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the elephant wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 11:04 am That tuba is about as German as Hormel's SPAM.

the elephant wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 11:04 am That tuba is about as German as Hormel's SPAM.

tofu wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 12:18 am I don’t know if it’s still there, but there was a great pizza place in Caledonia (at least back 23 years or so) . Excellent thin crust (or what some call tavern style) pizza. They made their own sausage. Back in my Mergers & Acquisitions days I spent a couple months just around the corner taking the 5th largest financial institution in WI public. It’s a NW suburb of Milwaukee. We ate a lot of that pizza. There is also in the area a Drive-In whose name I can’t remember that was the locals favorite for hamburgers and custard milkshakes. It was like a Happy Days drive thru place. Plus some great old fine dining German restaurants in the area.

So if you make the trip to buy the tuba there is also some great eating to be had. Also, a short trip west is the East Troy trolley museum. Excellent operating equipment and I think it’s like an 8 mile operating line run by knowledgeable super friendly volunteers. They take you to the Elegant Farmer with a great selection of local farm food and the best apple pie anywhere. They also offer a number of dinner or lunch trains throughout the year (they sell out quickly so make your reservations early). The apple is made differently than anywhere else - it’s not cheap though. And just east of the museum by a few miles back toward Milwaukee is another great drive thru 1950’s diner called Gus’s Drive-In. Just great midwest food. It’s packed on the weekends though - usually a vintage car show.

Now that I think about it maybe I’ll drive up from Chicago and buy it just to have an excuse to have a good meal! On the way in Richmond IL on Hwy 12 (maybe 40 south or so) is some of the best chocolate anywhere - Anderson’s. Same family since 1920. Super nice folks making it in the same house/storefront ever since. Run by the great grandchildren now. Use to stop by on my way home from UW to buy a box of dark chocolate for my mom - back in the 70’s it was hard to find dark chocolate and the prices were/are ridiculously cheap compared to what you pay for the name chocolates - and it’s better chocolate to boot. My grandparents started buying it in the 1920’s on their way from Chicago to visit family in WI.