Dining - Dec. 18, 2006
Comet Cafe shines like never before
Long before there was Hi Hat, The Palomino or the newly opened Café Hollander, there was Comet Cafe. While the other establishments by Diablos Rojos restaurant group continued to expand over the last few years, Comet got a well-deserved facelift.
Tags: Comet, Montemurro, Fuel, Scott Johnson, Palomino, Diablos Rojos, Eitel

Bars & Clubs - Aug. 17, 2006
Cafe Centraal eases into old Gil's space
Mike Eitel remembers driving from Cedarburg to Downer Avenue as soon as he got a driver's license, and two decades later, is psyched to be a part of the scene again. Eitel - along with the "Diablos Rojos" restaurant group -- will open Café Centraal in the former Gils' Cafe.
Tags: Eitel, Scott Johnson, Montemurro, Hi-Hat, trocadero, Comet, Fuel, Balzac, Gil's, Downer

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 18, 2004
Lewis isn't clowning around with new bar
Barry Lewis will open The Groove in Bay View in December in the old Clowning Around space. He and a team of artists, designers and trades people are completely remodeling the building.
Tags: The Groove, Clowning Around, Barry Lewis, The Gig, Bay View, Kinnickinnic, Palomino, Montemurro

Dining - June 3, 2004
Milwaukee midas Johnson recasts his Fuel Cafe
Every business venture Scott Johnson touches turns to gold: Fuel Cafe, The Comet, Hi-Hat Lounge and most recently, Palomino. At 37, Milwaukee's King Midas is a little more mature and ready to talk about the major changes in store for Fuel.
Tags: Fuel, Hi-Hat, Comet, Montemurro, Palomino, Riverwest, Alterra

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 26, 2002
The Palomino Bar completes Bay View tavern triangle of cool
There is no shortage of corner taverns in the up-and-coming Bay View neighborhood. But on the corner that's already home to two of the area's finest, the new addition of The Palomino Bar at 2491 S. Superior St. has just taken the cool factor up a notch.
Tags: palomino, cactus club, garibaldi, fuel, comet, hi hat, garage, bay view, montemurro