Pizza, beer, and green thinking

Scattered across Wisconsin, the Glass Nickel Pizza Company has some incredibly tasty pizza as well some pretty inventive sauce/topping combinations. They have at least seven different locations, which include two in Madison and one in Milwaukee, so you've got multiple opportunities to eat and drink there.

To the left was my 10" small pizza with 1/2 chicken alfredo and 1/2 their 'famous' fetalicious (many reviews on Yelp mention this one). 'Twas mighty delicious with very fresh toppings, the ability to do half-and-half on even a small pizza (including sauces, which most places won't do), and some mighty good fresh-minced garlic on the alfredo half.

It may have been one of the many microbrews they have on tap talking, but I very much enjoyed my pizza at the Madison East (Atwood Ave.) location. It was some of the best pizza I've had in recent times, so I'd suggest swinging by if you've got time; heck, it's even a few minutes' drive from the capitol building!

Also, from the "Growing Green" section of their website, it looks like they're putting in some decent effort into changing their operations to be a little more sustainable and energy-efficient. They've got my vote.

Best Italian Food in Milwaukee....

Sooooo... After a big day of going on the Miller Brewery Tour and seeing the waterfront in Milwaukee (2 awesome things to do there), finish it off at Ziffaro's It a small Italian joint close to north downtown that has been open since the 1940s. They serve everything fresh and its all made in-house. They serve Italian beers like Peroni and also have a good selection of white and red wines. The lady that served us was really salty and kind of a bitch, but the food makes it worth the trip. I got the Ravioli with sausage and had a side salad to compliment. My speaker had the lasagna and it was literally a brick and a half of food. The portions are MASSIVE and its a good bang for your buck (no not that kinda bang you perv....). It's definitely a meal you can take in a to-go container and eat the next day for lunch. ZIFFAROS!! HOLLA!!