Wisconsin Foodie Q&H Danish Bakery, Charlie's Smokehouse

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Type: Episode | Length: 30 MINUTES

Q&H Danish Bakery, Charlie's Smokehouse

Luke joins Kurt Fogle - a Racine-based chef who got his start at Q&H Danish Bakery - to hand-fill and shape Wisconsin's state pastry from 18-layer Danish dough. Then he heads to Gills Rock at the northern tip of Door County, where Charlie's Smokehouse has brined and maple-smoked Lake Michigan whitefish using the same methods since 1932.

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