Press Release
Press Release

Top Milwaukee Chefs Raising Funds for Homeless Vets at May 23 Benefit With Original Gourmet Dishes Inspired by “Waffle House” Menu

Participating Chefs Include Vets and Military Family Who Hope To Inspire Other Vets, Encourage Community Involvement

By - Apr 12th, 2016 11:34 am
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative.

Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative.

Milwaukee (April 12, 2016) – Eleven top Milwaukee chefs will host a benefit dinner Monday May 23 with original gourmet dishes inspired by the popular Waffle House’s menu to raise funds for the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative.

Two of the event’s chefs are vets, some of the kitchen staff are recent vets and other chefs are in military families. The chefs and staff want to raise money for homeless vets, inspire recent vets to get back on their feet and make more people aware of the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative (MHVI) and encourage greater community involvement.

“Milwaukee Chefs for Homeless Vets: Waffle House Re-Imagined” takes place from 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Merriment Social, 240 E Pittsburgh Ave., Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Chefs

Milwaukee Chefs

The evening will feature the chefs at stations serving their unique Waffle House-inspired creations. Another station will serve Waffle House-inspired adult beverages. Tickets are $150 and include food and drinks (wine, beer and cocktail options). Seating is limited. For more information and to buy tickets online, visit: http://www.mkehomelessvets.org/event-chefs-for-vets.htm

Participating chefs are:

Proceeds will benefit Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative’s outreach, home support

program, emergency food pantry and Women Veterans Initiative, which have helped 2,600 veterans and families since 2008, and its new initiative, VetsNet.  VetsNet is a collaborative effort with a dozen governmental and non-profit partners that offers a wide range of services to veterans and military families in crisis.

Serving as the inspiration for the dinner’s gourmet creations is the Waffle House, a beloved iconic restaurant chain that prides itself on serving “good food with outstanding service” across the South for 60 years. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Waffle House offers a variety of foods with a breakfast focus.

Original dishes to be served at the Milwaukee benefit include re-imagined takes on Waffle House classics such as “Scattered, Smothered, Covered Hash Browns,” “Pecan Waffle” and “Texas Patty Melt.”

Andrew Miller, co-owner and chef of Merriment Social, where the event will be held, said the Waffle House was popular among many chefs. “In addition to supporting a great cause, our dinner will allow Milwaukee’s world-class chefs to use their ingenuity and skill in reinventing items from the classic Waffle House menu,” Miller said.

Justin Carlisle, owner and chef of Ardent and a National Guard veteran, said, “The chefs volunteering for this benefit are proud to help support homeless vets in Milwaukee. With so many of us touched personally by military service, the chefs are pleased to be able to give back to our veterans and community.”

MHVI Executive Director Kirsten Sobieski said the benefit would help the organization reach more homeless and at-risk veterans and provide them additional services. “This fundraiser will also bring more attention to the plight of our struggling heroes, whose sacrifices need to be repaid,” said Sobieski, a veteran who served in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps. “We greatly appreciate the generosity and outpouring of support from these great Milwaukee chefs, restaurants and sponsors and the public.”

The event will include a live auction and Color Guard procession. In-kind sponsors include 3 Sheeps Brewing, Bittercube Bitters and Company Brewing. For information on sponsorship packages and benefits, please visit http://www.mkehomelessvets.org/event-chefs-sponsor.htm or contact Jennifer Rutten at jen_born2000@yahoo.com

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NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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