Brandy Old Fashioned Hall of Fame, pumpkin spice cream puffs and more Milwaukee food and drink news
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Brandy Old Fashioned Hall of Fame to start in Milwaukee
Who are the top brandy old fashioned fans? Central Standard Craft Distillery will answer that question with the induction of six people into its Brandy Old Fashioned Hall of Fame, to be housed in the Central Standard Crafthouse & Kitchen at 320 E. Clybourn St. in downtown Milwaukee.
The public can nominate a potential hall of famer online with an essay of 50 words or fewer, explaining why someone is worthy of the honor. Nominations will be accepted through Sept. 30; honorees will be announced in mid-October. Visit thecentralstandard.com/brandy-old-fashioned-hall-of-fame.
Also, September is Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned Month, and Central Standard co-founders Evan Hughes and Pat McQuillan encouraged Wisconsinites to taste brandy from local distillers and support Wisconsin distilleries when ordering their brandy old fashioned cocktails.
Pre-order State Fair Harvest Fair cream puffs
Online orders are being taken for drive-thru pickup of pumpkin spice or latte cream puffs during Harvest Fair at State Fair Park, Sept. 23 to 25. The drive-thru menu offers a three-pack of cream puffs ($14), a six-pack of cream puffs ($25), a three-pack of chocolate chip cookies ($12), and a six-pack of chocolate chip cookies ($24). Drive-thru prices increase Sept. 18. Visit order.originalcreampuffs.com/
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Thief Wine's fall grand tasting
The annual Thief Wine fall grand tasting event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 on the second floor of Milwaukee Public Market, 400 N. Water St. The walk-around wine tasting will have 14 tables serving wines that range from $15 to $65 a bottle. All wines are selected by Thief Wine and reflect a focus on artisanal and high-value wines, as well as the vineyards' geography and growing conditions.
Light hors d'oeurves of cheese, bread, cured meats and fruit will be provided.
Tickets are $85, plus fees and sales tax, and include a tasting glass and tasting list of more than 100 wines from around the world. Only 140 tickets will be sold; advance purchase is recommended. Visit www.thiefwine.com.
Space Time Coffee's downtown cafe is in its last weeks
There's still time for a latte or pour-over coffee and a pastry, but Space Time Coffee cafe downtown will mark its last day on Sept. 25.
It's open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily on the first floor of the Dubbel Dutch boutique hotel (which means a visit to the cafe is also a chance to look around the restored mansion at 819 N. Marshall St.).
Although the cafe will close, owner Adam Sterr said in an Instagram post that microroaster Space Time will continue to roast its own coffee, still selling beans and grounds directly to the public at spacetimecoffee.com but also expanding to provide its coffee to more businesses and appearing at more pop-up markets.
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Food & Wine Experience benefits cancer research
Tickets are available for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation’s Food & Wine Experience, taking place Nov. 4 and 5 at the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave. The two-day event begins with unlimited food and drink samples from Milwaukee restaurants, including wines, cocktails and craft beer. The Tasting Experience, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, is $125 a person.
The second event, the celebrity chef and wine dinner, is from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave. Each dish of the five-course meal from chef Ben Welch will be paired with Napa and Sonoma Valley wines from Newfound Wines and Wisconsin cheese from Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese. Tickets to the dinner are $300 a person. Visit www.lombardifoundation.org/food-wine
Bartolotta promotes chef at Harbor House restaurant
Chef Michael Genre is the new executive chef of Bartolotta’s New England-style seafood restaurant at the lakefront, Harbor House. Genre joined the Bartolotta Restaurants in 2011 as the lead line cook of the Rumpus Room in downtown Milwaukee, worked in the kitchen at Bacchus, served as executive sous chef of Lake Park Bistro and most recently was Harbor House’s chef de cuisine.
Harbor House is open 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays, with lunch service from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and brunch on Sundays. More is at bartolottas.com.
South Shore Terrace beer garden remains open
The beer garden in South Shore Park, 2900 South Shore Drive, will remain open during September and October. South Shore Terrace is operated by Milwaukee County Parks and serves exclusively Miller products, with a beer menu that includes domestic, standard and premium drafts, and packaged seltzers and ciders.
The food menu includes shareable appetizers, sandwiches and salads; on Fridays, the fish fry is beer-battered cod. For the full menu and hours, visit www.southshoreterrace.com
Related: 2022 Milwaukee beer garden guide
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