Our mission at Braise is to reconnect people with their food. There is no better way than to spend time on the farms where it was grown and learn from those who grew it.
Braise hosts multiple outdoor events throughout the year centered around the food and activities we love. Join us for a snow shoe in the winter, mushroom hunt in the spring, farm dinners in the summer, and a bike ride & cookout in the fall!
Chef Dave Swanson first started Braise as a traveling culinary school in 2004 by holding classes and dinners out in the farm fields. We continue this tradition by hosting 4-course dinners out in many of our farm partners' fields throughout the summer and into the early fall.
Enjoy the fresh bounty of small Wisconsin farms while taking in the beautiful scenery. When guests arrive they receive a small appetizer and cocktail to enjoy while strolling the grounds and talking with the farmers. All farm dinners are 4 courses with wine pairings. Farm dinners have a maximum of 35 guests.
Saturday, July 9th: Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI *sold out
Saturday, July 16th: LotFotl Community Farm, Elkhorn, WI
Saturday, July 23rd: Turtle Springs Farm, Adell, WI
Saturday, July 30th: Willoway Farm, Fredonia, WI
Saturday, August 6th: Four Chef, a Farmer & a Pig, Golden Bear Farm, Kiel, WI
Saturday, August 13th: Willoway Farm, Fredonia, WI
Saturday, August 20th: Pete's Community Farm, Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, September 17th: Farm 45, Jackson, WI
Saturday, October 1st: Brightonwood Orchards, Burlington, WI
Saturday, October 8th: Potluck, Pig Roast & Bonfire @ Willoway Farm, Fredonia, WI
Saturday, October 15th: Sitka Salmon Dinner @ Farm 45, Jackson, WI
Steve & Marie Deibele of Golden Bear Farm host Braise, along with 3 of Milwaukee's top chefs, to prepare a 4-course meal on the hillside of their farm in Kiel, WI. Take a tour of the farm, stroll the grounds with a cocktail, and meet the pigs before dinner. Each course features a section of pig, even dessert! Each course is paired with local micro-brews.
We are happy to announce that Karen Bell of Bavette and Nell Benton of The National Cafe will be joining us this year. The fourth chef is TBD.
Tour de Farms is the annual fundraiser held for the RSA. Over 200 cyclists, ranging from beginners to avid riders, gather every year at Jeff Leen Farm for a day of scenic bike riding, locally sourced food and refreshing drinks. We begin the morning by fueling up with homemade goodies from Braise, sports drinks, water and coffee. Our route then takes us winding through 25 miles of country roads, stopping at Willoway, Wellspring and Rare Earth farms along the way for tours, lunch and refreshments. The ride finishes with a pig roast and cookout with beer and wine. Enjoy live music, a silent auction, awards and games.
Tour de Farms takes place in September. Tickets go on sale in January.
Every winter we bundle up, strap on our snow shoes and brave the cold out at Jeff Leen Farm in Random Lake, WI. We spend the afternoon snow shoeing on trails around the farm, then return to the barn for a meal prepared over an open fire by Chef Dave Swanson and his staff. The cider, cocoa, wine and beer are flowing to warm you up!
The Snow Shoe event is always held in February or early March. Tickets go on sale in January.
Mike Jozwik, owner of Mushroom Mike LLC, and his team take us hunting for the elusive morel in the Kettle Moraine area. After a few hours of collecting mushrooms, we head to a tented area and enjoy a meal prepared with our treasures! Depending on the size of the bounty you may even be able to take some home!
Event will be held During the month of May. Check back in Spring 2017 for the date!
Garlic Fest is our annual Walker's Point street festival celebrating all things garlic. Various restaurants around Walker's Point dish up their favorite garlic cuisine. There are drinks from local distillers, brewers, and you don't want to miss the Braise Green Garlic Bloody Marys! Listen in on live music, jam with our DJ, or play some games. Crafts by local artisans are also for sale.
Garlic Fest takes place in June as is located on 2nd street just outside of Braise.
