Dining - Feb. 16, 2009
Albanese's on Keefe is closed
Yesterday, Albanese's, 701 E. Keefe Ave., quietly served its last plate of pasta. The last Frank Sinatra tune droned from the jukebox. The last basket of free bread perched on a red-and-white-checkered tablecloth.
Tags: albanese's, italian food, riverwest restaurants, pasta, pizza, italy

Dining - July 5, 2008
Eating Italian in Waukesha
With all the restaurants that serve Italian food, especially pizza, how does one choose a good one? That's easy. Follow a little Italian woman into one. If it's good for mamma, it's got to be good.
Tags: pizza, pasta, Waukesha, Italian, Pepino, Marty's, Mama Mia

Dining - April 6, 2008
New Albanese’s on Keefe owners add lunch
Michael Vergiels and Jody Kelly took over Albanese’s on Keefe, an Italian mom-and-pop restaurant and tavern that’s been around since 1941.
Tags: Albanese's on Keefe, pasta, Michael Vergiels, Italian, Italian food

Dining - Nov. 15, 2004
Zarletti strikes balance between casual and elegant dining
Straddling fine dining and casual cuisine isn;t easy, but Brian Zarletti and Mari Cucunato-Zarletti hit the right combo for their new Milwaukee Street eatery, which opened the first week of November.
Tags: Zarletti, Milwaukee Street, Cafe Zarletti, panini, Downtown lunch, wine, pasta, Italian, Cucunato-Zarletti

Dining - May 6, 2004
Mia Famiglia makes food a family affair
A number of Italian restaurants boast that their food is just like a Sicilian nonna's, but few actually are. Mia Famiglia claims Italian cooking is part of its family tradition, and it's easy to believe that they're telling the truth.
Tags: Mia Famiglia, Sicily, Italy, Italian, Sicilian, pasta, Osteria, Vinifera, seafood, Hales Corners, ristorante