It's probably not quite fair to title this post Missing Milwaukee (since I'm still here) but as this is my last week in Milwaukee before I move to New York I've started to get quasi-sentimental.

So in an attempt to honor all that I have come to love - and perhaps loathe - about Milwaukee I will highlight something I will miss once I'm out of the Midwest.

One of the things I will truly miss - as it is one of my only regular habits - is Alterra. I've been getting my morning Americano from Alterra for several years. Many mornings I'd pair it with a delicious Cranberry Pumpkin muffin.

The staff at the Alterra on Humboldt are exactly what you want in a local favorite. Friendly, accommodating, and they remember your order (if you get the same thing every day like me).

As most of them know I am moving (I have been using all of my many, many free drink cards) - I was touched - if maybe a bit cheesy - that they all wished me well and said they'd miss me every morning.

Ok, maybe that's really really cheesy but in a week that's surely going to be tough it was exactly what I needed.

I will miss you too Alterra - staff, coffee, sandwiches and all...