Lunch returns to MOXIE Food + Drink, Chillwaukee Pops has new owners, more food and drink news
MOXIE expands service with weekday lunch, Sunday social
Weekday lunch and a new Sunday afternoon social have been added to the service hours at MOXIE Food + Drink in Whitefish Bay. Under the guidance of new head chef Maria Graziano, lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The menu features customer favorites such as bourbon peach short rib sliders and the MOXIE Burger, with the addition of new dishes like the Waldorf chicken salad roll, and the mushroom melt made with cremini and oyster mushrooms. Featured appetizers will include MOXIE’s bruschetta flights and seared sea scallops.
The Sunday Speakeasy is a new casual dining experience featuring appetizers and bar service from 1 to 6 p.m. each week. MOXIE is at 501 E. Silver Spring Drive. For reservations eatatmoxie.com
Chillwaukee pops has new owners
Sam and Alyssa Wisneski are the new owners of Chillwaukee, a Milwaukee popsicle company that makes handcrafted treats using seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms. The popsicles are sold at farmers markets, festivals and other public events throughout the city from a cargo trike, which is stocked with six to eight rotating flavors. The six-year old popsicle business says it's served 100,000 pops, and the previous owners posted on Facebook that they decided "to pursue our other careers."
Look for the pops in flavors such as lavender lemonade, strawberry mango and chocolate sea salt, from May through September. For more information visit chillwaukee.com.
Indulgence Chocolatiers offers Mother’s Day wine, cheese and chocolate
Indulgence Chocolatiers is offering in-person and virtual tasting opportunities at both the Walker’s Point and Brookfield locations prior to Mother’s Day. The in-person class will have seatings at 5:30 or 8 p.m. on May 10. The price is $38 per person and includes a flight of four wines, four cheeses and four chocolates. The featured chocolates include a gray salt caramel, a lemon curd lavender truffle, a blueberry balsamic truffle, and a tart cherry, hazelnut and candied violet mendiant. Pairings are served one at a time followed by group discussion of each tasting.
For reservations at the Walker’s Point location, 211 S. Second St., call (414) 223-0123. And for reservations at the Brookfield store, 320 High St., call (262) 202-8731.
A virtual edition of the Mother's Day wine, cheese and chocolate will be held at 8 p.m. May 12. The price is $85 per kit, and it serves four people. The virtual pairing kit includes three full bottles of wine, three chocolates and three cheeses. Call the Walker's Point location to reserve a virtual pairing kit, and pick it up at either the Walker’s Point or Brookfield location. Tune in to Facebook live the day of the pairing to taste along, or watch the video at a later date. For details, visit indulgencechocolatiers.com/classes.
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Taco event raises money for Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
The Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation Inc./ Mexican Fiesta is holding an all you can eat taco dinner to raise funds for Milwaukee-area students pursuing higher education.
The event is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. April 28 at Flores Hall, 2997 S. 20th St. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children. Purchase online at mexicanfiesta.org/taco-dinner
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Wine dinners planned at Bridgewater, the first one with Meeker Wine founder
The Bridgewater Modern Grill, 2011 S. First St., will host a series of wine pairing dinners beginning May 3.
The first dinner in the series will pair four Meeker wines with a four-course dinner crafted by Executive Chef Steve Gustafson and Sous Chef Stephen Kozak. Molly Meeker, founder and president of Sonoma County’s Meeker Wine, will discuss the history of the winery, which has produced wines listed on Wine Spectator’s “100 Best Wines of the World.”
Individual tickets are $150, including service charge, and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
3 Sheeps Brewing adds an IPA to Explore Wisconsin pack
Rye and Mighty, an IPA with rye spice, is the latest addition to the 3 Sheeps Brewing Explore Wisconsin Variety Pack. Each limited-edition Explore Wisconsin beer can dons label art featuring a different Wisconsin destination, and Rye and Mighty features an image of Sheboygan’s freshwater surfing. The specialty beer cans are included in a 12-pack, that also includes cans of Fresh Coast, Chaos Pattern and Rebel Kent.
The inaugural Explore Wisconsin beer Banshee, an Irish Stout, was released last month and featured label art of Rib Mountain in Wausau. Explore Wisconsin Variety Packs will be available where 3 Sheeps beer is sold, and six-packs of the limited-edition cans will be available only at the Sheboygan taproom. Use the 3 Sheeps Beer Finder, find.3sheepsbrewing.com, to see where products are available.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: MOXIE adds lunch, Chillwaukee Pops owners and more Milwaukee food news
