheese curd.   

Despite growing up less than two hours from Milwaukee, just across the Illinois state line, I had never tasted a cheese curd.  It's not part of the Prarie State pallete.

But, I learned, cheese curds are a staple of the Dairy State diet.  I'm told you can get them at fairs, local shops and some restaurants.  

Gus gave a good pitch.  He said they're delectible little morsels of fresh cheese, with a warm rubbery texture, usually covered in a crisp beer batter.

 "The good ones squeak when you bite them," he said.

So, my questions to the Milwaukee area blogosphere:

1) Where can you find the best cheese curds?

2) What goes good with a cheese curd?

Please share your suggestions with me and the rest of Fox 6's blog readers.

 

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aaro-nf read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 9:22 AM

don't forget us bloggers here in the fond du lac and sheboygan county area, mike_lowe. there is a place down the road from me here in the eden area that has fried cheese curds that you may want to know about. the poace i am talking about is paddy's pizza here in the eden area. with fried cheese curds, maybe a good beer or a good glass of wine. great job, as always, on the posting of this blog.
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 9:50 AM

That's where you HAVE to go for the best deep-fried cheese curds, aaro-nf, bars and UpNort.
The ones at Culver's are not the real thing. It has to be squeaky cheese curds and a beer batter. Most restaurants use cheese chunks and a crumb batter and that's not the real thing.
We make them homemade with real fresh cheese curds and a good beer batter.
Mike, have you ever had the cheese curds that squeak?
aaro-nf read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 10:03 AM

i never tried the cheese curds at paddy's yet. hopefuly i will. if you want, katbird, why not bring your family up here to the eden area and have supper at paddy's pizza? they got the best fish fries.
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 10:22 AM

Sounds like a great idea!
Gotta love a good fish fry!
desertwindrider read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 10:38 AM

ANYTHING goes good with cheese curds! I knew a man up north who liked cheese curds even with ice cream....and catsup. (That guy ate catsup on everything!)
loripav read my blog view my photos
May 11, 2008 | 6:31 PM

Up by my mother's place, they have a realy good cheese factory. I remember as a little girl, our school would go to the cheese factory for a field trip. We would get the warm squeeky cheese. Now that was some good cheese. The place is on us141 in Lina Wisconsin. AWWWWWW THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!
upnorth read my blog
May 11, 2008 | 10:36 PM

I hear ya Loipav, there is a place in Stangleville, WI (Kewaunee county) where you can by all different types of cheese, but if you get there early enough in the morning, you can still get the cheese curds when they are warm, squeeky and yummy.

Also, I think I know what cheese factory your talking about on 141 (is it still called Frigo?) in Lena, we always stop there on our way to my Mother in-laws house.
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 12:32 AM

Nothing compares with getting cheese straight from the factory or the farm!!
I took a road trip with a friend up to Clark County. That area is filled with dairies.
We had three coolers filled with award winning cheese and we met some of the nicest people.
The other nice part is the butter and cheese are cheaper and fresher than we get from the store.
Lovinlife read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 10:08 AM

Door County has awesome curds.
loripav read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 10:54 AM

Yah, upnorth, that is called Frigo. I forgot the name of it. My mother lives not to far from there. We get the cheese when we go to mother,s and when we are heading back home. Yom,Yom!!!!
jgravelle read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 1:00 PM

Whoa... slow down! Have you all gone mad?

We first need to determine that Mr. Lowe has renounced his evil Illinois past before we allow him access to the best of our curds.

Once we're certain that his wardrobe is bereft of Bears apparel [*shudder*] and the Cubs stickers have been duly scraped from his bumpers, then (and ONLY then) might we consider him worthy of our curdled delights...


-jjg
DailyScoff.com
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 6:19 PM

Good point.
Afterall, we already have a flatlander newscaster in our midst.
First he must say The Packers are God's team.
loripav read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 7:53 PM

hahahahaha just reading from jgravelle. Good point.
jgravelle read my blog view my photos
May 13, 2008 | 8:43 AM

Well, nothing brings people together like divisiveness...


-jjg
Cheesehead
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 13, 2008 | 2:14 PM

Well, those dang flatlanders come here and drive all fast and they touch our border!
They use us for our beautiful countryside and then leave it all a mess, or they build huge vacation homes UpNort and cut down all our trees!!!
I got my pitchfork and torch!!

:)

Just playin'........


It's those dang der Minnesotans that really think they're so high and mighty!!
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Mike_Lowe

Award-winning reporter Mike Lowe joined Fox 6 in March of 2008 as a general assignment reporter. Before he came to Milwaukee, Lowe was the the Easton-Phillipsburg Bureau Chief of WFMZ-TV (ind.) in Allentown, Pa. There he covered eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Before joining WFMZ, Lowe lived in Berlin, Germany, where he worked for Deutsche Welle TV and Radio, reporting on Europe’s response to United States foreign policy and the European view of the presidential election, among other topics. Before that, he worked as a general assignment reporter for WLNS-TV (CBS) in Lansing, Michigan, covering politics and the auto industry. While Lowe’s career has focused mainly on public affairs journalism – including stints at WTTW-TV (PBS) in Chicago and as public affairs director and host of the live call-in program “Feedback” on WNUR-FM in Chicago – his background also includes somesports reporting experience. He has served as a sports reporter and fill-in weekend anchor at KTKA-TV (ABC) in Topeka, Kansas; sports director of WNUR-FM, and on the production side for ESPN, FOX Sports, and WGN-TV. Lowe’s reporting has been honored. He was nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmys in 2006 (feature) and 2007 (writing). He won a 2006 AP award for feature reporting. In college, a national first place Mark of Excellence award from the Society of Professional Journalists for in-depth radio reporting. He also won several regional and state awards. Lowe is the winner of the prestigious Newton Minow fellowship, named for the nation’s first FCC chairman.

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