Now, this had to be a smokin’ supper club.

The Ruth Culver Community Library, 540 Water St. in Prairie du Sac, Wi. is in the former location of the Fire House Supper Club. Want more bang for your bite?
The Blue Spoon Cafe’, next door to the library at 550 Water St. in downtown Prairie du Sac is the only restaurant created and owned by the Culver’s franchise that isn’t a Culver’s. The soup-sandwich-wine cafe overlooks the Wisconsin River.
I will be talking about the Supper Club Book and showing book photos at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Culver library. Joining me will be Rex and Bette Boss, the former owners of the Fire House Supper Club. Cheese spread and crackers, veggies and dip will be served with iced tea and lemonade.
Admission is free.

BYOB (Butter)

 

Prairie du Sac is about 30 miles northwest of Madison, off the Highway 60 on 90/94 towards the Dells.
For my Madison friends, expect a post-talk-talk at Genna’s, 105 W. Main St. near the state capitol building.
I’m sure I will soon know more about the Fire House Supper Club, but I did find a commemorative Facebook page that also placed the Fire House down the road in Janesville between 1972-75. The pictures reminded me of the Gaslight clubs in Chicago.

Apparently, there was also live music, a staple of 1970s supper clubs: dining music from The John K. Duo.
Should be a fun getaway trip.
Ruth and George Culver opened the first Culver’s Frozen Custard and Butter Burgers in July, 1984 on U.S. Highway 12 in Sauk City, Wis. Today there are 475 Culver restaurants across the United States.

But there were only one–or two–Fire House Supper Clubs.