• The Twilight Supper Club, Land O’ Lakes, WI

    September 12, 2022thetipsyhousewife

    Cozy, Classic Supper Club Dining At The Top Of Wisconsin Wisconsin is known for its supper clubs and each one has something special. In today’s blog post I want to share a supper club that I love. The Twilight Supper Club and Sandman Lounge sits on Hwy 45 and E at the top of Wisconsin, just south of the Michigan border in the beautiful town of Land O’ Lakes, WI. This supper club has all the classic Wisconsin supper club fare along with daily and seasonal favorites. Family owned and operated and filled with friendly faces, this place does not…

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  • Chef Rene’s At The Inn, Eagle River, WI

    August 26, 2022thetipsyhousewife

    Gourmet Dining at The Top of Wisconsin For years my followers have asked me for recommendations for places to go when I am “Up North” and I finally am putting the pen to paper and sharing the places I love when I am in the Northwoods. As you may or may not know, my Mom has a second home in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, also known as the U.P. For those that are geographically challenged like me, the Western U.P. is directly over the northernmost Wisconsin border. I am fortunate enough to be able to stay at the…

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  • Supper Club Grub ~ Cheese Spread

    July 5, 2018thetipsyhousewife

    If you’re a Tipsy follower then you may or may not know that I have a Wisconsin Supper Club Obsession. If you don’t know what a Wisconsin Supper Club is, then you can read about the history of it  HERE. Of course everyone who knows about Supper Clubs knows that they are known for their Brandy Old Fashioned Cocktail. In fact I wrote a whole blog post about the Old Fashioned called “A Waitress Named Diane”. They are also known for having delicious Midwestern Fare like Prime Rib, Fresh Fried Fish Fry’s and Broasted Chicken. I of course love all…

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  • A Waitress Named Diane ….

    September 3, 2017thetipsyhousewife

    Travel Wisconsin ran a commercial a few years back about the Wisconsin Supper Club and The Old Fashioned Cocktail. In the commercial it teaches that an Old Fashioned is served in a ten ounce glass, with a maraschino cherry, and an orange slice but that a REAL Old Fashioned must be served in a room with a brick fireplace, an a deer head mounted on a wall, by a waitress named Diane.  (See the commercial here The Wisconsin Supper Club) As a lover of the Wisconsin Supper Club scene and pretty much all things Wisconsin, this commercial gives me all…

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