He will also meet and greet guests at the Indianhead Supper Club in Balsam Lake, Wis., on Saturday, Sept. You can hear him speak in person at the Laurel in New Richmond, Wis., on Wednesday, Sept. I had the opportunity to speak with the author about how supper club dining is experiencing a resurgence as people seek out more authentic, regional and cultural dining experiences. And he guides readers to more than 50 clubs scattered around the state-some decades old, others more contemporary interpretations of the tradition. In his new book, Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old-Fashioned Experience, writer and filmmaker Ron Faiola traces the history of the supper club and how they evolved to dining destinations without membership requirements of a private club. Some feel that the tradition is fading away. However, since World War II, the club has come to represent a distinctly Midwestern style of gracious, family-style dining. Originating in the roadhouses, taverns, and dance halls across the country, the supper club functioned as a hub for people to gather for an evening’s entertainment. For more than eight decades, the supper club has come to mean many things.
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