After a five year hiatus, Radio Milwaukee’s popular SoundBites fundraiser is back, returning to the Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 W. Canal st. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
During the event, guests will graze through 12 listening and tasting stations where they will sample delicious dishes which have been perfectly paired with corresponding songs. Both the chefs and DJs will be on hand to chat about the inspiration behind each pairing.
Chef/DJ pairings will include:
- Amilinda with Erin Wolf;
- Birch with Arya Ahmadi;
- Centraal Grand Café & Tappery with Megan Mathews;
- The Diplomat with Tarik Moody;
- Egg & Flour Pasta Bar with Kenny Perez;
- Lake Park Bistro with Kat Froehlich;
- La Dama with Britt Gottschalk;
- Lupi & Iris with Anthony Foster;
- Mother's with Element Everest-Blanks;
- MOTOR Bar & Restaurant with Carolann Grzybowski;
- Purple Door Ice Cream with Kim Shine; and
- The Wolf with Dori Zori
The evening also will include a wine pull, a gift-card grab featuring local restaurants, a silent auction, a complimentary Jack Daniels tasting from Brown Forman and a marquee set from DJ DRiPSweat.
Tickets for the event are $150 per person and can be purchased online. All proceeds benefit Radio Milwaukee and its stations WYMS-FM 88.9 (known as 88Nine) and online music streaming service HYFIN.
SoundBites is made possible thanks to the generous support of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c. and von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
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.
