Dining - June 10, 2008
Adam Siegel wins James Beard Award for Midwest
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro executive chef Adam Siegel took the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest at the June 8 awards ceremony in New York City.
Tags: adam siegel, bartolotta, lake park bistro, james beard award, chef

Dining - May 29, 2008
Paul Bartolotta prepares to battle Mario Batali
Bartolotta Restaurant Group's John Wise tells us that Paul Bartolotta does battle with his friend Mario Batali Sunday at 8 p.m. om the Food Network's "Iron Chef America."
Tags: bartolotta, iron chef, adam siegel, james beard awards, mario batali, wynn las vegas, bacchus, lake park bistro, mr. b's, ristorante bartolotta, pizzeria piccola

Dining - March 24, 2008
Adam Siegel's second James Beard nod
Adam Siegel, executive chef at Bacchus and Lake Park Bistro, received his second nomination for the James Beard Award today.
Tags: lake park bistro, adam siegel, james beard award, foodie, bacchus

Dining - Feb. 25, 2008
Add a little sass to your sauce, cook with alcohol
For potentially as long as alcohol has existed, great chefs have incorporated it into their cooking. But why do we cook with alcohol? The answers are numerous.
Tags: cooking with alcohol, wine, beer soup, risotto, karl ratzsch, lake park bistro, libiamo, dean cannestra, shaker's, lentil soup

Dining - Feb. 12, 2008
Romantic restaurant guide
Cupid has his arrows ready for Valentine's Day, and it's time to come up with the perfect place to pitch some woo, while tossing back some satisfying wine and savoring tasty vittles. After love, there's nothing more sensuous than food, is there?
Tags: romantic, valentine, bartolotta, pasta tree, roots, pizza man, balzac, Eddie Martini's, mo's, lake park bistro, county clare, bacchus, andrew's, delafield hotel