It’s time to leave winter behind and think spring.
Every year since 1925, a dedicated crew of landscapers have taken natural items – including bricks, wood, and water, as well as foliage and flowers – and fashioned sweeping terraces and murmuring aquatic features for the Realtors Home & Garden Show at State Fair Park.
This year’s show, which takes place Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 29 in the Wisconsin Exposition center at State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield Ave. will feature displays from more than 250 exhibitors and vendors, who will showcase home-improvement and landscaping techniques alongside designers of windows, cabinetry, fences, and saunas.
But, it’s the culinary area that will awaken your dull winter taste buds. Each day of the show, area chefs and food and beverage experts will present sessions focus on topics including coffee brewing, grilling, cooking with fresh seasonal vegetables and more.
Check out the schedule and plan your visit accordingly.
Even better, stay tuned to OnMilwaukee.com for a series of featured recipes from featured Home & Garden Show chefs every day next week.
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Friday, March 20 |
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Noon |
Marinated Hidden Creek Farms Flank Steak with Grilled Vegetable Salad |
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2 p.m. |
Easy, Delicious Fish |
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4 p.m. |
"Booyah & Booyah" A Traditional Flemish Chicken Stew, paired with Booyah Apricot Saison Beer by Milwaukee Brewing Co. |
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5:30 p.m. |
Grilled NY Strip Steak with Charred Greens and Demi-Sec Tomatoes |
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Saturday, March 21 |
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11 a.m. |
Coffee Brewing Methods & Tips |
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1 p.m. |
Chocolaté Mousse with Chantilly Cream |
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3 p.m. |
Dining in Bloom. Plant Ahead! Utilize Your Home Garden to Elevate Your Dinner Party. |
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5 p.m. |
Grilled Branzino with Bacon Roasted Potatoes and Chimichurri Sauce |
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6:30 p.m. |
Beer Tasting Techniques |
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Sunday, March 22 |
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11 a.m. |
The Intricacies of Coffee: Origins, Roast, & Brewing Methods |
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1 p.m. |
Dining in Bloom. Plant Ahead! Utilize Your Home Garden to Elevate Your Dinner Party. |
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3 p.m. |
Cooking at Home with Kyle Cherek |
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Wednesday, March 25 |
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6 p.m. |
Simple Techniques to Elevate your Food with Fresh Herbs |
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Thursday, March 26 |
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6 p.m. |
Different Meals, Same Ingredients |
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Friday, March 27 |
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Noon |
Loire Valley Wines |
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2 p.m. |
Asparagus Risotto with Peas and Basil - A Taste of Spring! |
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4 p.m. |
Grilled Branzino with Bacon Roasted Potatoes and Chimichurri Sauce |
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5:30 p.m. |
Rustic Wisconsin Fare in the form of Wrought Cuisine |
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Saturday, March 28 |
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11 a.m. |
Wine Pairings |
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1 p.m. |
Entertaining at Home with Worldly Influences |
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3 p.m. |
Cooking with Fresh Garden Vegetables |
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5 p.m. |
Pork Belly Techniques |
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6 p.m. |
Food Synergy |
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Sunday, March 29 |
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11 a.m. |
Valentine Coffee Roasters |
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1 p.m. |
Simple Techniques to Elevate your Food with Fresh Herbs |
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3 p.m. |
Country Pork Pate with House Made Beer Mustard |
Regular admission is $8 for adults and free for active military personnel (with ID) and for children 12 and under. Advance tickets may be purchased through March 19 for $6 online at mkehgs.com or by visiting the Greater Milwaukee Association of REALTORS office, 12300 W. Center St., Milwaukee, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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.
