A Girl, A Restaurant & A Life

I'm a chef I own a restaurant and this is my story

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#daydrinking (at Morrison Holiday Bar)

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Octopus in our belly! (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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Our second plot for potatoes, beets, rutabaga and squash sunflowers too! For @thepastatree @icooktoo #farmtotable #cantgetmuchfresher #organicgreens #organicfood #mke (at Golden Rod Cottage/Urban Farm)

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Watch your food grow! Soon to be on your plates @thepastatree I stopped by to see how our gardens and my farmer @stephanseefeldt were doing! Take a peek! #chefslife #mke #organicfood #organicgreens #farmtotable #cantgetmuchfresher @icooktoo (at Golden Rod Cottage/Urban Farm)

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Stop by our #urbanfarm today to see how things are growing! Everything looks amazing with bees being delivered today!! I'm overly excited to be able to supply my restaurant with the freshest possible ingredients! Thanks to my personal urban farmer, Stephan Seefeldt #goldenrodfarms #urbanfarming #organicgreens #organicfood #bees #mke #chefslife @thepastatree @icooktoo (at Golden Rod Cottage/Urban Farm)

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What beauty! #organicfood #organicgreens #urbanfarming #goldenrodfarms @thepastatree @icooktoo soon to be on your plates! (at Golden Rod Cottage/Urban Farm)

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#Braciole in the making! @thepastatree #iguessimissmymum (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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#meatballs (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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#freshpasta being made at 12 on your plate by 5! We offer egg, spinach and whole wheat! #madefreshdaily #chefslife #35years #milwaukeelandmark #soisourpastamachine (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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Thanks for the #bubbles #brianG it's rough job but someone needs to taste it #roseseason #chefslife #partofanewsummercocktail #secretgarden (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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Stage two of my homemade #lonzino on our antipasti plate in 12 days! @thepastatree #chefslife #mke#chacuterie #makinggrandpaproud #maplecreekfarms (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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#ramppesto with seared scallops! #mydinner (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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#pastapagliara @thepastatree (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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#pickling ramps (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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Ramp it up! #celebratingspring playing in the kitchen all week! (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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Good morning! (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)

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Specials this evening: Roasted summer squash soup, Salad of Roma tomatoes,avocado,scallions, Kalamata Olives, Gorgonzola and Moscato vinaigrette, Fresh Roma tomato bruschetta with shaved Parmesan and capers, Maple Pecan Roasted Maple Creek bone in Pork loin with spruce tips and creamy Polenta, Roasted Vegetable Lasagna with Sheep's Milk Goat Cheese, Parmesan Meatballs, Homemade Italian Sausage&Tricolored Peppers, Shrimp Caprese, Veal Marsala, Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Homemade Blackberry Jam and Chocolate and Orange cannolis (at The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar)