It might not be your typical Friday fish fry, but it is sure to be delicious just the same.
Head 15 minutes north of Milwaukee to Shully’s Cuisine and Events, 146 Green Bay Rd. in Thiensville, on Friday, April 18, and you’ll experience "Flight Night," a one-of-a-kind, non-traditional fish fry experience.
Shully’s expert team of chefs will be collaborating to prepare a meatless multi-course fish and seafood dinner perfectly paired with craft beers.
The evening will begin with passed hors d’oeuvres, like grilled snapper skewers with pineapple mango salsa, mini lobster roll and smoked amberjack crostini at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner courses will include grilled calamari atop polenta, shrimp and crab cake, classic bouillabaisse, and grilled fish with Swiss rosti potato and skate wing served with white beans shiitake mushrooms and sundried tomato broth. A dessert trio will include petite lemon pudding cake, beeramisu, and pavlova with rhubarb and vanilla custard paired with Lindeman’s Cassis lambic.
Tickets are $40 per person, plus gratuity. Call (262) 242-6633 for reservations.
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.
