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Bread to Live By
The Harvest Grain Bread served at Café Coco – Artisan Bakery & Good Eats in Washburn, Wisconsin, is baked daily using local honey from Northern Nectar of Mason, Wisconsin, and whole wheat grown and milled 5 miles up the road at Maple Hill Farms. Get a loaf of Harvest Grain Bread (and the honey or flour) at the Café Coco (coconorth.com), or pick up a loaf at Chequamegon Food Co-op in Ashland, Ehler’s Store in Cornucopia or at the Island Store in La Pointe on Madeline Island.
Suggested retail: $4
Famous Grilling
Famous Dave’s Rich and Sassy barbecue sauce is the most popular flavor at the chain of restaurants started in Hayward, Wisconsin. The 20-ounce size of the sauce is also a best seller on the shelves. It can be found in many regional groceries, including Cub Foods, Super One, Target and Walmart. It can be ordered online, along with other flavors of Famous Dave’s sauce (we love the Apricot Bourbon) at famousdaves.com. You can also pick some up after dining at any Famous Dave’s, including those in Duluth and in Hayward.
Suggested retail: $2.85
Wild Rice Soup to Go
The Chicken Wild Rice Soup (with chunks of white chicken, onion, grade A fancy long grain wild rice, heavy whipping cream and butter) is so popular at Grandma’s restaurants that the company created a frozen version to sell. You can pick up a package at all Grandma’s Saloon and Grill locations – Canal Park and Miller Hill in Duluth and in Virginia, Minnesota. It also is available at 1,200 locations in eight states, with grocery stores carrying 48-, 16- and 12-ounce sizes. Or order online at grandmasrestaurants.com.
Suggested retail: $9.99 for 48-ounce package
Pie for the Road
Got a craving for a Betty’s Pie, but can’t get up to Minnesota’s North Shore? Now you can order some flavors of the famous pie online, or call a day in advance at New London Cafe in Duluth to pick up one to go (this one is the apple crunch). And you can often get a pie to go at the original Betty’s Pies on Highway 61 outside Two Harbors or at the newly opened Betty’s Pies in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Call New London Café at 218-525-0777. Or order a whole pie online at www.bettyspies.com.
Suggested retail: $24.95