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irst and foremost, we created the Ride Across Wisconsin last year because Wisconsin did not have an epic, one day cross-state ride. While it is certainly intended to be a fundraiser and increase our membership, we also wanted to create a top-notch event that showcases the best of Wisconsin. We think you will agree the route shows off our state’s unique network of paved, low-traffic town roads thanks to our dairy industry, as well as the challenging topography of our Driftless Region. The rest stops highlight our friendly communities and our great food. This year we are working with Chef Peter Sandroni to create a delicious, nutritious lunch with ingredients sourced from area family farms. Chef Sandroni’s award-winning restaurant La Merenda was an early leader in the Restaurant Supported Agriculture movement in Milwaukee. Locavores also love Engine Company No. 3, his breakfast and lunch spot a block away in a former Walker’s Point neighborhood firehouse. And if those two businesses didn’t keep him busy enough, he is starting an artisanal natural soda company.
Left: PATATAS BRAVAS Y CHORIZO: fried potatoes | spicy tomato sauce | homemade chorizo sausage| garlic aioli from the menu at La Meranda Below: Chocolate-dipped strawberries and Peter with Maple Creek Farms bacon in his kitchen at Engine Company 3.
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