Kreskin Torres calls himself the Rideshare Foodie, and he has been driving for Uber and Lyft the last six years, seeing the country and trying local foods.
He picked up a guy in Tucson, Arizona, who was from Cedarburg and recommended Torres check out the city's strawberry festival last month. The bratwurst with strawberry sauce there has been the highlight of Torres' tour through Wisconsin.
A recent stop in Madison for a Friday fish fry at Brothers Three on the East Side wasn't as successful. His fried cod took an hour to arrive and when it did he deemed it soggy.
"Is it supposed to fall apart like this?" he said, holding up a piece of fish as it crumpled to the plate. He sent it back, and in short order was treated to a large plate of extra crispy fish.
Kreskin Torres, The Rideshare Foodie, was dismayed that his fried cod fell apart when he picked it up during his first fish fry on a recent visit to Madison.
Torres, 35, who was born and raised in Baltimore, wears his trademark Ravens stocking cap even during the summer. He was named after "The Amazing Kreskin," a mentalist and magician popular in the 1970s. He loved the fries so much at Brothers Three, he quickly made them disappear, then got an extra order.
People are also reading…
He also dug the tartar sauce and was so happy with his brandy old fashioned sweet that he filmed himself drinking it.
Torres said it wasn't his first old fashioned. He first tried the state's signature drink at a supper club in Wausau. Before stopping in Madison, he'd been in Wisconsin for two weeks, with stops not only in Wausau and Cedarburg, but also in Green Bay, Oshkosh and Milwaukee. He was headed to La Crosse next.
He said he's traveled to all 50 states, including four or five trips to Wisconsin. But he'd never been to Madison until now.
"My main thing is to experience somebody else’s way of life," Torres said.
Torres said he was impressed with Madison during his three-day visit. "I love the scenery. I enjoy the people. People are super friendly, outgoing, very kind."
He said he can drive Uber and Lyft in every state except for New York, California and certain parts of Washington state due to regulations.
Torres said he was driving a woman to the airport in Madison and she invited him to her yoga studio. "It's pretty awesome. People are just super outgoing, especially when they know you're not from here."
He said because he's a rideshare driver people assume he lives in the place where he meets them. When he tells them he's from out of town and it's his first time there, he asks them what he should do to best experience the place.
That question in Wisconsin yielded fish fries, old fashioned, cheese curds, brats with sauerkraut, and breweries.
Torres said he enjoys the connections he makes through food. People are usually excited to make recommendations to a newcomer, he said.
"I like to ask people 'What’s one thing you like about your city or your state?' It's pretty eye opening," he said by way of introducing himself to a couple sitting next to him at Brothers Three.
The man told Torres he likes to hunt and fish. "Wisconsin is awesome for that," he said.
Torres said he has 400,000 miles on his 2012 Honda Accord that he's had for seven years. He gives at least 25 to 30 rides a day and makes a good living that way as long as a city is busy. He said he also does well in college towns.
He said he came up with the name The Rideshare Foodie in 2020, during the pandemic, when he was living in San Antonio. His roommate asked him what he would call a TV show if he had one.
"I know people have short attention spans," Torres said. "What would pull somebody's attention if they were flicking through channels, 'Rideshare Foodies' would pop right up."
Torres said he'll have a home base every few years. He lived in Texas for two years and is about to move to Idaho Falls and settle there for a year.
While in Cedarburg, Torres stayed in the home of Tonia Matha and Spyder Schowalter. He drove to Cedarburg, north of Milwaukee, to stay during his time in Madison, too, he said, since there wasn't much rideshare business in Madison with students gone.
Kreskin Torres with Tonia Matha and Spyder Schowalter at The baaree beer garden in Thiensville. The couple hosted Torres at their home in Cedarburg.
Torres said his favorite food item while traveling has been the chili-and-cinnamon-roll combo he's eaten in Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado.
He said that for school lunches in the 1950s, beans were cheap and those responsible for the lunches thought that serving them with cinnamon rolls was a good way to get children to eat beans. Articles in Smithsonian magazine and Better Homes & Gardens back that up.
"Most of the lunch ladies were homemakers, so they would bake cinnamon rolls early in the morning to go with the chili and it would be a special day," he said. "That's how that became a thing."
Torres has also learned to love eating Native American frybread and has eaten it in many ways at reservations he's visited, mostly in Arizona, New Mexico and South Dakota.
"There are just so many things you can do with it. It's so versatile," he said, noting he's had it with cinnamon and sugar, just honey, and green chili and cheese.
