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The clubs have been checked to make sure they are open for business as of june, 2019. An oldfashioned experience and producerdirector of a 2011 documentary by the same name. Also recorded in this book are the regional specialties served at these clubs, ranging from popovers and fried pickles in the northern part of the state. Released april 16, 20 by agate publishing on their midway imprint. While our state is home to hundreds of supper clubs, people from all across the country voted in travel wisconsins supper club showdown to determine the top 10.
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