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Monday - Thursday
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
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Sanford D'Amato
Graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1974, and stayed
on for a one year fellowship in the Escoffier Room. He then worked
in various New York City restaurants throughout the 70's. In 1980,
he returned home to Milwaukee's John Byron's Restaurant where he
received national attention in 1985 Food and Wine magazine as one of
the top 25 "Hot New Chefs", and touted as "One of the finest seafood
chefs in the country" in 1998 Bon Appetit feature article. In 1988,
he was selected as one of 12 national finalists in the American
Culinary Gold Cup, Bocuse D'or. He also competed in the 1988 and
1989 American Seafood Challenge and received one of two gold medals
awarded in 1989 and took third place overall. In December of 1989,
Sanford and his wife Angela opened Sanford Restaurant in the former
site of his father and grandfathers grocery store. It has since
received accolades locally and nationally in Food and Wine, Bon
Appetit, Wine Spectator 1990 - 1999 Award of Excellence, Milwaukee
Magazine, Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Esquire magazine as
one of 1990's best new restaurants. In November of 1992, Sanford was
one of 12 chefs in the nation to be personally chosen by Julia Child
to cook for her 80th Birthday Celebration in her hometown Boston.
Sanford has made television appearances on feature programs such as
Dining Around on The TV Food Network, Great Chefs/Great Cities, PBS
Julia Child Special, America's Rising Star Chefs and Always in Good
Taste with Willard Romantini. In 1994, Sanford Restaurant was
awarded the Fine Dining Hall of Fame award by Nation's Restaurant
News and the DiRONA (Distinguished Restaurants of North America)
Award and are 1995 recipients of the Ivy Award from Restaurants and
Institutions Magazine. Sanford has also consistently received the
AAA - Four Diamond Award and the Four-Star award from Mobil Travel
Guide. After being nominated for six consecutive years by the James
Beard Foundation, Sanford won the Perrier Jouet Best Chef Midwest
award in April of 1996. In February of 1999, Sanford and Angela
opened their second restaurant, Coquette Cafe, in the Historic Third
Ward in Milwaukee.
Ralph
Selensky
A
Cudahy, Wisconsin native, Ralph Selensky has worked with Sandy and Angie
D’Amato for nearly 30 Years—20 of which have been at Sanford.
In addition to his restaurant career, Ralph is an established artist who
has a studio in Milwaukee. He studied at the University Wisconsin -
Whitewater where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He also
studied filmmaking and photography at California Institute of the Arts
and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
October 23 thru November 14 2009
Alumni Show, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Crossman Gallery
May
2009 Food ArtsMagazine
Restaurant and Food Service paintings featured in an article by Julie
Mautner
August
14, thru December 5, 2008 Beloit College, Wright Museum of Art
Dual Exhibition with Photographer Joe De Maio
“Palates and Palettes” An Homage to Food
May 16
thru July 18, 2008 Beloit College, Wright Museum of Art
51st Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition
2nd Prize Overall
April
12, 2008 Milwaukee Art Museum
One of Three Jurors Wisconsin Scholastic Art Awards for Paintings Grades
10 to 12
December 5, 2007 thru February 29, 2008
Solo exhibition Coquette Cafe, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April
2007, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee
Wisconsin
“The Language of Composition”
Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Photographs, and Film
2005
Forward: A Survey of Wisconsin Arts Now
Friends of the Charles Art Museum Grand Award
Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee Wisconsin
To see
Ralph’s work:
http://sites.google.com/site/rmselensky/
Justin Aprahamian
Justin Aprahamian entered the culinary
world at the age of 12 helping out with his uncle’s catering company.
At the age of 16 Justin started working for chef owned and operated,
Steven Wades Café. Wanting to learn all aspects of a kitchen he
accepted a job as dishwasher and worked his way up to garde manger.
During his time at Wades, Justin graduated high school and immediately
enrolled in the culinary program at Waukesha County Technical College.
Upon graduating with his Associate’s Degree in May of 2002, Justin
joined the kitchen staff at Sanford Restaurant. Hired as a prep cook,
his drive and passion helped him to move up the line and by 2005 was
promoted to Sous Chef. After working closely with Sandy on recipe and
menu development as well as the daily function, he was named Chef de
Cuisine in 2008.
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Sanford Recipes
Chef Bios
Sample Menu
Photo Gallery
View
Sandy D'Amato's weekly column and recipe in the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel Sunday Entree Section,
The
Kitchen Technician
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