Ircink, Tarik Moody of Radio Milwaukee, Julie Valcarcel of AsianRican Foods, Ramon Orozco of Tres Hermanos Restaurant, and Emerald Mills of Turning Tables at the panel discussion at Radio Milwaukee’s offices.

Arthur Ircink of Wisconsin Foodie blogged about being part of the panel at “More Than A Meal: A Discussion of Food & Culture in Milwaukee,” hosted by North Shore Bank and Radio Milwaukee, and presented by Mastercard, on September 20. Part of the promotion for Southside Dining Week, the discussion covered topics like the challenge of getting more suburban Milwaukeeans to visit the city’s south side and the many incredible local restaurants there.

Ircink, creator and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS series, wrote:

The turn out for the panel was great, but to make things better, there was an incredible buffet of food from many of the participating south side restaurants. What was most surprising to me was the involvement of North Shore Bank. When I asked who funded this event and promoted Southside Dining Week, the answer was North Shore Bank. It’s amazing when businesses like that step up to help promote the community, and this isn’t the first time North Shore Bank has gone above and beyond to promote small businesses in areas that desperately need the promotion.

It’s exciting to see this celebration of local food getting attention and inspiring important conversations. You can check out the full blog post here.