Hi friends!
Time for another event suggestion for you. This one isn’t charity-based, but it is good for the tummy and the sole! This Sunday, September 22nd from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM will kick off the first annual Milwaukee Cocktail Week with a football-food themed soiree. Just $30 gets access to this all-inclusive, ticketed event at Horny Goat Hideaway, 2011 S. 1st St., where you can enjoy unlimited sampling of cocktails and delicious fare from area restaurants. 
Unfortunately, the only things I’ve given up in the hopes that Eggroll doesn’t come out with three heads is alcohol, cured meats, and boiling hot whirlpool baths. Of course, this means I have dreamed about nothing more than a menu similar to that being provided on Sunday:
- garlic sausage stuffed porchetta,
- seitan sloppy joe sliders,
- duck sausage with black current mustard,
- smoked pork and cheese hot links with peach barbecue sauce,
- kettle cooked lentil sloppy joes with smoked onion jam,
- mini Oktoberfest beer brats,
- smoked garlic polish sausage, and jalapeno cheddar brats.
Restaurants include Bavette La Boucherie, Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub, Love Handle, Maxie’s, Sanford, Smoke Shack, and Wolf Peach.
Participating cocktail luminaries will include Wolfgang Luethy of Bacchus, Joey Haughtaling of Blackbird, Daniel Beres of Blue Jacket, John Dye from Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge, Jeff Kinder of Distil, Dan Dufek of Hi-Hat, and Nick Behrends of Horny Goat.
Meet and greet local restaurateurs, chefs and bartenders, mingle with other cocktail enthusiasts and indulge in all the great Milwaukee food and drink as you play classic tailgate games and watch the football game on Horny Goat’s giant TV!
Tickets are $30 each, or attendees can opt for the Touchdown Pass for $180, which includes seven admission tickets for the price of six! Tickets are available online at: mkecw.eventbrite.com.
Milwaukee Cocktail Week is a collaboration between Alcoholmanac magazine, MKEfoodies, and Bittercube with assistance from area bars including Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge and the Brew City Bartenders Guild. If Sunday doesn’t work out, check out the other great events. It may be early in the morning as I write this, but my mouth is watering for a drink already!
