When Tamela Greene and Anne Marie Arroyo lost their corporate jobs at Harley-Davidson in December 2015, they transformed career adversity into culinary opportunity.

Opened in 2013 by James McMahon, a locally famous mustache competitor and seasoned restaurant operator, The Bay fills an essential gap between fast-casual chains and formal supper clubs, giving Whitefish Bay families exactly what they've needed—a welcoming neighborhood restaurant they can call their own.

Forage Kitchen represents a new model of healthy fast-casual dining in the North Shore, offering scratch-made salads, grain bowls, and soups using Wisconsin-sourced ingredients in a bright, welcoming space.