PRESS

"I like it when restaurants get personal. With their menus, I mean. Zesti in Hartland does a bit of that. It's the newest restaurant by chef Michael Feker, who also operates the Italian restaurant Il Mito in Wauwatosa. Zesti has its share of Italian-ish plates — pastas and small pizzas, mainly — but it goes a little more global; Feker includes dishes from some countries where he's lived and worked…" Read More

MEDIA & AWARDS

Best Milwaukee Restaurants, 2013
Diners' Choice Winner (Fit for Foodies, Italian, Neighborhood Gem, Best Service), 2013
Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award, 2013
Reader's Choice Awards, 2012
Local Eats That Tempt & Treat, 2012
Dining Guide: Where to Go and What to Expect, 2012
Diners' Choice List Winner, 2012
Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award, 2011
Reader's Choice, 2010
Top 50 Restaurants of America, 2009
Most Non-Profit Volunteering, 2009
Chef of the Year, 2009
3.5 Stars, 2001
Chef to the Stars, 1995, 1996, 1997
California IL MITO received 4-star rating by California Food Writers Association, 1994, 1995
THE place that is not Spago, 1993, 1994
Best Chef of Year by California Food Writers Association (CFWA), 1993
California IL MITO named Best of LA by 1992
California's Best New Chef of the Year, 1991