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 - April 27, 2009
Scouting report: Le Reve
In summer 2008, Andrew Schneider and Therese Hittman opened a two-tiered, French inspired bistro and patisserie in the heart of Wauwatosa. Le Reve, 7610 Harwood Avenue, pairs a sleek, contemporary dining environment with a small, well-thought-out menu and wine and beer selection; but the main attraction at Le Reve is undoubtedly their vast pastry and dessert selection which taunts diners from the far reaching glass case on the first floor.
Tags: La Reve, Wauwatosa, Andrew Schneider, Therese Hittman, French, Coquette

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

Dining - Aug. 18, 2008
The best breakfasts in town
Due to some recent houseguests, I found myself breakfasting at restaurants more than normal and that led me to ruminate on some of my favorite places to eat breakfast in the Milwaukee area.
Tags: Heinemann's, Ted's, Wauwatosa, Omega, City Market, La Reve, Alterra

Dining - May 20, 2008
Duo readies La Reve in Tosa Village
La Reve (French for The Dream) is the name of a new patisserie and café under construction on the west side of Harwood Avenue in the heart of Wauwatosa's village center.
Tags: La Reve, Wauwatosa, Therese Hittman, Andrew Schneider, Harlequin Bakery, Cafe Coquette, Sanford, Blue Agave, Sandy D'Amato, MATC