I Do: Part Deux – Wedding Photo Contest

| February 13, 2012

  Weddings are a big part of our history. From the grandest to the most intimate, each wedding has a special place here at The Pfister. That’s why we’re proud to announce our I Do: Part Deux, Wedding Photo contest. You are cordially invited to share your Pfister wedding day memories with us for a [...]

The Next Pfister in Residence Finalists

| January 23, 2012

This January’s gallery night tested the courage of every driver. The six finalists for the Pfister Hotel’s next Artist in Residence displayed their work in Gallery M at the Intercontinental. I braved the seven block walk from my Wisconsin Avenue home base and spent an evening taking in the feel of a different hotel in the Marcus family. Please [...]

Marcus Restaurants Extends Chef Series Program

| 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 [...]

Spend New Years Eve With Us

| December 27, 2011

This New Year’s Eve at the Pfister will be a celebration and a special evening full of drinks, dancing and fun. Join us as we say goodbye to 2011 and welcome 2012 with in style. But we have to warn you; this will not be your typical New Years party. We have booked one of Milwaukee’s hottest [...]

Take your grandmother out for Afternoon Tea

| December 23, 2011

Last weekend my grandma and I decided to go out for afternoon tea. I don’t believe anyone’s ever taken tea with my grandmother, aside from a bag she dropped in a mug above her stove. When my mom called to remind her, my grandma asked what she should wear for such an occasion, what is [...]

Baking Up Hope This Holiday Season

| 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 Good Life in Blu (is a cocktail too)

| December 3, 2011

Last night I was able to listen to a concert with pianist Dr. Jeffrey Hollander. The good doctor plays every first Thursday of the month on the 23rd floor at Blu, the cocktail lounge which looks east over Lake Michigan. Patrons sat at tables which radiated from the piano. Couples sat close to one another in a [...]

Your City Through Visiting Eyes- “Absolutely Gobsmacked!”

| November 28, 2011

  The other night I was sitting in the lobby lounge editing photographs on my computer. Something a bar patron said caught my ear and made me laugh. I don’t remember what exactly he said, but the gentleman’s tone and volume invited anybody within earshot to join. Hearing my chuckle he turned around, delighted that [...]

Holiday Season Begins

| November 27, 2011

Last year I took a seasonal job selling Christmas trees in Florida. Why Christmas trees? Why Florida? Because it’s seasonal and the job is over soon. It’s nice to spend a month in the warmth. They paid for my travel, a house we shared on the beach, and all my meals while in the FLA. [...]

Generations of Serendipity Swirl Through the Pfister

| November 24, 2011

It’s not every day a person informs you the place you work probably had a hand in their family escaping the Holocaust. This past weekend the Pfister was blessed to host the wedding of Mr. Wiley Norden and Ms. Marissa Mullen. Marissa recently followed her career to Chicago but left her heart in Milwaukee. With [...]

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