mercredi 1 mars 2017

What Makes Supper Clubs Excellent Places To Dine In

By Ruth Walker


A restaurant that has distinct character came out of the Prohibition Era. These were town diners that were patronized by traveling gangsters who were on the run from the law, and these establishments became a sort of underground railroad for them. They simply came for some good food and drinks, paid in cash, were laconic and did not touch the locals.

Plus, the gangs also provided the best liquor during a time when places all over the country were desert dry. Wisconsin supper clubs had their start like this, but it took no time for the innkeepers to become legitimate destinations for people to go to when prohibition was over. These were good places with a history and so became famous.

Nowadays, this kind of club is a genteel place for the good folks of a town to gather and have good food and beverages. The standard is for fine dining, and all kinds of new advances in cuisine, styles and technology that have come to pass. The club of this sort is always current to all trends.

Wisconsin state did have a lot of backcountry roads back then. Some little towns were found on these roads, where farming families decided to live together and have a main street. Taking a break from fighting the law, gangs took breaks in these places, away from central locations where the FBI had offices, places with many escape routes.

The main street salon and restaurant, such as it was in these places, came to take them in with some caution. However, these boys were out for a break, some good food to eat and a drink without toting their tommy guns. Eventually, the innkeepers started dusting off their family recipes to give them something special to remember, even as they brought in quality food items and bonded liquor.

Supper clubs are progressive, and have a great spirit of warmth and camaraderie and quiet, with good food and drinks. Their keep in character so that they are often found outside city boundaries, where highways are quiet and air more rural. However, the highways themselves are the best access that connects them to cities.

The state of Wisconsin thus has its own roadhouse diners that are unique. These are quiet places that seem more like restaurants listed for Paris suburbia on the Michelin list. They do not partake of their beginnings, are very clean and legit, nothing like their start as gangster hideouts or having furtive business going on at the back.

These restaurants, though, do not shy away from the past. The past is found on the walls, about harder times, but these cannot be seen in the way service is provided. Furtive enjoyment is not the thing here, just an open but quiet appreciation of things.

Cuisine here is Midwestern classic, and that means great steaks with all the trimmings. But the restaurateurs know enough to feature a wide variety of entrees. They will become a favored part of the itinerary after the first visit, continuing an excellent tradition of genteel welcome even hardcore gangs appreciated well.




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