Q & A with Milwaukee Boot Company
We were recently asked by Ryan, who runs the super cool boot store downtown Milwaukee Boot Company, to be featured on their site and we thought we’d share it here as well as some recipes we’ve been cooking up these past few crazy weeks.
What is your favorite thing about Milwaukee?
The evolution of the dining and cocktail scene downtown has been awesome to be a part of over the last few years. We are lucky enough to get firsthand views of new spots and trying new cuisine before the restaurants open to the public. It's pretty cool to meet the owners and chefs, hear what excites them and why they choose certain concepts to share with Milwaukee. The locals really support each other and lift each other up (always) but certainly now more than ever.
What is the unique experience, product, or service you offer?
We run a meal prep service...healthy meals, delivered to your door weekly. Each week we create a new menu based on seasonal ingredients, we use local organic products as much as possible. We cater to dairy free, gluten free, and plant based diets. We really care about keeping our community healthy and making meals from scratch.
How have you had to adjust your business to accommodate social distancing?
We have elimated pickup locations and do hands-free delivery only. We are using local farmers and butchers, getting the food delivered to the kitchen. We deep clean the kitchen before and after cooking. We all wear gloves and masks. We stager the cooking times so that we only have 4 chefs working at any given time.
What music are you listening to? Fave Netflix binge? New Recipes?
We recently got a vintage Marantz receiver and Sansui speakers from a neighbor (before quarantine:). We have been going through records from our parents’ collections and listening to them. Lots of classic rock, blues, and jazz. We watched Tiger King along with the rest of the world and are currently binging The Outsider on HBO. We've been cooking and making new cocktails on the weekends to break up the week...excited to share some of those with you.
How are you you staying positive while quarantined? Could be a quote, piece of advice, meditation, exercise, etc.
We get outside daily...luckily we live next to a walking path so we have been using that as much as possible. We are starting an indoor garden this week, it will move outside in a few weeks. We have young kiddos that keep us entertained and busy. Staying in touch with family and friends virtually.