This weekend, you can "Do Good With Food" by eating at one of six Downtown restaurants.
That’s thanks to an initiative sponsored by the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet, a group of restaurateurs committed to growing opportunities in the restaurant industry and strengthening the communities where they live and work.
During the event six Downtown restaurants will donate 50 percent of all food and beverage sales from both lunch and dinner service Saturday, Aug. 31 to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Participating restaurants include:
- Aria at Saint Kate, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave.
- Calderone Club, 842 N. Old World 3rd St.
- Miller Time Pub & Grill, 509 W. Wisconsin Ave.
- San Giorgio Pizzeria Napoletana, 838 N. Old World 3rd St.
- Vagabond, 1122 N. Edison St.
- Water Street Brewery, 1101 N. Water St.
"We are looking forward to Do Good With Food and are incredibly grateful to all of the participating restaurants for putting together such a fun event and fundraiser for Children’s," notes Meg Brzyski Nelson, president of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation.
"Behind every program Children’s delivers is the support we rely on from our donors and partners in the community, and the restaurants behind Do Good With Food are a great example of this. The money raised will help support all of the extra special things that help us wrap around families to ease and prevent the suffering of children."
Guests who cannot dine-in during the fundraiser can donate to the mission online by visiting chw.org/DoGood.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
.jpeg)
