HELPING CREATE HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILWAUKEE'S YOUTH
The winner of the 2016 gala is Milwaukee Public Schools’ new two-year culinary workforce development program called ProStart® which will serve 300 students in the first year and 500 in year two and beyond. The program curriculum was created by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and is designed to help high school students get a head start in the hospitality industry. To date, local Milwaukee hospitality companies including Aurora, The Bartolotta Restaurants, SURG Group, Hospitality Democracy, Wolf Peach/Supper, Dan Jacobs, Goodwill, Marcus Hotels and Resorts, and MATC all pledged their support of ProStart® in four pilot MPS high schools.
On September 28, more than 500 Milwaukee community leaders will gather at Discovery World (500 N Harbor Drive) to raise awareness and funds for the MPS ProStart® Culinary Arts Program and you can be there, too! Just visit www.mpsgala.org.
For additional information, please contact Tony Tagliavia, Student Recruitment and Retention Specialist for the Milwaukee Public Schools at 414-475-8675.
about The Bartolotta Restaurants
The Bartolotta Restaurants is a nationally recognized restaurant and catering organization co- founded by ChefPaul Bartolotta and his late brother, Joe Bartolotta. Chef Paul Bartolotta is a two- time James Beard Award-winning chef in two separate regions, Midwest and Southwest, winning in both 1994 and 2009. In addition, ChefPaul Bartolotta has six James Beard Award nominations including Best Chef Midwest in 1993, Best New Restaurant in Las Vegas in 2005, Outstanding Restaurateur USA alongside his brother in 2017, 2018, 2019, and a finalist for Outstanding Restaurateur USA in 2020. Since the opening of its flagship restaurant,Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993, The Bartolotta Restaurants group has grown to become the premier culinary brand in the Greater Milwaukee region, offering first class service and cuisine across a portfolio of 18 one-of- a-kind restaurants and catering facilities, including fine dining, upscale casual, food halls, executive dining, quick-casual, and airport concepts. More information can be found at bartolottas.com.