Dining - Oct. 29, 2009
Rapid review: Centro Cafe
Today's quick review focuses on Riverwest's newest eatery, Centro Cafe. It's a cozy, Italian restaurant that's off to a great start.
Tags: centro cafe, rapid review, italian food, riverwest restaurant

Dining - Oct. 8, 2009
Rapid review: Nessun Dorma
Today's at-a-glance review focuses on Riverwest's Nessun Dorma, an Italian bar and eatery tucked away on a quiet street corner.
Tags: nessun dorma, italian food, riverwest

Dining - Aug. 25, 2009
Checking in at Centro Café
Finally, on June 18 -- after almost five years of construction -- Peg Karpfinger and her husband and business partner, Patrick Moore, opened Centro Café, 808 E. Center St. So far, business is booming for the Riverwest Italian eatery.
Tags: centro cafe, riverwest, nessun dorma, italian food, rio west cantina, peg karpfinger

Dining - June 23, 2009
centro café is Riverwest's newest eatery
Five years ago Pat Moore and Peg Karpfinger started work on an idea for a new Riverwest cafe. Their hard work finally paid off when centro café, 808 E. Center St., opened its doors last Thursday.
Tags: centro cafe, italian food, riverwest

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 - Sept. 29, 2008
Soul food guide
It's amazing that one of the most despicable periods in American history inspired delicious foods like southern fried chicken, homemade macaroni and cheese, collard greens, chitlins, hush puppies, fried catfish, sweet potato pie, cole slaw and black-eyed peas. Lucky for us, Milwaukee has a few of the finest soul food restaurants in the Midwest.
Tags: African American, soul food, thai food, italian food, ethnic food

Dining - Sept. 1, 2008
Lisa's Pizza is among Milwaukee's best
Lisa's Fine Foods (aka Lisa's Pizza) a tiny, 41-year-old pizzeria and basic Italian restaurant tucked just north of the busy intersection of Locust Street and Oakland Avenue.
Tags: lisa's fine foods, lisa'a pizza, pizza, italian food, thin crust

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