OUR CULINARY PARTNERS

Carr Valley Cheese — over 100 years old — was founded in 1902. It is the legacy of 4 generations of Cheesemakers in La Valle, Wisconsin. Carr Valley's Dairy farm is nestled amongst the lush green pastures and rolling hills — so iconic in Central Wisconsin. Owned by the Cook Family and operated under the leadership of Certified Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook, Carr Valley Cheese is a traditional, American family business.

Sid Cook and Carr Valley Cheese have won more top awards — both nationally and internationally — than any other cheesemaker in all of North America. Sid won the First Place Award, or, "Best of Show" Award in 2008, for his "Snow White Goat Cheddar"; given by the American Cheese Society Competition.

He received his cheesemaking license at the young age of 16. Renowned for using unique combinations of different kinds of milk from cows, goats, and sheep, Sid is always pushing the culinary boundaries of the art of cheesemaking. His unique combinations of ingredients are celebrated by cheese lovers worldwide.

Carr Valley Cheese is renowned for making cheese the old-fashioned way. It is truly one of Wisconsin's local treasures. Carr Valley Cheese is a company that takes pride in the quality of the cheesemaking process, family tradition and the good old, American hard work ethic. You can taste their passion for cheesemaking in every bite - whether it's one of their famous Aged Cheddars - or their Cocoa Cardona.

Sid Cook loves to create new cheeses. Carr Valley Cheese currently produces more than 50 original cheeses — by hand — or, the "old-fashioned way", as they like to boast. Every one of their cheeses is of the highest quality with a rich, superior flavor.

What began as a small goat cheese farm in 1902 has grown into one of Wisconsin's most renowned and beloved Cheesemakers. Carr Valley Cheese now owns and operates four cheese plants and has eight retails stores in Wisconsin. They are renowned for their awesome selection of famous and incredibly delicious aged cheddar cheeses.

Some of Carr Valley's most popular offerings are: Apple-Smoked Cheddar; Hot Pepper Jack Smoked; Black Goat Truffle; Snow White Goat Cheddar; Spicy Beer Spread; Billy Blue; and their amazing Smoked Gouda — including many more delectable, sublime cheeses.
In addition to their retails stores, Carr Valley has a phenomenal website where one can purchase an incredible selection of individual cheeses and nearly a dozen different "Gift Boxes" — a wonderful collection of their famous cheese products. Their gift boxes, which range in price from $69 to $125 dollars, include such names as: Classic Cow Box; Sweet Sixteen; Spread The Love; Pieces of Eight; Life of the Party; Blue Beauties; Cheese & Sausage Unite and their most popular sampler Gift Box — The Mystery Cheese Box.

As if this was not enough, Carr Valley Cheese is also famous throughout the entire state of Wisconsin for their unforgettable "Bread Cheese" — a unique combination of fresh-baked bread mixed with a variety of their different cheeses. Some of the most popular Bread Cheeses include: Chipotle Bread Cheese; Garlic Bread Cheese; Jalapeño Bread Cheese; and their Goat Bread Cheese. They are absolutely delicious. You have to taste them to believe just how yummy they are.

Sauk-Prairie Grill is proud to use Carr Valley Cheeses in the recipes in our Amazing New Menu. We believe the best, local & freshest possible ingredients make all the difference in the world. We encourage you to stop by one of Carr Valley Cheese's retail stores and take a little slice of heaven home with you. Tell them we sent you!

"…Carr Valley Cheese remains one of Wisconsin's traditional cheese plants, famous for making cheese the old-fashioned way…"

Sauk-Prairie Grill is proud to offer the freshest dairy products from our Culinary Partners at Lamer's Dairy. "A Local Family Tradition Since 1913".

Lamer's Dairy, founded in 1913, produces the best milk products in all of Central Wisconsin. It one of Wisconsin's quintessential Dairy Farms, located in Appleton — just north of Lake Winnebago. Lamer's Dairy delivers fresh milk and creams to Sauk-Prairie Grill three times a week - so you know it's always fresh. Lamer's Dairy distributes their dairy products to the public under the name "Dairyland's Best" and is sold in grocery stores throughout Wisconsin.

Lamer's Dairy proudly boasts five generations of family tradition — producing the absolute highest quality milk and dairy products. Always produced with respect to the legacy of their forefathers, Lamer's Dairy produces their milk products with unwavering pride in their profession with the utmost respect for their ancestors and their family tradition.

