THANK YOU!

Fox Cities Magazine Assistant Editor Alison Fiebig just emailed me to let me know that the official results of the Golden Fork Awards have been published on their website, and we are free to announce them. The Golden Fork Awards are the coveted "Best of" awards for northeast Wisconsin and are given out each year to dining and drinking establishments that have been voted to be "the best" in various categories by the public.

Given that they are awards based on votes one might want to take such kudos with a grain of salt, as they are in some ways popularity contests and wins may also be at least partially attributable to how well a place can rally its troops to get out and vote, so to speak. Nevertheless, in order to win people do need to vote for you and they do need to like what you do. Such affirmation is a huge compliment and ought to be humbly respected. One should be very grateful when people express their support for a place in that way.

We are indeed very grateful. Thank you, everyone who voted for Stumpjack, thank you so very much.

Stumpjack won in the following seven categories (more than any other contender!):

• Best Ambiance
• Best Live Entertainment
• Most Vegetarian Friendly
• Best Soup
• Best Sandwich
• Best Cafe
• Best Cup of Coffee

Our good friends at Courthouse Pub in Manitowoc also won in several categories (5 I think).

We'll get beautiful certificates for each category to frame and display, as well as bragging rights. But most of all we get the good feeling that there are people out there who like what we do. Thanks so much again.