Dining - Nov. 21, 2009
Chef profile: Ben Barger of The Pasta Tree
Ben Barger is a full-time engineering student at UW-Milwaukee and one not only with ambition, but with success in his field already. So, it hardly comes as a shock that he's brought the same passion and drive -- and results -- to his first love: the culinary arts.
Tags: Pasta Tree, Ben Barger, Jarid Bacon, UWM

Dining - Nov. 11, 2009
Italian "tweats" at The Pasta Tree
Last night I tweeted from the first installment of The Pasta Tree's proposed 20-dinner series, "Discovering Italy One Region at a Time," which featured the northwestern region of Piemonte, where my roots lie.
Tags: pasta tree, piemonte, left bank

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 - Feb. 10, 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, la merenda, hinterland, heaven city

Dining - May 29, 2007
The Pasta Tree celebrates 26 delicious years in Milwaukee
Romantic dining is something of a rarity these days with upscale restaurants going more and more sleek and trendy, but Milwaukee has a few old classics that tie dinner, food, wine and ambience together in a passionate bow -- namely The Pasta Tree.
Tags: Pasta Tree, Italian dining, romantic restaurants