Marketplace - Nov. 22, 2009
Venturi's Market preps homestyle meals at family style prices
Opening 12 years ago and expanding into a second storefront three years later, Venturi's Market is tucked away on the 7200 block of W. North Avenue, sandwiched by Snap Fitness and Chinese Pagoda restaurant. The café and deli originally opened with Italian flavors in mind but over the years, they've expanded to carry fresh meats and cheeses, specialty canned and packaged goods along with made-from scratch deli items of all sorts.
Tags: venturi's market, sue venturi, pete venturi, catering, deli, cafe, carry out, chicken salad, roast beef, wauwatosa, north avenue

Bars & Clubs - July 7, 2009
Javino becomes Kafevino
The Third Ward's soon-to-be-open bar, wine shop and café Javino is re-branding itself as Kafevino.
Tags: javino, kafevino, third ward, wine bar, wine, cafe

Bars & Clubs - April 9, 2009
Javino perks up Third Ward with wine and coffee
Javino -- a wine and coffee bar that will open in May at 303 E. Menomonee St. -- is the latest venture of husband-and-wife duo Lee Barczak and Jane Schilz. The couple plans to open a second Javino in Bay View -- possibly inside the Avalon Theater building -- before the end of 2009.
Tags: javino, wine bar, cafe, lee barczak, sheridan's, charlies, club charlies, avalon theater

Dining - Jan. 16, 2009
The National is a great new addition to cafe culture
In a great little storefront spot on the corner of 9th Street and National Avenue, two large picture windows adorned in retro print drapery reveal a quaint, yet contemporary looking café. This is The National, a brand new coffee shop and restaurant at 839 W. National Ave. that recently reclaimed the space left empty by Brooklyn Bob's move to Downtown.
Tags: the national, national avenue, walker's point, cafe, coffee, espresso, deli, brooklyn bob's

Dining - Oct. 7, 2008
Milwaukee's best coffee shop/café, 2008: Alterra
This swiftly growing coffee company has created quite a buzz both in Milwaukee and in the national coffee industry, and it's easy to see why. They serve the strongest cup of joe around -- but do offer a daily mild blend, if you prefer -- and pay obsessively close attention to quality and taste control.
Tags: alterra, stone creek, cafe, coffee shop, best of

Dining - Sept. 1, 2008
Coffee houses and cafe guide
With coffee's position as the beverage of choice of all ages these days, coffee shops and cafes have proliferated in the Milwaukee area. Here is a little guide to some of them.
Tags: coffee, cafe, coffee guide, espresso

Kids & Family - July 10, 2008
Shops sprout up in Shorewood
Streetscaping and curbside gardens aren't the only new things in Shorewood this summer. Area residents are taking up new occupations and opportunities with the addition of several locally-owned businesses on East Capitol Drive.
Tags: shorewood, capitol drive, shop, northshore wheels, cafe nation, smoothie nation, cafe, coffee, fashion

Dining - May 22, 2008
Soups and subs replace Third Ward lounge
Penthouse on Broadway is closing and the new Three Brothers Soup, Sandwich and Salad Shop is replacing it at 184 N. Broadway in the Third Ward.
Tags: penthouse on broadway, three brothers soup, sandwich and salad shop, martini lounge, cafe, breakfast, lunch delivery

Dining - April 11, 2008
Transfer Pizzeria Café is a Mitchell Street magnet
If you're a frequent South 1st Street commuter, you've probably noticed the new Transfer Pizzeria Café, 101 W. Mitchell St. With its name broadcast in stylized neon, the corner building is a definite eye-catcher at night -- a glowing sign of life in a rather dim section of the city.
Tags: transfer pizzeria cafe, scrambled ed's, vasyl lemberskyy, pizza, csa, george webb, rossetto, cafe

Dining - March 12, 2008
Alterra brings Barista Competition to Milwaukee
This weekend Alterra Coffee Roasters is bringing a bit of competition to Milwaukee. For the first time, Milwaukee welcomes competitors from a five-state region to compete in the fourth annual Great Lakes Regional Barista Competition.
Tags: coffee, alterra coffee roasters, barista, annual great lakes regional barista competition, espresso, cafe, specialty coffee association of america

Dining - Feb. 24, 2008
Annona Bistro comes into its own in year two
Annona Bistro experienced some significant changes in its year and a half at 2643 S. Kinnickinic Ave. Now, it's a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
Tags: annona bistro, stacy stangarone, cafe, fish fry, pizza, paninis, smoke-free, kinnickinnic avenue

Dining - Feb. 18, 2008
East Side getting bagels, thanks to Bruegger's
The city's second Bruegger's Bagels location will open in a retail building at 2043 E. North Ave. -- still under construction -- on Milwaukee's East Side,according to local real estate reports.
Tags: Bruegger's, North Ave., bagels, Starbucks, East Side eateries, cafe, Danielle Swift

Marketplace - Jan. 17, 2008
Alterra scores on Forbes' "10 Hottest Coffeehouses"
Forbes Traveler Magazine scoured the country in search of our nation's top independent coffeehouses, and Milwaukee's very own Alterra Coffee Roasters made the list alongside cafes in Seattle, San Francisco, New York and Chicago.
Tags: alterra coffee roasters, forbes traveler magazine, coffeehouse, cafe, intelligencia, seattle

Dining - Dec. 14, 2007
Alterra on Humboldt opens tomorrow
Alterra Coffee Roasters opens its ninth café in the Riverwest neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 a.m.
Tags: Alterra Coffee, Lincoln Fowler, ward Fowler, Paul Miller, coffee, bakery, Loop, yarn, Cafe, Alterra, coffee, espresso

Dining - Nov. 15, 2007
St. Francis gets its Fixx
With all the condos going up along the lake, St. Francis resident Shari Franz saw a perfect spot for her new coffee shop, Fixx Coffee House.
Tags: st. francis, fixx coffee house, coffee shop, cafe, carleton grange, mirror mirror, packard avenue, shari franz, open mic, door county coffee, singles, dating