Saturday's Sixth Annual Lakefront International Festival of Sausages, a.k.a. Sausage Fest, will give visitors a chance to eat as much fine sausage as they want from vendors such as Adamcyzk Foods, Buddy's Meat Market, Glorioso Brothers, Ray's Butcher Shoppe and Rupena's Fine Foods and served on Breadsmith buns. + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal's All-Local Sausage Throwdown
9.7.11
From its beginnings as a backyard barbecue six years ago, the Lakefront International Festival of Sausages—more concisely known as Sausage Fest—has grown into a block party outside of Café Centraal (2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.), and as the turnout has increased, the stakes have been raised, too. + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal Hosts Sausage Fest for a Cause
8.19.11
The Lakefront International Festival of Sausages – better known as Sausage Fest – will serve up all-you-can-eat local links Saturday, Sept. 10 from 2 to 8 p.m. + Read Full Article
Join us for a Bosteels Bier Dinner on Thursday, February 10
2.1.11
Three of our FAVORITE biers! And a delicious meal inspired by those favorite biers!! Join Cafe Centraal for a unique bier dinner on Thursday, February 10 at 7:00 pm, featuring Tripel Karmeliet, Kwak and Deus.
1st Course
Baked Oysters on the half-shell with spinach, Gruyere cheese, pancetta and lemon bernaise
Paired with Deus
2nd Course
Pan Seared Duck Breast with sweet potato gratin, braised collared greens and a Tripel Karmeliet demi glace
Wisconsin Gazette Names Cafe Centraal Best Outdoor Dining
12.10.10
In its annual "best of," the Wisconsin Gazette has named Cafe Centraal the Best Outdoor Dining. Thanks! + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal wins Critic's Choice for Best Beer Selection
10.20.10
Café Centraal stocks about 90 beers, including 23 on tap, each of which it serves in the proper glass. The restaurant’s selection of Belgian beers, many of them from small breweries, is especially inspired, and to keep things fresh the bar stocks a rotating assortment of rare seasonal brews. The best night to scratch the surface of Centraal’s inspired selection is on Wednesdays, when the bar hosts its Wednesday Bier Club with huge discounts on select beers and free appetizers. + Read Full Article
Benelux Grand Cafe and Market coming to Third Ward
8.17.10
This has been a rumor on the streets of the Third Ward for the past few months, but today it's official.
Diablos Rojos (Trocadero, Cafe Hollander and Cafe Centraal) will open Benelux Grand Cafe and Market at the former Good Harvest location at the Milwaukee Public Market's building across from the main Market at 346 N. Broadway. + Read Full Article
European-style market to replace food store in Third Ward
8.17.10
The Benelux Grand Cafe and Market will open around the end of the year in a building kitty-corner from the Milwaukee Public Market that formerly held the Good Harvest natural food store.
Diablos Rojos, operator of Trocadero, Cafe Hollander and Cafe Centraal, is the owner of the new cafe. Benelux will have rooftop and outdoor dining, according to co-owner Eric Wagner. + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal Nominated for Best Beer Selection
8.1.10
More than 2,500 businesses are currently competing for the title of Milwaukee's Best in the 2010 WISN A-List competition. Cafe Centraal was nominated for Best Beer Selection. This is Cafe Centraal's first A-List nomination - but it makes a lot of sense given the 12+ page beer book! Voting ends Saturday, September 25th - vote before it's too late!
http://wisn.cityvoter.com/cafe-centraal/biz/577377 + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal Goes Non-Smoking
6.2.10
Two months prior to the implementation of the state of Wisconsin’s smoking ban, Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group announced its restaurants would go “smoke-free” effective May 17. In Bay View, this means that the inside of Café Centraal, 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., is now nonsmoking. Diablos Rojos co-owner Mike Eitel said customer complaints about secondhand smoke have been ticking up since Governor Doyle signed smoking ban legislation in 2009.
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