Shokudo Japanese Restaurant

Shokudo Thriller

I was treated to a Halloween season treat when I was invited to sample some of the new items on the Shokudo menu.The new dishes are only a preview of what’s to come. Shokudo plans to begin patio service in…

Shokudo’s new omakase menu

Freshly renovated, Shokudo Japanese Restaurant & Bar now features an omakase menu to go with its new sushi bar.I’ve been a big fan of Shokudo since it first opened in 2005. Yet, the one thing I always thought it lacked…

Crab and lobster, oh how I miss thee…

Last December, while vacationing in Las Vegas with my friend Melissa Chang, I had a very bad allergic reaction at a seafood buffet. Since then, Melissa, who left me unconscious in the back of a rental car to go shopping,…

Cat Chat episode 4: Eats for guests

‘Tis the season for weight gain, parking chaos and, of course, out-of-town guests.And these guests often want to do one thing — beside bask in the sunshine that likely don’t have back in Wisconsin: eat.So where do you take your visitors…