Welcome to Quarantine Kitchen, a cooking show focused on tips and easy recipes you can execute in your home kitchen using basic ingredients and pantry staples. [View past episodes and recipes here]
On Friday, August 13 at 1 p.m. we'll be filming a live episode of the show with Chef Emanuel Corona of La Dama Mexican Kitchen, the new restaurant concept which opened in July at 839 S. 2nd St.
During the show, Corona will be showing us how to make tetelas, corn masa stuffed with black bean paste, Oaxacan string cheese, wild mushrooms, huitlacoche, squash blossom, jocoque. The dish is a popular items in both Oaxaca and Mexico city and is featured on the La Dama menu.
Tune in here or on the OnMilwaukee Facebook page for insights from Chef Corona as well as details on how you can support La Dama. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out our other recent Quarantine Kitchen videos with Alex Sazama of Onesto TrueMan McGee of Funky Fresh Spring Rolls and Chef Deborah of Expressively Your Personal Chef Service.
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.
