Dessert Valley, Wisconsin

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cake Roll/Festival Foods

By Luc | October 8, 2024

You knew at some point I would have to write about an autumnal dessert. The thing is, such options become available quite early in the fall, so I had plenty…

Super Foods Brownie/Ember And Bean Roasting Co

By Luc | October 1, 2024

Here’s another hidden gem from the furthest reaches of the 715 (practically on the border on the St. Croix River). By hidden, I mean so in a literal sense. My…

Legend/Roadside Ice Cream & Diner

By Luc | September 24, 2024

I needed to have that dessert again. The time of year was making it happen: the transition from summer to autumn, the beginning of college football…and a cherry Blizzard I…

Gulab Jamun/Mango Indian

By Luc | September 21, 2024

I love me some donut holes; I remember my dad getting them when I was a kid. Really, anything fried and doughy in a round shape, and I’m good to…

Matcha Cheesecake/The Informalist

By Luc | September 17, 2024

Before you continue reading this post, click on the YouTube link below and let it play in the background as you finish: It’s the Waltz In C# Minor, Op. 64,…

Litchi Slush/Madden Ramen

By Luc | September 12, 2024

I have had a lot of fruit in my life; lingonberries in Norwegian-American contexts, and huckleberry-everything on a drive I made to Washington state, stand out. I do not believe…

Strawberry Cream Cheese Croissant/The Blind Munchies

By Luc | August 20, 2024

I often like to arrange certain foods around major sporting events. For example, the first time the New England Patriots played the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, I did…

Chocolate Chip Cookies/Jay Ray’s

By Luc | August 13, 2024

Jay Ray’s is, perhaps, the smallest awesome sandwich place in western Wisconsin. It’s in that tiny location along Brackett Avenue, where you go into the drive-through to order an always-pleasing…

Baked Goods/Family Fare

By Luc | July 25, 2024

This is another of my findings driven by the legendary Eau Claire Foodies Facebook group. If you’re not a member, here’s one of the regular types of posts: Where can…