After announcing that they would be closing their doors on March 24, La Merenda, 125 E. National Ave., will re-open for curbside pick-up on Monday, May 4.
The international tapas restaurant will be offering a fairly extensive take-out menu featuring salads, cheese and meat platters, entrees, desserts and bottled wine.
Among the featured plates are items like their beef and vegetarian empanadas; mushroom risotto; butter chicken; Jamaican goat curry and LaClare Farms goat cheese curds simmered in chorizo cream sauce and served with crostini.
Desserts will include popular items like their car bomb cake and tres leches.
La Merenda guests can place their orders online for pick-up Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Engine Company No. 3
Engine Company No. 3 will also resume curbside pick-up beginning on Tuesday, May 5.
Offerings will include coffee drinks and a variety of breakfast and lunch items from breakfast sandwiches and crepes to pancakes, French toast and sandwiches.
Guests will also be able to order a variety of grocery items including produce, meats, kits and other locally sourced products for pick-up.
Beginning May 5, Engine Company will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Orders can be placed online for pick-up.
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.
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