Three Talented Chef's, Three Mouthwatering Cheeseburgers
May, 2012 - Chef John Jerabek of Fresco was one of the local chef's featured at the 2012 Burgers & Brew event hosted by REAP Food Group. Chef John's "Bluecy in the Sky with Bacon" is featured in a video from the event. Watch Video...
Meet the chef: John Jerabek
May 2012 - Featuring Chef John Jerabek of Fresco Rooftop Restaurant. Read More...
Top chefs cook for REAP gala
March, 2012 - The REAP Spring Gala brings together eight of Madison’s top chefs for an evening of local food and specially selected wines, April 3, in the Concourse Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, 1 W. Dayton St. Each chef will host a table of 10 to 12 guests, preparing a five- to six-course dinner for the group. Tables will be randomly assigned, but groups of up to 12 guests can request a specific chef. Read More...
Thanksgiving with the pros: Local chefs share their holiday traditions
November 2011 - Year round, Chef John Jerabek prepares fresh, seasonal food at Fresco, his high-end restaurant atop the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. But at his parents' home on Thanksgiving, Jerabek turns the reins over to his mom. Read More...
Table Talk: Make Fresco chef John Jerabek's Thanksgiving polenta
November 2011 - Fresco chef John Jerabek was one of our hosts for 77 Square's Thanksgiving cover shoot... Luckily for us, and our readers, the chefs have been willing to pass along some of their favorite recipes. Jerabek's polenta was one that earned a lot of raves… Here's the recipe -- and yes, the amount of half and half is correct (perhaps the secret to its deliciousness?). Read More...
Sweet Indulgence
December 2009 - "The beignets are hot, fried buttermilk dough with a milk chocolate center and served with a bowl of vanilla crème anglaise for dipping. Cooked to order, the beignets resemble doughnut holes, only more upscale." Read More...
Fresco – A Dramatic Setting Atop The Overture Center
July 2009 - Located at the top of the Overture Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Madison, Fresco presents one of the stronger visual statements of any restaurant in Madison. From its elevator entrance on the ground floor of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, one rises to a bright open space of floor to ceiling glass walls, which provide one of the more dramatic views of the Capitol Dome, especially with an orange and red sunset playing off the white marble. Read More...
These Drinks are Bloody Good
July 2009 - "Fresco, on top of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, uses Prairie Organic Vodka and house-roasted vegetables." Read More...
Cool and Fresh
July 2009 - "An appropriately artistic menu paints international flavors using a palate of local ingredients. The Fresco Fives menu--select martinis, wines by the glass, small plates and desserts for $5 each--is ingenious." Read More...
Flower Power
July 2009 - "It’s a simple drink to mix up at home. But perhaps the best place to sip it is overlooking the lights of the city from Fresco’s sleek, sexy, window-filled dining room. It’s the only spot in town serving the unique libation." Read More...
Magazine Gives Madison Top Food Ranking
April 23, 2009 - "The glories of the local food scene have earned Madison bragging rights as the top culinary destination among Midwestern cities with a population under one million." Read More...
Know you Nightclub Fresco Rooftop Lounge
April 16, 2009 - "Five words or less: Affordable urban chic." Read More...