The Good Wives 5-Course Chef's Tasting Menu: A Meal Event (Two Seatings)

Part of the **2026 Chippewa Valley Book Festival!**

*Co-sponsored by* ***The Good Wives****. This event is presented in person only. There will be no virtual streaming for this event.* If possible, please register everyone in your party at one time to accommodate seating.

**Two Seatings**

**5:00 p.m. (Doors open at 4:30 p.m.)**

**7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:15 p.m.)**

The dream team behind The Good Wives and Kingfisher Supper Club, will be hosting a culinary journey through some of our book festival featured books for our 2026 meal event. Featured books and a specific menu will be released prior to ticket sales opening in September. We will once again have two separate seatings (5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) to accommodate more diners.

Dinner guests can expect brief presentations introducing each featured book by festival organizers during the five-course meal with a chance to mingle throughout the dining experience. *No festival authors will be present.*

**Menu**

**COURSE 1**: Inspired by *The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore* by Anika Fajardo Arepa Santandereana - served with hogan

**COURSE 2**: Inspired by *Bamboo Son* by Pao Lor Dumpling Laab - pork dumplings dressed up with traditional laab seasonings and herbs

**COURSE 3**: Inspired by *The Reservation* by Rebecca Kauffman Steak- slices of ribeye with buckwheat crepe, fall vegetable puree, Demi glacé and crisp fennel bulb

**COURSE 4**: Inspired by *American Birkebeiner* by Jerome Poling Smørrebrød - rye bread smeared with house-made cultured butter, topped with salmon gravlax, grapefruit segments, and dill pollen

**COURSE 5**: Inspired by *Minecraft: Roll for Adventure* by Matt Forbeck Cake Cubes

**TICKETS**

$75 including taxes/fees

A wine pairing add-on for $25 available at the time of the event.

Alternatively, the bar will be open as normal for beverage purchases.