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 - Oct. 8, 2009
Milwaukee's best chef, 2009: Sanford D'Amato
Working as a chef in his hometown for nearly 30 years, including 20 at the iconic restaurant that bears his first name, Sanford D'Amato has garnered dozens of awards for his cooking. Now, he has another. D'Amato, who along with his wife, Angie, operates Sanford and Coquette Cafe was named Milwaukee's best chef in our readers' survey.
Tags: sanford d'amato, sanford, coquette cafe, adam siegel, jason gorman

Dining - Oct. 18, 2008
Milwaukee's best romantic dining, 2008: Lake Park Bistro
Brass accents, reproductions of French prints and four-star service all add to the overwhelming romanticism of this French-inspired fine dining restaurant.
Tags: lake park bistro, best of romantic, romantic dining, sanford, bacchus, roots, crazy water, dream dance, coquette cafe, tess, swig, osteria del mondo, sala da pranzo, pasta tree, Bartolotta's

Dining - Oct. 10, 2008
Milwaukee's best desserts, 2008: Coquette Cafe
Coquette Café, 316 N. Milwaukee St., is one of those "must try" Milwaukee restaurants. A meal at this French-inspired bistro begins with a warm, crusty bageuette, or, perhaps, a bowls of the soupe a l'oignon (French onion soup, for you non-French speakers), but it's the way the meal ends that is getting the spotlight in this OnMilwaukee.com "Best Of" category.
Tags: best of, best deserts, coquette cafe, creme brulee