Leavenworth's Dining Scene Finally Transcends Kitsch

A classic twisted soft pretzel, dunked in cheese and served on a wood platter. Then a foot-wide version dotted with salt, one that requires two hands to hold. After that, soft pretzel sticks in a basket. Behold the definitive cuisine of Leavenworth, at least according to the Amazon Prime movie filmed there last year, Somebody I Used to Know. Star Alison Brie eats her way through town on screen, noshing on nothing but pretzel after carb-laden pretzel.

Fair enough. Nothing about Leavenworth’s modern state—The Sound of Music on steroids—suggests much more than German stereotypes. Thing is, the condiment bar at bratwurst stand Munchen Haus (garlic

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