Lamer's Dairy was started by Jacob Lamers, in 1913, in the village of Kimberly, Wisconsin. In the early days, raw milk was distributed to the villagers in "preserve cans" which was personally delivered to families, schools and businesses — "farm-fresh to table", every morning.

A few years later, Lamers Dairy began to deliver their milk using a horse and buggy as their milk cart. Then in 1919, they purchased their first milk truck for making daily deliveries. In 1931, Lamers began selling their milk products with the first glass milk bottles, imprinted with their logo. The following year, they purchased their first mechanical refrigeration equipment — to ensure that their milk was always kept at the ideal temperature to maintain the freshest possible milk in the village.

In 1933, the traditional way of hand bottling milk was transformed to an automatic bottling system, one of the first of its kind in Wisconsin, vastly improving Lamers Dairy efficiency and productivity. One year later, Lamers installed equipment to begin to pasteurize their milk. Then, in 1941, they introduced homogenized milk to the local market while upgrading their facilities - nearly doubling the size of their building.

Lamer's Dairy expanded their building once again in 1950, installing quality testing for all of their dairy products. Finally, in 1998, after 48 years of tremendous success, building a powerful, respected brand, the Lamers family moved their production facility to its current location on Speel School Road, in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Lamer's Dairy believes in supporting local, family dairy farms — who produce only the finest quality milk with pride and care. They work with a few carefully chosen family farms located within a 30-mile radius of their production center. They believe in supporting their local community and pay their local milk providers a premium price for producing the highest quality milk from healthier cows.

All of the milk and dairy products offered by Lamers Dairy are "Farmer Certified rBGH-Free. This means that their network of local dairy farmers never use artificial hormones or growth stimulants so that their cows produce more milk. It is a Lamers Dairy family tradition - to produce milk the natural, traditional way. This is why their milk products are renowned and respected all over Wisconsin.

Lamer's Dairy uses their own drivers to deliver their variety of premium milk to both restaurants and retailers alike. Their milk goes from the farm to the table in the shortest possible time —ensuring that their customers enjoy the freshest milk products possible.

Not surprisingly, Lamers is an award-winning Dairy Farm. In both 2015 and 2016, Lamers Dairy "Dairyland's Best" brand won the First Place Prize in the prestigious World Dairy Expo Championship for its Whole Chocolate milk. Also, in 2013, they won another First Place award for their White Milk.

Lamers Dairy's milk products are delivered daily to grocery and convenience stores from Green Bay to Oshkosh to locations in South Central, Wisconsin, including the Sauk-Prairie community. Additionally, one can visit the Lamers Dairy farm, take a tour of the facilities and purchase milk and dairy products directly from their farm. It doesn't get any fresher than that!

In addition, Lamers has a phenomenal website where one can learn even more about the Lamers family tradition and even purchase milk and dairy products online. We encourage you to visit their website for additional information.

At Sauk-Prairie Grill, we are extremely proud to have Lamers Dairy as one of our Culinary Partners and to serve the best, freshest milk and dairy products in all of Wisconsin.

Niman Ranch is a truly unique brand with a long and rich history of ranching sustainability, humane animal care and supporting a vast network of family-owned farmers and ranchers.

Niman Ranch's Mission is to "raise livestock traditionally, humanely and sustainably to bring you the finest tasting meat in the world."

Niman Ranch is the culmination of animal welfare expert Dr. Temple Grandin, whose philosophy was to treat all animals with respect and the utmost care - including how they were raised, how and what they were fed and also raising them without the use of growth hormones or other chemicals that might enhance their growth.

Beginning in the early 1970's as a small eleven-acre ranch in a small Pacific Coastal town just north of San Francisco, California. All their cattle was raised using traditional, humane ranching methods which give a unique flavor to their premium beef, pork, and lamb.

Over the past nearly 50 years, Niman Ranch has developed into a network of hand-selected, family farms and ranches that utilize the same "Certified Human" breeding methods developed by Dr. Grandin so many years ago.

All of their animals are grass-fed or are fed wholesome all natural feed; including, whole grain feeds and all-natural, healthy and organic foods. All animals are raised outdoors, either in open fields or deeply bed pens so that they live a comfortable life, not crammed into cages where they can barely move - as so many other ranchers choose to raise their animals.