Besides strawberry brats in Cedarburg, his other favorite Wisconsin items have been booyah in Green Bay and deep-fried cheese curds all over the state.
While enjoying brats with sauerkraut and brats with strawberry sauce, he said he appreciated learning about Wisconsin's German influence.
Booyah, a stew with meat and vegetables, has origins in Western Europe, and is made throughout the Upper Midwest.
Torres said he likes mozzarella on pizza, but doesn't eat cheese by itself except on trips to Wisconsin. He'll eat fried cheese curds, he said, because they don't have a strong cheese taste. He's never tried fresh cheese curds.
Traveling around the state, fried cheese curds have been hard to avoid, Torres said.
"It's a Wisconsin thing," he said. "Anywhere you go in Wisconsin, you've gotta have cheese curds. They're on the menu and it's not up for debate."
See the Wisconsin State Journal photo staff's favorites of 2022
Elver park after a recent snowfall in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Members of the Wisconsin Dells Singers and the Ho-Chunk Dance Troupe gather for an interactive evening of Native American culture at Glen Park in Madison, Wis. Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Presented by the Madison Parks Division and Ho-Chunk Gaming, the groups performed traditional songs, stories, and dances of the Ho-Chunk people, interacted with audience members and engaged in a question and answer session. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Caitlin Patrick, 14, of Mount Horeb, goes into the water using a rope swing during an outing with friends at Stewart Lake County Park in Mount Horeb, Wis., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Chris Ayers of Madison Window Cleaning improves the view of the Wisconsin State Capitol during a seasonal cleaning effort of the panes of the AC Hotel in Madison, Wis., Monday, April 11, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Jim Lorman, right, and his wife, Anne Forbes, of Madison, visit art installation “CarbonEra Cafe” by Beth Persche and Brenda Baker on the Farm/Art DTour route in Prairie du Sac, Wis., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW Band director Corey Pompey leads his musicians during the Varsity Band Concert at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Friday, April 22, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Gov. Tony Evers in a conference room at his office at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Visitors to the 2022 Festival Foods Lights the Isthmus event at watch a fireworks display to cap the event at Breese Stevens Field n Madison, Wis. Saturday, July 2, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Genevieve Bouska, left, and Lulu Jaeckel, both seniors at West High School, relax in hammocks during an afternoon visit to Vilas Park in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, May 11, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Members of the Forward Marching Band, including Junko Yamaguchi, right, perform for visitors to the 2022 Festival Foods Lights the Isthmus event at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wis. Saturday, July 2, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Brinley Krahn, 7, of Cottage Grove reacts as a butterfly lands on her daycare provider, Rhonda Smith, of Sun Prairie, during a visit to Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies in the Bolz Conservatory in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Students at Kickapoo Valley Forest School in Larfarge, Wis., including Finley Thornton, foreground, traverse a trail on the grounds of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Monona Grove’s Riley Perkins, right, and Kate Walsh celebrate their win against Stoughton in a No. 1 doubles match during a girls tennis sectional at Stoughton High School in Stoughton, Wis., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The team wore pink with CP initials on the back of their shirts in honor of assistant coach Charles Pyng, who died after collapsing while coaching a tennis match. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
The British Medical Journal has cited research that suggests moderate physical exercise in mid-life was associated with brain power.
