Each week on This Bites, sponsored by Whiskey Brown, dining critic Ann Christenson from Milwaukee Magazine and Radio Milwaukee’s resident foodie Tarik Moody dig into the city’s culinary and restaurant culture to help you find new spots, old favorites and the best ingestibles around Milwaukee.
We pride ourselves on our ability to cover a lot of ground within the confines of this podcast, and this episode might have pushed those skills to new heights as we went from Thanksgiving to food assistance to more secrets from Milwaukee’s dining scene and beyond.
Let’s go a little out of order from what you’ll hear on the podcast and start with the most urgent need in so many of our communities right now. It seems like the short-term fate of SNAP benefits changes on a daily basis, which shows the uncertainty being faced by people who really need that food assistance. All over the Milwaukee area, individuals and organizations have stepped up to help, and the dining community is no exception.
- Purslane — Through this Saturday, you can bring nonperishable food items or a donation receipt from NourishMKE to get 50% off select bottles of wine or N/A beverages.
- Falcon Bowl — This Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. is Milwaukee Record’s “Casserole Call,” which will crown the area’s best casserole. Tickets are $12.25 in advance and $15 at the door ($16.65 if you use a credit card), and all proceeds go to Kinship Community Food Center.
A final tip on helping people facing hunger, not just now but all year-round, is to make a monetary donation instead of (or, even better, in addition to) donating a food item. These organizations are very good at making your dollars go a very long way, and almost all of them have “Donate” buttons right at the top of their website. Use those buttons…