None of the livestock raised within the Niman Ranch network is given the controversial Bovine Growth Hormone — which is used by so many farmers as a way to grow their cattle in a faster manner. Bovine Growth Hormone, also known as "Bovine Somatotropin" is a "peptide hormone" that naturally occurs in cows — where it is naturally produced in small quantities by the cow's pituitary glands. The problem, many experts say, is that some farmers give very high doses to their livestock, which scientists now believe to cause diseases not only in cows — but also the people and animals that consume this controversial hormone.

Independent farmers and ranchers all across the United States, who passionately believe in Dr. Grandin's humane ranching methods have followed his example and are raising their own livestock utilizing Niman Ranch's "Certified Humane" ranching traditions. In fact, as of 2018, Niman Ranch has grown into a network of over 720 independent farmers and ranchers across America.

Starting in September of 2016, 100% of Niman Ranch's beef, pork, and lamb are now labeled as Certified Humane®.

"Never-Ever Natural" is a phrase coined by Dr. Grandin which means that all of their animals are NEVER given antibiotics or artificial hormones. Ever. It also means that all animals are fed a 100% vegetarian diet. It also means that each and every farmer and rancher within the Niman Ranch network practices "sustainable agriculture". For ranchers and farmers, this means that the owners of the land where their livestock is raised do not use any chemical fertilizers or unnatural additives. This natural practice of raising livestock allows the animals to live a life where they engage in natural behaviors — living outdoors and interacting naturally with their mates.

Sauk-Prairie Grill is extremely proud to offer a complete selection of Niman Ranch beef, pork and lamb products as part of our commitment to serving only the very best ingredients for our fine, culinary creations.

We encourage you to visit the Culinary Partners section of our website to learn more about our other, fine Culinary Partners. Also, for those who wish to learn more about Niman Ranch's premium quality, humanely raised and naturally, vegetarian-fed beef, pork, and lamb; we have provided a link to their website.

“A Tradition of Quality. Since 1934.”

Sauk-Prairie Grill proudly uses one of Wisconsin's oldest and most trusted brands for its supplier of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and nuts.

V. Marchese was founded by Vito Marchese, in 1934, in a small building on Milwaukee's Commission Row — one of the last areas in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward to be rebuilt and renovated. Located in the 300 block of North Broadway and known as a famous marketplace by old-timers in Milwaukee, Commission Row has great historical resonance with the local shopkeepers, suppliers, restaurants and all fans of fresh foods brought into Milwaukee directly from Lake Michigan.

The pace of development in the Third Ward began to accelerate, starting in the mid-1990's. Former factories and warehouses were quickly being converted into urban housing, business offices, local shops, and restaurants. Centered on North Broadway between E. St. Paul Avenue and E. Buffalo Street, the renovation of Commission Row was one of the largest redevelopment projects ever undertaken in Milwaukee. Most of the buildings were redeveloped between 2003 and 2008.

For more than a century, Commission Row was the most famous place where fruit and vegetable wholesalers sold their products to Milwaukee area grocers, restaurant owners, and even pushcart vendors.

Since 1934, this is where V. Marchese has been selling a huge variety of fruits, vegetables and nuts — not only from local vendors — but also from International Distributors who bring their products directly into Milwaukee from Lake Michigan.

V. Marchese buys direct from premium growers, private and family farms and distributes these products throughout Wisconsin. They proudly proclaim that "their delivery trucks provide year-round, fresh products sourced from all growing regions.

They work hand-in-hand with both the (NPC) National Produce Council and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) to ensure that their standards and practices of supplying fresh produce are always done in the most cost-efficient manner.

Today, V. Marchese now owns a 80,000 square foot building near Menomonee Valley, located just west of downtown Milwaukee. Menomonee Valley area is famous for the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory and the iconic Miller Park Stadium — home to the beloved Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.

In addition, they have over 50 refrigerated trucks to deliver their premium products not only in the state of Wisconsin, but, also all over the American Midwest. They are renowned by restaurant owners, grocery stores, fresh fruit, and vegetable markets throughout the Midwest as one of the best, most reputable and most reliable providers of "fresh, natural ingredients" in the entire Midwest region of the United States.

V. Marchese delivers their fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts to our historic building in Sauk City three times a week — sometimes even more often. They are one of our most beloved Culinary Partners and their dedication to excellence in both quality food and service is one of the reasons our Chef Jeff chose them specifically to be our primary provider of fresh produce. Their premium ingredients make our food even that much more delicious.

Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative proudly asserts that they are "Passionate About Food".

They are a farmer-led cooperative owned by the producers of the Wisconsin Farmer's Union. They hail themselves as an "exciting new business opportunity" for local farmers because of their unique, private-public partnership, initiated by local farmers in Dane Country, Wisconsin. WFHC is a farmer-led cooperative who believe in the potential of collective collaboration and the sharing of sustainable, natural and organic farming practices.

Their mission is to create a community-based business model that not only best serves local farmers and ranchers — but ultimately assures that the members of their cooperative benefit from the collective efforts of all of the members of the Wisconsin Farmer's Union.

Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative' s strategy is to create new and prosperous business opportunities for Wisconsin's local, family-owned and operated farms and ranches. Working together, they believe that they can not only provide the freshest meats, dairy products, and vegetables to local retail and restaurant consumers, but they can also offer fair and sustainable business models to the members of their cooperative. Additionally, they believe that, together, they can share collaborative, sustainable farming methods and technologies for their members, while simultaneously promoting Wisconsin food brands.

With this collaborative strategy, members can utilize Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative's extensive distribution network — to easily sell their farm-to-table, fresh products — while focusing on what they do best… farming and ranching.

Becoming a member of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative, allows local farmers and ranchers to assure the highest quality food products while maintaining access to fair and equitable prices in the local markets. Additionally, it allows its members to build enduring connections and long-term personal relationships with the consumers who share their values and commitment to sustainability, environmental farming and ranching practices that not only benefit consumers but the community as a whole. In short, those who share a common philosophy that farming and ranching can be accomplished in a natural, wholesome way that produces the highest quality products while producing a minimal carbon footprint on the environment. Its all about caring for our land, our people and our communities — making sure that Wisconsin will be a leader in sustainable farming and ranching for generations to come.

The Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative is also about sharing the stories of the hard-working, dedicated family-owned businesses that share a common goal of teaching the public that farming and ranching can be done in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly manner. It's about producing the best possible meat products, dairy products and the freshest fruits and vegetables — while treating our natural environment with the highest possible respect. It's also about training future farmers and ranchers that farming and ranching businesses in Wisconsin can set an example for the nation as a leader in caring for our precious planet.

The Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative evolved out of a unique, private-public partnership in Dane County. It began with a feasibility study in late 2010, that was originally funded by a partnership between a federal grant by HUD's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Committee through the Capital Area Regional Plan Commission. A truly community-government effort to study sustainable, environmentally friendly agriculture practices with the cooperation of a wide range of stakeholders and businesses in the Southern Wisconsin farming belt.

This collective government and community funded effort between HUD and Dane County resulted in a collaboration between owner-operated farms and ranches, and the Wisconsin Farmer's Union, known by the acronym "WFU". It was a true group effort to determine how to best support family-owned and operated farms while promoting Wisconsin food brands. To date, it has been a resounding success.

The cooperative was officially incorporated in late summer of 2012 and provided the necessary resources and information - including a vast distribution and promotional network — to allow family farms and ranches to focus on what they do best — to grow and produce the best foods that Wisconsin had to offer.

In addition to the grant by HUD and the support of the leaders of Dane County, the Wisconsin Food Hub Collective's feasibility study and early business planning were also received additional grant funding from the beautiful capital city of Wisconsin, Madison. Additional funding, support, and cooperation were provided by Madison Gas & Electric.

Additional credit and support were given by "Forward Community Investment", the USDA Rural Development Office's Development team and the UW (University of Wisconsin) Center for Cooperatives.

Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative is an inspirational model of how businesses, government, private enterprise and educational institutions can work collectively to not only stimulate the local economy, but also how cooperation between the federal government, private investors, and local, family-owned businesses can create new and sustainable ways of doing business. A business model in which all parties benefit — including providing the best possible products and services to the community.

If you are a farmer or rancher in Wisconsin, you may contact the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative by calling Ron Balsimo, at 608-444-1835. You may also email them at: sales@wifoodhub.coop

For questions regarding the WFHC; please contact their General Manager, Tara Roberts-Turner, by calling: 715-513-9435.

