Pfister Narrator Ed | April 3, 2012
Ah, big brother Chicago. Just two hundred years ago we were part of the same Illinois territory. People come to Milwaukee for many reasons. Business. Dinner. Conventions. Celebrations. Sporting events. Art openings. Museums. Visitors ask certain key questions which lead me to conclude they’re not from Milwaukee. This line of conversation usually takes place after [...]
Pfister Narrator Ed | March 22, 2012
The Pfister has received countless compliments on their Marcus Celebrated Chefs series. Many of the compliments centered around the hotel’s Executive Chef Brian Frakes. People talked about how generous he was with his knowledge and always sent them home with extra food. Guests went home energized with new ideas of how to invigorate their home [...]
Pfister Narrator Ed | March 12, 2012
What is the meaning of life? I do not know and I’m quite sure many people are closer to having a conclusion than myself. The best I’ve managed to piece together is finding something you love and devising a way to make it pay your bills. Individuals who have successfully accomplished that have always fascinated [...]
Pfister Narrator Ed | March 8, 2012
Saturday afternoon I swung in to Mason Street Grill. The restaurant wasn’t open and jazz played quietly while the fireplace crackled to an audience of empty bar stools. This Saturday was a sunny thaw of a day which followed a sudden Friday snowstorm. Roads now cleared by snowplows and sunshine generally forecasts a busy night [...]
The Pfister Hotel | March 1, 2012
Back by popular demand, Marcus Restaurants has brought back its popular chef series starting on March 24th. Every Saturday, our Marcus Restaurants chefs will host a special sequence of classes designed for guests to discover trade secrets from some of Wisconsin’s renowned culinary leaders. Each class will feature a different beverage pairing to be sampled with each [...]
The Pfister | January 4, 2012
The culinary fun isn’t over yet! Marcus Restaurants has extended its popular chef series through February 2012, after a successful autumn session. Each Saturday, Marcus Restaurants will host a special sequence of classes called Celebrated Chefs Winter 2012 Series. Guests will get to know some of the city’s culinary [...]
The Pfister | December 22, 2011
Marcus Restaurants donates 500 cookies to Hope House MILWAUKEE – December 22, 2011 – For the third year in a row, chefs from Marcus Restaurants are helping to make this holiday season a little sweeter for those in need. This morning, they donated 500 cookies to Hope House in Milwaukee. Hope House is an emergency [...]
The Pfister | December 13, 2011
I am a geek for sparkling wines. This is one of my very favorite seasons as there are so MANY occasions to elegantly sip Champagne and share toasts with my friends and family. I cannot imagine a Christmas Eve dinner at my house without a few bottles of something bubbly chilling in my outdoor cellar [...]
The Pfister | October 27, 2011
I am a sommelier, and my most important job is to recommend the right wine for the right meal for the right guest at the right price. After a thoughtful question and answer session with my diners, I will go to my cellar and produce a bottle that has been agreed to meet their specific [...]
The Pfister | September 7, 2011
My name is Heather Kanter-Kowal and I am the Certified Sommelier and Assistant Manager of the Mason Street Grill in the Historic Pfister Hotel. This is the first post in a series about wine that I will be sharing with the Pfister community. We will discuss different wine regions of the world, how to taste [...]