Dining - Oct. 25, 2009
Milwaukee's best French, 2009: Coquette Cafe
Predicting a winner in this category is not easy, but Coquette edged Lake Park Bistro, 28 percent to 26 percent, for the title. Chez Jacques and Trocadero ranked third and fourth and were separated by a single vote.
Tags: Best French, Coquette Cafe, Lake Park Bistro, La Reve

Dining - Oct. 10, 2009
Milwaukee's best desserts, 2009: Lake Park Bistro
The Bartolotta Restaurant Group's Lake Park Bistro is known locally -- and in other cities as well -- as Milwaukee's authentic French dining experience. The cuisine is elegant and rich and the dessert menu is certainly no exception. There are just two words to keep in mind while dining at Lake Park Bistro: Save room.
Tags: desserts, Lake Park Bistro, Coquette Cafe

Dining - Jan. 16, 2009
French cuisine a la Wisconsin Foodie
If the words foie gras, pommes frites and bouillabaisse roll off the average American's tongue, it is in large part due to two chefs and personalities that have shaped the American culinary scene more than any other: Jacques Pepin and Julia Child.
Tags: Kyle Cherek, Joe Bartolotta, Wisconsin Foodie, Lake Park Bistro, Madame Kuony, Jacques Pepin

Dining - Jan. 9, 2009
Chef profile: Ristorante Bartolotta's Zachary Baker
Foodies around town know the Bartolotta name, of course, and Bartolotta chefs like Adam Siegel and Juan Urbieta are also pretty high profile in Milwaukee. But as anyone knows, it takes a village -- or at least a crack staff -- to make a restaurant like Wauwatosa's Ristorante Bartolotta hum on a daily basis. So, when we met the tall and outgoing Zak Baker recently at the Ristorante, we decided that you ought to know him, too.
Tags: Zak Baker, Ristorante Bartolotta, Juan Urbieta, Joe Bartolotta, Adam Siegel, La Reve, Joel Matthews, Andrew Ruiz, Bacchus, Chipotle, El Senioral, Cafe Coquette, Sanford, Lake Park Bistro, Maxie's, French Laundry Cookbook, Castello delle Regine, La Quercia

Bars & Clubs - Dec. 18, 2008
Grape geeks pair up to create wine consulting group
Every day, it seems that Brew City folks pop more and more corks. And Milwaukee's growing passion for wine owes a lot to some passionate folks who work hard to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for the grape and its bounty. Two of those people are Toni Johnson and Nate Norfolk, who have started Professional Wine Consultants.
Tags: Toni Johnson, Lake Park Bistro, Nate Norfolk, Downer Wine, Purple Feet, Professional Wine Consultants