purveyors

Slagel Farms

Slagel Family Farm is a 800 acre fifth-generation family farm in central Illinois known for its humane, small-scale approach to raising livestock. The Slagel family raises cattle, pigs, lamb, goats, and poultry without hormones or growth additives, relying on traditional methods and much of their own home-grown feed. Their hands-on stewardship produces consistently high-quality meat prized by chefs throughout the Midwest. By combining heritage farming values with modern transparency, Slagel Family Farm has become one of the region's most trusted farm-to-table partners. Farm Bar typically sources beef, chicken and farm eggs from Slagel Farms.

Nichols Farms & Orchards

Nichols Farm & Orchard is a family-owned, 300-acre sustainable produce farm in Marengo, Illinois, founded in 1978 by Lloyd and Doreen Nichols. Over more than four decades the farm has blossomed into a deeply diversified operation: they now grow hundreds of varieties of fruits and vegetables — over 200 kinds of apples alone — and the total output amounts to sometimes more than 1,000 different produce items across the seasons. Farm Bar sources a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables from Nichols Farms

The Cider Farm

The Cider Farm is a 166-acre farm in Mineral Point, WI growing certified organic, true cider apples to make the finest ciders and apple brandy. Owners, John Biondi and Deirdre Birmingham, started the orchard by taking a grafting class in 2003 to make the English and French cider apple trees necessary for the finest quality ciders. These are the "wine grapes of apples" but were not available commercially in the US. The apples make the difference. All of their nine ciders and two apple brandies have won national and international awards. They are neighbors to Brown Dog Farm and are proud to make ciders for Farm Bar restaurants, including JohnnyMac.

Avanza Pasta

Avanza Pasta brings a rustic, old-world spirit to every batch they make. Founded by siblings who grew up around family kitchens and handed-down recipes, the company focuses on simple, honest ingredients and time-honored techniques like bronze-die extrusion and slow drying. Their pastas have a hearty texture and depth of flavor that feel handcrafted because they are — rooted in tradition, shaped with care, and made to elevate even the most straightforward, comforting dishes. All our fresh pasta comes from Pavlos and Eleni.

North Road Salmon

North Road Salmon comes from some of the cleanest, coldest northern waters in the world, giving it a naturally rich flavor and tender, buttery texture. Fortune Fish chooses only the top-quality fish for the North Road label and hand-grades each one for freshness and consistency. Every salmon can be traced back to its original farm, so you know exactly where it came from. It's a trusted, chef-quality choice that tastes exceptional no matter how you cook it.

Hook's Cheese

Hook's Cheese Company has been crafting artisanal, small-batch cheese in rural Wisconsin since 1976, using milk from local family farms within just a few miles of their plant — giving every wheel that genuine "home-state" taste and heritage. Their cheeses range from classic cheddars to inventive mixed-milk blends and a variety of blues, all aged with care and often winning national awards. Whether you're sinking your teeth into a sharp cheddar or sampling a rich, creamy blue, you're getting cheese made with decades of expertise, dedication to quality, and a real connection to Wisconsin dairy tradition. Farm Bar uses Hook's Cheddar to top our burgers and salads.

Ellsworth Creamery

Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery — nestled in the heart of Wisconsin's Dairyland — has earned the title "Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin," thanks to generations of Wisconsin dairy farms working together to create fresh, squeaky cheese curds and a wide range of artisan cheeses. Their cheese curds are made fresh daily from milk supplied by around 200 local family farms, giving them a genuine farm-to-table feel and a flavor that folks across the U.S. have come to recognize and love.