Bargain-hunting Bessie takes us out to for a night of pizza and donut delights. Our first stop is at Transfer Pizzeria and Cafe, set in an old pharmacy turned bar, art gallery and restaurant. The pizza was wonderful. The roasted chicken potato garlic sauce pizza was delicious, as was our traditional sausage and pepperoni. With such strange pizza combos, you almost have to go back to try the new flavors. Their groupon sold us on this place!

Our second stop took us out for mini donuts at The Drive-thru on North and Oakland. This was once Sil’s Drive-thru and had the same menu. I had actually bought the Google Offer thinking it was Sil’s. We went anyway to check it out. It’s been two years since we last had donuts there, so how did it compare? While I thought they were good, I wasn’t bowled over by the awesomeness that I remembered from the last trip to Sil’s in 2010. Still enjoyable though.

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Triple adventure fun! No, not all on the same day, but time certainly got away from me on these. Let’s begin…

Thriftiness once again leads us to a new experience for pizza at Joey Buona’s in downtown Milwaukee. It’s been forever so I don’t quite remember the details. What does stand out was the excellence of the meal we had and our desire to return to try more and various dishes. Between bread and oil, fried ravioli and deep dish pizza, there was much love for our meal. Afterwards, it was a literal run through the Milwaukee Public Market for dessert. Ice cream was not to be had at that time of night, so I opted for cheesecake that let me down. View photos…

To the Jelly Belly factory! Arriving just in time for the Spring Drive, Bessie and I wound our way with many multiples of marvelous MINIs through the back roads of southwestern Wisconsin. You know it was fun when the driver can’t seem to take a photo parallel to the horizon! View Photos…

Our final adventure of the series, a return to Kopp’s Custard of Brookfield, Wisconsin with the Milwaukee Minis. The star of the evening was the Maple Syrup and Pancakes Custard. Breakfast for dessert? Yes, please. I’m certainly looking forward to the summer bringing new Ice Cream Escapades! View Photos…

If you’re looking for checkered tablecloths, red candle holders and Italian paraphernalia, then don’t visit Dick’s Pizza & Pleasure. A far, far cry from traditional, Dick’s serves up artisan pizza in an anime atmosphere. While the TVs behind the bar played Evangelion, we tried two pizza for the three of us. The sausage pizza was good, but be prepared for the spicyness. In contrast, the salami pizza probably could have used the peppers the party members opted out of. Though it was an interesting change of pace, I must admit my wallet is not strong enough to bear the googling+bravery needed to experience the full menu. Anyone want to buy me the $100 pizza?

Afterwards, we returned to our simple midwestern pleasure of frozen custard. Bessie eventually led us to Leon’s, along with the rest Milwaukee enjoying unseasonable warm weather.

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