Milwaukee dining legend Paul Bartolotta is up for a major accomplishment in the dining industry.
Earlier this week, he was named as a finalist for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur.
“This nomination is a tad bittersweet, given the loss of my brother about this time last year,” Paul Bartolotta tells WTMJ. “Joe and I had made it to a semifinalist nomination in ’17, ’18, and ’19. We were starting to joke around that we were going to be the Susan Lucci of the Beard Awards.”
Winners will be announced on September 25.
For much from Bartolotta on Wisconsin’s Morning News, click in the player above.