L'Etoile Restaurant

04/02/2026

Join us on Tuesday, April 21st for the fourth event of our 50th Anniversary Dinner Series: a special dinner featuring contestants from the acclaimed Bravo TV series Top Chef! We are excited to be joined by Chef Lee Anne Wong (Top Chef Season 1, final four; chef-partner of Koko Head Cafe, Honolulu, HI), Chef Michelle Wallace (Top Chef Season 21, final six & Fan Favorite; chef-owner of B’Tween Sandwich Co, Houston, TX) and Chef Dan Jacobs (Top Chef Season 21, runner-up; chef-owner of EsterEv & DanDan, Milwaukee, WI) at L’Etoile for an extraordinary evening of dining! These amazing Chefs will collaborate with Chef Tory on a five course tasting menu experience, accompanied by a beverage pairing from the L’Etoile team. Reservations available now.

02/19/2026

L'Etoile welcomes graduates and their families, and those celebrating Mother's Day, on May 8th, 9th, and 10th with a four course prix-fixe menu at $175 per guest, with optional and additional wine pairings curated by sommelier Michael Kwas. Reservations will be available starting today at 2pm, please visit our website. We look forward to celebrating with you!

02/18/2026

We are thrilled to announce the third event of our 50th Anniversary Dinner Series: A special dinner featuring our friends and Milwaukee area James Beard award-winning Chefs! We are honored to welcome Chef Justin Aprahamian of Sanford, Chef Dane Baldwin of The Diplomat, Chef Milunka Radicevic of Three Brothers, and Chef Adam Siegel of Lupi & Iris to L’Etoile! Join us for what is sure to be an extraordinary evening of dining with a six course tasting menu experience, accompanied by a beverage pairing from the L’Etoile team. Tickets available on our website.

02/03/2026

The culmination of the savory portion of our Tasting Menu is currently this beautiful Son of a Beach Beef New York Strip | Emmi Roth Grand Cru pavé, parsnip confit, beef tallow popover, maitake mushroom, bone marrow-oxtail ragu and a port wine soubise.

01/27/2026

Valentine’s Day reservations are available now, we will be serving our special 5 course menu both Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th. Join us to celebrate!

01/23/2026

Thank you, Lindsay!

Some of the culinary pop-ups around Madison include L’Etoile’s 50th anniversary series, chef residencies at Seven Acre Dairy and a new hot dog pop-up.

01/06/2026

Chef Tory Miller prepares our new pasta dish | Honeynut Squash and Dream Farm Chèvre Cappelletti with Pinn Oak Farms Lamb Sunday Gravy.

12/22/2025

In 2026 L’Etoile restaurant is proud to celebrate our 50th anniversary!

We are commemorating this incredible accomplishment by celebrating with the many friends we have made along the way. We will have a monthly dinner series featuring guest chefs, wine makers, and some of our wine director, Micheal Kwas’ favorite selections and vintages.

We are honored to announce our first guest chef dinner featuring local celebrity chefs that started out here at L’Etoile! Join us for our Chef Alumni dinner Tuesday, January 20th. Featuring Chefs Itaru Nagano, Jamie Brown-Soukaseume, Andrew Kroeger, Evan Dannells, and Eric Rupert. Tickets on sale now.

12/18/2025

We present our New Year’s Eve menu! Available both Tuesday, December 30th and Wednesday, December 31st.

12/08/2025

Spiced Snug Haven Carrots | winter Snug Haven carrots are highlighted with pastrami spices and roasted in Greek yogurt, plated with Badger Flame beet and buttermilk soup, carrot top oil, rye crisp.

12/06/2025

Join us to celebrate the New Year! We are offering a Five Course Tasting Menu for $175 on both Tuesday, December 30th and Wednesday, December 31st.

Reservations are available on our website. We look forward to celebrating with you!

12/04/2025

Our Five Spice Pumpkin Cake | hazelnut dacquoise, pumpkin crème fraîche mousseline, toasted maple ice cream, orange.