Experience the collision of Milwaukee-made spirits and Indianapolis ingenuity during a special cocktail event this weekend at the cheel, 105 S. Main St. in Thiensville.
Sunday, Aug. 21 beginning at 7 p.m., the cheel will be hosting a craft cocktail takeover featuring the creations of bartenders Mike Toscano, Brooke Harris and Ryan Puckett of the Libertine Liquor Bar in Indianapolis.
During the event, customers can enjoy creative cocktails from a one-night-only menu featuring locally produced spirits from Twisted Path Distillery and Gamle Ode along with bitters from Bittercube.
Featured cocktails will include:
- Puckett’s "Tiger Lily" featuring Gamle Ode Celebration Aquavit, lime, pineapple, Coco Lopez, basil and Bittercube Corazon bitters
- Puckett’s "Two Night Stand" with Twisted Path Vodka, Aperol, lemon, honey syrup, orange peel and Bittercube Jamaican #2 bitters;
- Toscano’s "Grassy Knoll" with Twisted Path white rum, honey syrup, blackberry thyme shrub, lime and Bittercube Jamaican #1 bitters;
- Hayden’s "Gran Torino" with Twisted Path gin, Gran Classico, Cocchi Americano, Yellow Chartreuse and Bittercube orange bitters.
- Harris’s "Twisted Remedy" with dark rum, brown butter syrup and Bittercube Blackstrap bitters.
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.
