Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club

We attended a reception for the new movie Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club. The movie showing was a sneak peak of the film which is playing in the Wisconsin Film Festival this week. This was a delightful film which captured the essence of Wisconsin supper clubs. Restaurant owners, quirky patrons and historians were tapped to provide the history of supper clubs and to talk about their reason for being. Of course the brandy old fashioned was prominently featured throughout the movie. The history presented in the move is readily available elsewhere, but it is the characters that provide the story and it is fun. There was plenty of laughter from the audience and clapping when favorite supper clubs were featured.This movie is a must see for anyone who loves brandy old fashioneds or supper clubs or Wisconsin.


Of course brandy old fashioneds were available at the bar. 

The reception was held at Union South and was sponsored by the UW Alumni Foundation. Tasty and creative supper-club themed appetizers were passed around. These included crackers with cheese spread, cheese curds, relish trays, and steak and blue cheese.