Dining Out with Dennis R. Getto; Parisian Import; Food at New Chez Jacques Is so Authentic, You'd Swear You're in France

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"This is the best French onion soup I've ever eaten," my dining companion said.

I smiled. My companion, like a lot of other Milwaukeeans, had never tasted real French onion soup with its sweet broth, chewy crotons and melted gruyere cheese. The soup she tasted had nothing in common with the dark, salty stuff that goes by the same name in supper clubs here.

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Dining Out with Dennis R. Getto; Parisian Import; Food at New Chez Jacques Is so Authentic, You'd Swear You're in France

As I sat beside her in the new Chez Jacques, that soup was one of several dishes that delighted me with their authentic French flavor. When the restaurant's owner, Jacques Chaumet, opened his first caf at 1101 S. 2nd St. in 2001, he told me his goal was to create a casual neighborhood restaurant like the ones he knew in...

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