In my most recent role, I stayed in regular communications with the media regarding our core business, special offerings, and unique events including fundraisers, parties, and visits from industry leaders.
As our public relations point-person, I communicated with the press about the opening of a new location; the pandemic-forced closing of that store; the creation of a new concept for the location; and finally the opening of our most ambitious restaurant to date.
I quickly supplied photography and fact-checking for inclusion in “best of” articles, such as Thrillist’s “The Best Barbecue Spots in Milwaukee,” “Milwaukee’s 11 Best Bloody Marys,” “50 Things You Need to Eat in Milwaukee Before You Die,” and “The 41 Best Brunch Spots in America.”
I consistently updated the press on changing hours of operation, policies, and procedures during pandemic-shutdowns and restrictions. Some of the coverage I helped facilitate:
- “Local restaurants going through hard times, step up to help feed families”
- “Fans, business excited as Brewers’ announce game day capacity”
- “Business owners: Return of Brewers baseball will ‘really help us'”
- PAID: “Take Advantage of An All-In-One Wedding Venue at the Heart of Milwaukee”
- “Milwaukee restaurants can’t fill to capacity due to worker shortages”
- “‘We’re doing everything we can’: Restaurants offer incentives, cut hours amid dire labor shortage”
- “Buttermint Finer Dining & Cocktails in Shorewood, new restaurant”
- “Local hospitality company hopeful federal vaccine mandate improves business”
- “To Make Breakfast Even Better, Just Add Bourbon (Sauce)”
- “Brian Kramp talks post-election politics at Blue’s Egg Diner”
- “Where They Eat: Joe Muench, Chef and Owner of Maxie’s, Blue’s Egg and Story Hill BKC”
- “Maxie’s rolls out plans for 14th annual Kentucky Derby celebration”
- “Milwaukee restaurant ‘optimistic’ for future as pandemic continues”
- “Maxie’s to re-open tomorrow with Blue’s Egg and Story Hill BKC to follow”
- “Mother’s Day weekend reflects how restaurants will have to change in wake of coronavirus”
- “Blue’s Egg Milwaukee reopens for curbside brunch service & more”
- “Mardi Gras party starts early at Maxie’s”
- “On the Burger Trail: The “Filthy” Five Cheese at Blue’s Egg”
- “Southern Menu Has Staying Power at Maxie’s”
- “The Top Five BBQ Spots in MKE”
- “Blue’s Egg in Shorewood will start the Blue Table Club, Friday night family-style dinners”