If you are interested in ordering directly from the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative, you can browse their online catalog by clicking on the following link:

http://www.wifoodhub.com/buyfromwifoodhub/

Finally, Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative offers a hand-selected group of "Value-Added Producers", including: Renaissance Farms; Four Elements; Mandy Moods Foods; Gail Ambrosius; Alsum's Sweet Corn; Adams Sugar Bush and Slide Food Cart.

Sauk-Prairie Grill is proud to support the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative and we encourage you to visit their website and see how you can get involved in creating a brighter, more prosperous future for all of those who are proud to call Wisconsin their home.

Wyttenbach Meats is one of Southern Wisconsin’s Premium Meat Producers, famous for their 100-year-old, proud family tradition of producing the highest quality, freshest raw and cured, naturally smoked meats.

Wyttenbach Meat’s slogan exemplifies not only their family philosophy, rooted in care, pride and perfection, but also captures the essence of the business itself — “A Family Tradition.”

The Wyttenbach family farm was started in by Fritz Wyttenbach — and is a traditional, family-owned ranch. It is run by all the members of the Wyttenbach family, whose dedication to sustainable and environmentally farming is the cornerstone of their brand — and their incredible success.

Currently, Wyttenbach Meats is proudly owned and operated by four generations of the Wyttenbach Family — whose dedication to excellence and family tradition continues to this day.

Another one of their slogans is… “Attitude is Everything” — a core belief that every member of the Wyttenbach Family shares.  This belief allowed them to grow from a small family-owned ranch to opening a wildly successful meat market that allows them to sell their phenomenal, farm-raised Angus beef directly to the consumer via their retail store located on their ranch.

Their retail outlet, Wyttenbach Meats, is a relatively new business, opened in early April of 2002.  But, it was not created on a whim. Wyttenbach Meat’s retail store was the result of 10 years of careful planning and a vision to provide the finest quality meats directly to the public. Since 2002, their retail store has experienced tremendous growth and is now known throughout the entire state of Wisconsin.  They are renowned for their Angus beef, premium quality sausage and USDA Prime Choice steaks - Ribeyes, T-Bones, Filete Mignon, New York Strip Steaks and their amazing and succulent Prime Rib — unmatched in quality and flavor. 

Wittenbach Meats, located in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, is also famous for their unbelievably delicious Apple-Smoked Bacon… one of their best selling, most beloved products along with their succulent smoked sausages.  Additionally, they offer Sauk Prairie their phenomenal boneless ham; Ring Liver Sausage; Smoked Bratwurst; and fresh Italian Sausage. 

To say that Wyttenbach Meats is an Award-Winning meat producer would be a huge understatement.  They have won so many awards that it would be impossible to list them all on our website. This is indicative of their family tradition of perfection — in all aspects of the ranching and ranching industry.  We encourage you to visit their website and read about the immense amount of awards they have been given by various associations and institutions dedicated to celebrating excellence in the meat producing industry.  We know you’ll be as amazed as we are by just how many awards and accolades they have won over the years.

Wyttenbach Meat’s flagship product is their Quality Angus Beef — raised in a natural, free-range environment on the Wyttenbach family farm, located in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, located 30 minutes west of Madison — and just a few miles from Sauk-Prairie Grill.  The family farm is a traditional, Wisconsin ranch, surrounded by rolling hills and characterized by green, lush pastures. This provides an ideal breeding ground for their Certified Angus Cows — allowing them to grow and mature in a lush, natural environment.

In addition to their beef, pork and smoked and cured meat products, Wyttenbach Meats is also famous for their naturally produced Venison sausage. As a professional meat processor, they will process your deer into the most delicious venison products — including their phenomenal Venison sausage, backstrap steaks and whatever else you may desire… all in their professional, spotless and sanitary meat processing plant.  If you are a hunter and need someone to process your deer meat, Wyttenbach meats should be your first choice.

Contact Wyttenbach Meats directly by calling 608-644-1213 to discuss how you would like your Venison processed.  We also encourage you to visit their website for additional information about the meat processing services offered by the phenomenal, family-owned and operated Wyttenbach Meats.  You’ll also find pricing information about buying meats in bulk as well as a variety of Wyttenbach Gift Boxes sold directly on their website.

Sauk-Prairie Grill is proud to offer Wyttenbach Meats to our customers. It is their dedication to perfection and quality that helps make our dishes so incredibly delicious.  Still not convinced?  We invite you to visit Sauk-Prairie Grill to taste our unforgettable Saturday Angus Prime Rib Special.  One taste and we know you’ll be back.