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We've also launched an off-shoot of the series featuring local chefs cooking up simple dishes in their home or restaurant kitchens.
On Friday, May 15 at 1 p.m. we'll be filming our live with Chef Kevin Sloan of the Pabst Theater Group. He'll be demonstrating how to make beef skewers with marinated soba noodles and peanut sauce (see the recipe for the noodles below).
Tune in for wisdom from Sloan, as well as his recommendations for the best store-bought brand of peanut sauce you can buy.
In the meantime, be sure to check out The Green Room, a blog bursting with music news, drink recipes and great recipes (including Chef Sloan's recipe for homemade pho) from the folks at the Pabst Theater Group.
Marinated soba noodles (with beef skewers and peanut sauce)
10 ounces (one package) of dry soba noodles
1/2 cup sesame oil
1/2 cup soy sauce (if you have dark soy sauce, use 1/4 regular and 1/4 dark)
1 T chili garlic paste
3 T balsamic vinegar
2 T sugar
1/2 cup chopped scallion
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, and cook the noodles according to package directions. They are a little high maintenance, so stay close and stir often. They are also very starchy, so watch for boil overs. They usually take about 3-4 minutes to get where they need to be.
- Strain your noodles and give them a quick rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
- As for the rest of your ingredients, add them all together in a large bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
- Then add your noodles to the bowl, put a pair of gloves on or use tongs to toss the noodles with the marinade.
- Ideally they should sit in the marinade in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. But if you want to serve them immediately, go right ahead.
- Serve alongside simple beef skewers, grilled chicken breast, tuna, shrimp or even grilled tofu.
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.
