The first-ever Taste of the Draft will showcase menu classics and nostalgic ambiance in a one-of-a-kind gathering of Wisconsin supper clubs.
Taste of the Draft in collaboration with the Green Bay Packers will benefit GENYOUth’s commitment to end student hunger in Wisconsin. It will be held on the evening before the NFL Draft – April 23, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Schreiber Foods headquarters, 400 N. Washington St., in Green Bay.
Inspired by and modeled after Taste of the NFL, the Super Bowl’s largest philanthropic event most recently held at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Taste of the Draft will be hosted by Andrew Zimmern, Emmy- and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, Taste of the NFL culinary host, and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN World Food Programme; Mark Bucher, co-founder of Medium Rare Restaurant Group, World Burger Champion, and Taste of the NFL chef; and Paul Bartolotta, owner and co-founder of The Bartolotta Restaurants and a two-time James Beard Award-winning chef.
Twenty beloved Wisconsin supper clubs will serve up signature dishes including Bootleggers Lodge in Tomahawk, Cattails Supper Club in Larsen, Dalles House Supper Club in St. Croix Falls, Eddie’s Restaurant in Superior, Gabe’s Wisconsin Kitchen and Tavern in Oshkosh, Green Acres Supper Club in Sauk City, House of Embers in Wisconsin Dells, Hotel Seymour Supper Club in Seymour, Krabbe’s Supper Club in Seymour, Lox Supper Club in Combined Locks, Mark’s East Side in Appleton, Moonlight Tavern & Supper Club in Port Washington, Nightingale Supper Club in Sturgeon Bay, Rupp’s Supper Club in Cleveland (Wisconsin), Palms Supper Club in Schofield, 3 Mile House Supper Club in Hazel Green, Timmer’s Resort Union Hotel & Restaurant in West Bend, Van Abel’s of Hollandtown in Kaukauna, and Wildflower Supper Club in Kewaunee.
From relish trays, popovers, and America’s Dairyland delights, to meat and seafood specialties, and Fork Farms salad bar favorites, Taste of the Draft will feature supper club cuisine from across the state. And no Wisconsin supper club is complete without a showcase of local cheeses and other dairy favorites, as well as curated spirits and after-dinner dairy-delicious ice cream drinks including grasshoppers and pink squirrels. In addition to tasting the favorite dishes of celebrity and locally loved chefs, guests will be able to mix and mingle with Green Bay Packers greats including LeRoy Butler, Jerry Kramer, James Lofton, Dave Robinson, and Ahman Green, as well as experience other surprise-and-delight moments including musical entertainment, a sleight-of-hand magician, a silent auction, an appearance by Miss America, and Taste of the Draft’s very own beer garden.
Taste of the Draft will raise funds for GENYOUth’s commitment to tackling student food insecurity in Wisconsin. Nutrition grants will be awarded to up to 90 schools, in celebration of the 90th NFL Draft including Grab and Go school meal carts and milk coolers to increase access to and participation in healthy school meals. In addition, schools will receive NFL FLAG-In-School kits so children can enjoy the benefits of physical activity. To date, GENYOUth, in collaboration with the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, has awarded school nutrition grants to more than 500 schools in Wisconsin with a combined enrollment of 250,000 students, providing students with increased access to 35 million meals each year. Physical activity grants have also been awarded to over 650 Wisconsin schools.
Taste of the Draft is made possible through the commitment of presenting sponsor Schreiber Foods and premier sponsor American Family Insurance, along with the Ron and Dana Dunford Family Foundation, the Michael and Leanne Haddad Family Foundation, Jack and Ingrid Meng, the Richard J. Resch Foundation Ltd., the Tom Lutsey Family Foundation, Tyson Foods, Domino’s, Festival Foods, Bergstrom Automotive Group of Green Bay, and Green Bay Packers Give Back.
Tickets to Taste of the Draft are available at tasteofthenfl.com/taste-of-the-draft-2025/.