Members of Tania Tandias Flamenco and Spanish Dance, from left, Marybel Meier, Tania Tandias, Augusta Brulla and Andrea Chavez-Lazaro, perform at McPike Park for Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival put on by the Isthmus Dance Collective at in Madison, Wis., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Martha Siravo shares a moment with her daughter, Jaz, 10, at their apartment in Madison, Wis. Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. She is co-founder and president of Madtown Mommas and Disability Advocates. Her daughter, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, needs cognitive, behavioral and mobility support, is entering the fourth grade will be going back to full-time, in-person learning for the first time since 2020. Martha has been wheelchair-bound since sustaining a spinal cord injury in a vehicle accident in 2004. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Monona Grove's Karlie McKenzie, right, cheers on a teammate up to bat from the dugout during a game against Beaver Dam at Northlawn Park in Cottage Grove, Wis., Friday, May 13, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Performing under the branches of an oak tree estimated to be at least 180 years old, members of the Madison-based Cycropia Aerial Dance company run through a rehearsal ahead of a pair of appearances at the Orton Park Festival in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Formed in 1989, the group has been a staple at the Marquette neighborhood gathering, which features four days of music, food, crafts and family activities. This year’s program entails the work of 29 members, including dancers, stage hands, riggers and sound and video technicians. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
(From left lower) Roomates Isabella Bortolotti and Rachel Bearder host friends for a pool party in their front yard, including Maddie Gehring, right, Lola Wojcik, top left, and Grover Bortolotti, all college students, on the Near West Side during a heat wave in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
With the warmest temperatures of the year taking hold in the area, a walker enjoys the day’s spring-like weather during a walk along the shoreline of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wis., Wednesday, March 16, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Participants dressed in holiday themed costumes ride on State Street toward the state Capitol for Wisconsin Bike Fed’s Santa Cycle Rampage event through downtown Madison, Wis., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin's guard Max Klesmit (11), forward Carter Gilmore (14) and guard Jahcobi Neath (0) celebrate a point during the second half of the team’s Brew City Battle matchup against Stanford at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis. Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Julie Horton, of Madison, reads “The Otter,” from author Cynthia Rylant’s Lighthouse Family Series, to her kids, Mabel, 5, and Gilbert, 2, left, as they have a picnic lunch at Vilas Beach on Lake Wingra in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Students at O’Keefe Elementary School in Madison, Wis. capture photos with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers during his visit after being elected to a second term Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Marjorie Briskey, 91, watches a virtual concert by accordion player Stas Venglevski, as volunteer Marchelle Mertens, right, holds the tablet for viewing, in Briskey’s room at Agrace hospice in Fitchburg, Wis., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Jackie Thompson, a kindergarten teacher at One City Schools, greets student Hi’Kneef Johnson as he arrives for the first day of classes at the school in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Stoughton’s Nicolar Rivera does a flip after his win over Milton’s Matt Haldiman in a Division 1 126-pound championship match during the WIAA Individual Wrestling State Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Amansu Eason and Stacy “Jukeboxx” Letrice present a dance piece during Moonshine, a traditional performance gathering in celebration of Black History Month presented by UW-Madison’s School of Dance on the campus in Madison, Wis., Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. The annual event features spoken word, dance and music performances by students, faculty and alumni of the university’s arts programs. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
McFarland's Julia Ackley reacts after clearing 10 feet, 6 inches on her first attempt in the Division 2 girls pole vault during the final day of the WIAA state track and field meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse , Wis., Saturday, June 4, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Looking forward to the birth of their second child in July, Aws Albarghouthi captures photographs of his wife, Maria Zarzalejo, during an afternoon visit to Vilas Park in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, May 17, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Elizabeth Kiko, with R & P Kiko Farm in Salem, Ohio, reacts after being awarded the Junior Champion Female in the International Holstein Show with winter yearling Jawdropping during the World Dairy Expo at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Visitors to the opening week of the “Immersive Van Gogh” exhibit take in the multi-media experience at Greenway Station in Middleton, Wis. Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. The production, which has been viewed by more than 5 million visitors since its 2020 North American debut, offers audiences the experience of “stepping inside” the iconic works of post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. Utilizing over 50 projectors casting images on 500,000 square feet of space the exhibit incorporates both an original music score and interpretations of classical works. The limited-run engagement continues through Jan. 8. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Mike Mulhaney walks his 9-month-old German Shorthaired Pointer, Monty, in Belleville, Wis., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin's guard Brad Davison (34) reacts as time expires during Wisconsin’s 54-49 second round loss to Iowa State in the 2022 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament in Milwaukee, Wis., Sunday, March 20, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Angela Burgette, of Madison, with her son, Thor, 12, at right, learns Bollywood-style dancing from Manisha Bhargava with BollyBeat during a Lakeside Kids event on the rooftop of Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, July 19, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
A work entitled “Dynamic Equilibrium” by artist Skunk Control draws the interest of Zach Smith and Rachel Martin during their visit to GLEAM at Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Demonstrators protest at the state Capitol after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 24, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Returning to the region during a seasonal migration, several great egrets share the shoreline of Wingra Creek as a light rain shower falls in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, May 3, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Badgers guard Julie Pospisilova (5) and guard Avery LaBarbera (12) react in the fourth quarter of a women’s basketball game against Florida State Seminoles at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
The sun rises behind early morning visitors to the Lake Michigan waterfront in Milwaukee, Wis. Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Read more restaurant news at: go.madison.com/restaurants
"fish" - Google News
July 17, 2023 at 11:00PM
https://ift.tt/8Uh5EuH
Rideshare Foodie swings through Madison for fish fry, old fashioned and friendly folks - Madison.com
"fish" - Google News
https://ift.tt/8TJsGNS
https://ift.tt/KSg2LxY
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Rideshare Foodie swings through Madison for fish fry, old fashioned and friendly folks - Madison.com"
Post a Comment