They might not want me to tell you this, but Whole Foods secretly has the best deal in town at its brat bar. Did you know you can dally over to the meat case and order one of the many sausages there (most of which aren't on the menu behind you at the brat bar) and they'll cook it for you at no extra charge at the brat bar?
Because you're getting such a great deal on the dog, however, you oughta pony up for a pint of Stella Artois on tap. And at $3, it's perhaps the cheapest Stella you'll get in Brew City.
In fact, a friend and I recently noshed on a chicken brat each (with the fixings added gratis) and tossed back a Stella each and the grand total was $8 and change. And while we sat there, one of the cooks was testing a new recipe and gave us samples of some yummy steak, too.
No matter how you slice it -- even if you don't choose to slice it -- that's the best deal in town.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
