Tuesday, December 10 | Wisconsin Field to Fork: Author Lori Fredrich in conversation with Chefs Lisa Kirkpatrick and Paul Zerkel of Goodkind and Melisa Hanson of Baby Mama Botanicals

Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 7 - 8:15 pm

Location: The Little Red Store, 7720 Harwood Ave., Wauwatosa

Join OnMilwaukee Dining Editor and cookbook author Lori Fredrich for an intimate conversation with Chefs Lisa Kirkpatrick and Paul Zerkel of Goodkind and Melisa Hanson of Baby Mama Botanicals. During their discussion, guests will learn more about both the restaurant and Malisa’s unique urban farm, which grew up out of the restaurant industry.  Guests will also get to enjoy samples of a dish made by the Chefs with produce from Baby Mama Botanicals.

Chefs Paul Zerkel and Lisa Kirkpatrick are Chefs and Co-owners of Goodkind in Bay View. The couple met in the 1990s and swiftly made a name for themselves through work at local restaurants including Roots, Wolf Peach, Odd Duck and Hinterland. Inspired by their travels to Spain, Italy and Paris, along with work at restaurants in the Pacific Northwest, they’ve created an inspired restaurant that has not only bolstered the growth of the dining scene in Milwaukee, but laid the groundwork for casual, modern farm-to-table dining.

Baby Mama Botanicals is an urban farm in Milwaukee that was born from the restaurant industry. Founded by former Odd Duck employee Melisa Hanson, the farm specializes in unique varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs and edible flowers which she delivers to local restaurants, caterers and food trucks. Hanson and her partner Mark Trinitapoli, also sell seedlings, herbs and handmade products to consumers through services like Milwaukee Farmers United, an online farmers market offering pick-up and delivery services.