My mother's side of the family has always nurtured a love of food. Growing it. Cooking it. Eating it. It's as much a part of what the Nitkas are as football is a part of Green Bay. I remember one of my three uncles for the huge gardens he's always kept. I remember another of them for the bees he keeps and the amazing wonders of raw honey. But neither of these is the one that I'll now have to start calling Chef. That would be the third and final brother, the entrepreneur of the family, Uncle Dan.
This January I had the pleasure of visiting his brand new restaurant up in Wisconsin. So strap yourselves in and come for a ride! There will even be pictures.