Milwaukee Magazine Through the Years: The Eighties

The Cudahy Tower spot that holds Bacchus has long been associated with fine dining, notably the opulent Fleur de Lis. Reviewed in February 1984, this fancy French restaurant served dishes many Milwaukeeans had never seen before (entrées were a shocking $19.95) and more silverware than we knew what to do with. Fleur’s first head chef, Michel Nischan, went on to bigger and better things: winning four James Beard Awards, running a restaurant with actor Paul Newman and founding a national nonprofit that tackles food insecurity.

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