The supper club of the Upper Midwest is unmistakably authentic, as
unique to the region as great lakes, cheese curds, and Curly
Lambeau. The far-flung locations and creative decor give each
supper club a unique ambience, but the owners, staff, and regulars
give it its personality. Author Dave Hoekstra traveled through
farmland, woods, towns, and cities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Michigan, and Illinois, eating at salad bars, drinking old
fashioneds, and most of all talking to old-timers, local
historians, and newcomers. He discovered that far from going the
way of so many small establishments, supper clubs are evolving,
combining contemporary ideas such as locavore menus and craft beer
with traditional Friday night fish fries and Saturday prime rib. He
brings to life the memorable people who have created and continue
the tradition, from the blind dishwasher at Smoky’s to the Dick
Watson Combo playing “Beyond the Sea” at the Lighthouse and the
entrepreneurs and hipster crowd behind the Old Fashioned.
Corporations have defined mainstream eating habits in America, but
characters define supper clubs, and this combination oral history
and guide, with more than one hundred photographs, celebrates not
only the past and present but the future of the supper club.
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