Brian Blochowiak has been a professional bartender for 18 years and used to have five Milwaukee bar jobs at one time. Today, he is a bartender and manager at The Mad Planet, where he has worked for 12 years, and a bartender at Hosed on Brady.
He owns some of the hottest restaurants in Wisconsin. Joe Bartolotta runs a company which consists of 11 businesses and 700 employees, operating in a fiercely competitive marketplace and enjoying success despite a sluggish economy. In this OnMilwaukee.com exclusive, we show you the many facets of running the Bartolotta empire.
With the holidays on the horizon, it's a natural time of year to contemplate culinary greatness -- the savory sensation of rosemary lamb chops infused with balsamic vinegar, the warmth of croissant bread pudding minutes from the oven, the tantalizing smells that fill a house and make it a home.
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro executive chef Adam Siegel took the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest at the June 8 awards ceremony in New York City.
Some area chefs make a point to buy and plan their menus taking into consideration locally-grown ingredients. It's a growing trend that suppliers and diners can sink their teeth into.
5th Annual East Town Market- Battle of the Chefs 10:30am-noon The Battle of the Chefs gives four featured chefs a total of 45 minutes to create a dish using only a basic pantry, a mystery basket and items that they can purchase from the farm market vendors. There are ...