Palm owner and partner Anna Anderson and Packers legend Frank Winters attend the NFL's Taste of the Draft in Green Bay - Photo by WSAU's Tom Schumacher
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) – The first annual NFL Taste of the Draft got underway on Wednesday night, with fans, business owners, and attendees getting to taste some of Wisconsin’s top supper clubs, including one from central Wisconsin.
Over two dozen supper clubs attended the event and served their own special dish, including Schofield’s Palms Supper Club, which served attendees a cracker-crusted walleye dish that those in the Wausau area have become familiar with over the years.
While speaking with WSAU, the owner and partner of The Palm, Anna Anderson, says being able to raise money for a good cause makes the trip worth it, saying, “It’s beyond an honor to be here, and I think the NFL may start doing Taste of the Draft and Taste of the Super Bowl every year, but we’re part of a very large event that will benefit a lot of school children and there are Packers everywhere.” Anderson also spoke about how she chose the walleye dish to feature, saying, “It was hard for us to decide, to be honest with you, because we’re known for our ribs, but they fall apart easily, so they don’t do well in a small portion, and walleye is one item that we serve and is very popular, so it was kind of easy for us to pick it.”
Each supper club had a Packers alumnus at their booth for attendees to meet and speak with while they tried their dish, including former center and Super Bowl 31 champion Frank Winters, who was at The Palm’s booth, while safety Nick Collins, former cornerback Tramon Williams, former running back Ryan Grant, and former kickers Mason Crosby and Ryan Longwell attended other clubs booths.
When asked about the importance of the event, celebrity chef and TV Host Andrew Zimmern told WSAU that organizations like GENYOUth are doing the work that elected officials should be doing saying, “I think that hunger used to be a national embarrassment then it was a national crime and it’s almost genocidal now since we have the money to solve the hunger problem in America. It’s a rounding error when compared to what the federal budget is…$17 billion a year to $1.7 trillion, and if the federal government and states were prioritizing, then we need organizations like GENYOUth who do incredible work, and I love that GENYOUth goes directly to solve the problem.”
The event raised money for GENYOUTH, a New York-based non-profit charity that equips schools with tools and resources to increase student access to nutrition and physical activity while also offering programs that benefit all youth, regardless of ethnicity, gender, economic status, or ability.
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