For the ninth straight year, October is Dining Month on OnMilwaukee, presented by the restaurants ofPotawatomi Hotel & Casino. All month, we're stuffed with restaurant reviews, dining guides, delectable features, chef profiles and unique articles on everything food, as well as voting for your "Best of Dining 2015."
You all voted for hometown favorite, Chef Thomas Hauck of c.1880 in the Thomas’ Hometown Breakfast Battle last month, right?
Well, we’ve got sad news. Hauck didn’t make it into the next round. However, another Wisconsin chef has made it into the top four of this national breakfast competition.
Christopher Mangless of Three Three Five in Green Bay, is still in the running. And you can help him advance to the top two by casting your vote for his Door County Cherry Bread Pudding French Toast.
Show your Wisconsin pride by voting for Chef Mangless online at ThomasBreakfastBattle.com (just click on the dot representing Milwaukee on the map to vote).
You can vote for your favorite chefs' creations (up to three) once a day throughout the contest. Voting for this round ends on Oct. 19.
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.
