Snuggle up with some holiday cheer as OnMilwaukee shares stories of everything merry and bright in the spirit of the season.
The OnMilwaukee Ho Ho Holiday Guide is brought to you by Harley-Davidson Museum and MolsonCoors.
Looking for a fun, creative holiday activity that's perfect for the entire family?
Sign up for The Pfister Hotel’s newest holiday experience: the Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Workshop.
Leave the baking and frosting-making to the experts while you and your family engage in the fun of decorating your own whimsical holiday gingerbread house. The Pfister’s pastry team will provide pre-assembled houses and all the supplies you need to customize your edible masterpiece, including icing, colorful candies, cereal, cookies and more. You just need to bring your creative inspiration!
Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Workshops will take place in the Club Lounge on the 23rd floor of The Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave., on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 14-15 and Saturday and Sunday Dec. 21-22 with timeslots from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or 1:15 to 3:15 p.m.
The cost is $55 per gingerbread house (each house accommodates a family of up to six people). Each purchase includes two hours of gingerbread house decorating time, festive hot beverages and snacks and a box that will keep your gingerbread house safe on the trek home. Make your reservations online.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
