In February, we reported that the Milwaukee area's second Melting Pot would open "soon" in the Historic Third Ward neighborhood at 341 N. Milwaukee St., the former Milwaukee Antiques Center.
Today, I've learned that local franchise owner of the upscale eatery offering a variety of cheese, chocolate and hot oil- / broth-based fondues has put its expansion plans on hold.
"The location we were interested in is not proceeding as planned. Our project has been delayed," Rudy Soik told me.
Ruby and Matthew Soik still own and operate The Melting Pot in Brookfield at 19850 N. Bluemound Rd. It opened in 2004.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
