Hotel Madrid, 600 S. 6th St., turned one year old this November. To celebrate, the Walker’s Point Bar and restaurant will host a multi-course dinner and celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
"To show gratitude for the support that we've been shown in our first year," says co-owner Aaron Garsonde, "we're making it a fun celebratory event, as well as an amazing culinary experience."
The dinner will feature eight courses (with optional beverage pairings) from newly minted culinary director Matt Kerley along with a celebration featuring churros, drinks and live flamenco dancing in the venue’s private wine cellar, La Cava.
Courses for the dinner include:
- Warm olive salad, bone marrow, rosemary-citrus fluigel
- Garlic Prawn, lemon, garlic crisps, thyme
- Pork roulade, garbonzo bean, harrisa, purslane, smoked clam
- Grilled mackerel escabeche, pickled sea bean, grilled raddichio, duck liver
- Potatoes anna, cured egg, caviar,
- Poached hen, black truffle broth, gremolata
- Dry Aged Holstein, watercress, manchego custard, squid ink emulsion
- Churros con chocolate
Beverage Pairings will feature house-made vermouth, an international selection of wines and cocktails featuring Torres Spanish Brandy.
Guests have a choice of two seatings: 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. The cost is $110 per person, which includes drinks for the first and last courses. Additional pairings can be purchased for an additional $50. Tickets for the dinner can be purchased online at hotelmadridmke.tocktix.com
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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.
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