If you’ve got a sweet tooth, Bartolotta’s has a treat for you. It’s the third annual dessert dinner at Lake Park Bistro.
On Thursday, May 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m., Lake Park’s Pastry Chef Hilary Cassel and Chef Allie Howard from Bacchus will present an amazing menu inspired by the tastes, sights and smells of spring.
Courses include salad with sliced plums, marinated asparagus, prosciutto and basil, bœuf poêlé with spring carrots and grilled ramps, fraises et rhubarbs with pistachio genois, whipped white chocolaté, strawberries and rhubarb, mascarpone ice cream with peach, coconut and French meringue, flourless chocolate cake with cremeaux, hazelnuts and chocolate mousse, and vanilla panna cotta with red and black currants, gelee and almonds.
Each course is expertly paired with an accompanying wine.
"Sometimes dessert is forgotten at the end of a meal," says Howard." This is a great opportunity for food lovers to experience the beauty and taste of desert without the guilt. Our hope is that everyone will fall in love with dessert all over again."
The dessert dinner is $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Call (414) 962-6300 to make reservations.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
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