The Third Annual Yum Yum Fest is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 21 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Central Park, 202 S. Ingersoll St., in Madison. And this year, participants will have the opportunity to taste food from three of Milwaukee's best restaurants.
Three Milwaukee restaurants – including dandan, Sanford and The Vanguard – will be serving dishes including beef salad atop an heirloom tomato (The Vanguard), roasted lamb belly with hop leaf tabbouleh and apricot yogurt (Sanford) and a ham crepe with scallion and egg (dandan).
Yum Yum Fest is a charitable endeavor planned by the Madison Area Chefs Network (MACN) that has quickly become Madison’s premier end-of-summer food festival.
Admission is just $10 and entitles ticket-holders to enjoy food from nearly 30 venues for $5 per plate (cash only) along with live music from roving artists, including Black Star Drum line and a mariachi band, and art installations from Kristof Wickman & Evan Gruzis. The festival has raised more than $15,000 for local charities since its inception in 2014.
Participating vendors include:
- A Pig in a Fur Coat
- Adamah Neighborhood Table
- Banzo
- Brasserie V
- Dan Dan
- Dough Baby Bakery
- El Grito
- Forequarter
- Gotham
- Grampa's
- Harvest
- Heritage Tavern
- L'Etoile
- Madison Sourdough
- Layla's
- Merchant
- Mezze
- Nostrano
- Oliver's Public House
- Osteria Papavero
- Restaurant Muramoto
- Salvatore's Tomato Pies
- Sanford
- Sardine
- Sujeo
- Underground Butcher
- Vanguard
- Vintage Brewing Company
Tickets are available online for $10. Children under 12 years of age are free. See additional details at yumyumfest.org.
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 each and every dish. She’s had the privilege of chronicling these tales via numerous media, including OnMilwaukee and in her book “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.
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