THE FIRST BIG TASTE - JUNE 26,2008

Harbor Lights Room and outside on the Garden Terrace
909 E. Michigan St. -- Corner of Lincoln Memorial Dr. and E. Michigan St.

RAIN OR SHINE - THE BIG TASTE WILL GO ON INSIDE!

WEATHER UPDATE - THIS JUST IN -- 06-26-08:
CLEAR AND SUNNY SKIES HAVE BEEN PREDICTED FOR THE BIG TASTE TONIGHT!
ORDER ADVANCED TICKETS BY PHONE AT 414-687-5365 OR AT THE DOOR!

THE BIG TASTE MILWAUKEE

Thursday, June 26, 2008

RAIN OR SHINE - The First Annual Benefit for Variety Children's Charity of Wisconsin will go on!

Don't miss out on an event that happens only once-a-year! Live music, tasty food, awesome drinks, and of course, a great cause!

The Harbor Lights Room and Garden Terrace above offers spectacular views of Downtown and its Lakefront

Where: Harbor Lights Room and Garden Terrace
909 East Michigan Street (MAP)
Corner of Lincoln Memorial Drive and E. Michigan St.

The Big Taste has reserved the best location on the lakefront to view the evening's Big Bang fireworks!
Milwaukee's Top Chef's will also be dishing out unlimited samples of their most popular menu items for attendee's to taste and sample.

Restaurant's sampling include:

  • Meritage
    Serving Curry Chicken Salad with Apples and Grapes on a Wild Rice waffle, also serving Cold Poached Salmon set a top creamy potato salad with green beans, asparagus and a crème fraiche herb dressing and finished with avocado
  • Coast – a Zilli Restaurant
    Serving a Pan Asian Salad and Mini Crab Cakes with a Remoulade Sauce
  • Mason Street Grill
    Serving BBQ Pork Sandwiches and Chef Weber's Carrot Cake
  • Milwaukee ChopHouse
    Milwaukee ChopHouse Salad - Classic salad with Bacon, Tomato, Cucumbers, Eggs, and Champagne and Roasted Shallot Dressing. Also offering Ahi-Tuna Tartar: Sushi grade with Avocado, Peppaeew, on Sesame flat bread
  • Kincaid's Fish, Chop and Steakhouse
    Serving Seared Ahi Tuna with Togarashi Crust and a Wasabi creme, also serving Kobe Meatloaf Sliders
  • JP Cafe - Formerly Jean Pierre's Cafe-Bistro
    Serving Apple Chicken Curry with Coconut Rice and Assorteed Mini Cheesecakes
  • Benji's Deli
    Menu coming soon
  • Tenuta's Italian Restaurant
    Serving Bruschetta - Tomatoes, Basil, Fresh Garlic, and Onion with Garlic Crostini, also serving a Penne Pasta with Marinara Sauce and Italian Sausage
  • Trysting Place
    Serving Homemade Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches
  • Zilli Hospitailty Group
    Menu coming soon
  • Chevy's Cheesesteaks
    Serving Miniture Cheesesteak sandwiches
  • City.net Cafe
    Serving Specialty Coffee Drinks, Cold and Hot. Also featuring Shani's Famous Peach Cobbler.
  • Indian Rasoi
    Serving Fine Indian Cuisine
  • World on a Plate Catering
    Serving Spicy Veggie Singapore Noodles (Vegetarian)

And more surprises!

Event schedule:
  • Casual dress - Family-friendly atmosphere
  • Live Jazz 6:00-10:30pm featurings Smooth Jazz's Marcus Adams' band
  • Restaurant sampling 6:30pm-9:00pm
  • Cash Bar available 6:30pm-10:30pm
  • Big Bang Fireworks display at 10:30pm

Order Advanced Tickets by phone at 414-687-5365 or online below:
Ticket box office is open 7 DAYS A WEEK 8AM-9PM
Questions? E-mail us


Live Music All Night Featuring Marcus Adams' band from Smooth Jazz 106.9!



ORDER INDIVIDUAL TICKETS FOR ONLY *$45
Doors open at 6:30pm

(Order Individual Tickets here)

UPDATE 06-26-08, 11:04AM: ONLINE TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE - YOU CAN STILL ORDER ADVANCED TICKETS BY PHONE AT 414-687-5365 - YOU'LL STILL SKIP THE LINE!

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR AFTER 6PM

WE ARE EXPECTING GREAT WEATHER TONIGHT - YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!

*Admission includes unlimited food samplings (while food samples last) from restaurants and entry to the private fireworks viewing area on the Lakefront's Garden Terrace. Restaurants subject to change without notice. Food sampling show will go on rain or shine inside the Harbor Lights Room. No refunds. All sales are final.

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Please e-mail us or call 414-687-5365 for more information.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS



NEARBY PARKING:
O'Donnell Park
910 E. Michigan St.
U.S. Bank Building
777 E. Michigan St.
875 E. Wisconsin
875 E. Wisconsin Ave.

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