Heirloom MKE Plans Upscale Dinner By Top Chef to Help the Hungry

Heirloom MKE, 2378 S. Howell Ave. Photo taken Aug. 14, 2023 by Sophie Bolich. Who decided humble ingredients don t belong in fine dining? What happens when you elevate unpretentious foods toward unexpected elegance? These are questions that inspired EBT Fine China, a one-night-only, five-course dinner hosted by Heirloom MKE, a Milwaukee restaurant that champions locally sourced, scratch-made dishes, and Chef Q. Ibraheem, a nationally recognized fine-dining chef, artist and educator. The dinner will take place at Heirloom MKE, 2378 S. Howell Ave., on Nov. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. Its upscale dishes will be made with ingredients that are typically associated with necessity, rather than opulence. It s about how you can turn the foods that are available to you, foods that you have access to, into beautiful and amazing dishes found in fine dining, Heirloom MKE co-owner Jess Ignatiev said in an interview with Urban Milwaukee. It s about getting the conversation going about the basis of fine