Dining - May 21, 2008
Milwaukee caters to gluten-free diets
When Bev Lieven was diagnosed with Celiac Disease 25 years ago and forced to go on a gluten-free diet, she found it difficult to eat out. Today, she finds it a lot easier to eat and drink in Brew City. Here's a guide to gluten-free Milwaukee.
Tags: gluten-free, Gluten Free Trading Co., Tess, Holiday House, Roots, Beans & Barley, P.F. Changs, Lakefront Brewery, Outback Steakhouse

Dining - Dec. 14, 2007
Make a (restaurant) list and check it twice
My wife and I eat out often, but too often fall "victim" to going to the same old places. So, I made a list of places we need to go to. You should too.
Tags: Dining out, Jackson Grill, Tulip, African Hut, Yen Ching, Elsa's, Jalapeno Loco, Paramount, Open Heart, Tess, De Marinis, Beans and Barley, Calderone Club, new dining

Dining - Aug. 13, 2007
Holiday House closes doors
The party appears over for the Holiday House, the classic-meets-contemporary restaurant that opened in September 2005 at 525 E. Menomonee St.
Tags: holiday house, v bar, joe volpe, tess

Bars & Clubs - April 26, 2007
Volpe launches V Bar in record time
In just six weeks, with the help of interior designer Libby Castro and Jeffrey Hojnacki of Ascend Design, Joe Volpe's V Bar was born. The cozy lounge opened earlier this week with a chocolate brown and marble white classy décor phasing out the former Intermezzo Martini and Wine Bar in Walker’s Point.
Tags: V Bar, Tess, Intermezzo, Holiday House, Walker's Point

Bars & Clubs - April 24, 2007
Red Dot faces city sanctions
The City of Milwaukee Licenses Committee handed down one of its harshest punishments of the year on Tuesday, possibly stepping into broader turf for the committee that regulates the city’s tavern industry.
Tags: Red Dot, D'Amato, Stace, Miramar, Tess, Common Council, license