Former Red Geranium up for sale again; Italian restaurant ‘in flux’ after COVID challenges
DENNIS HINES AND STEPHANIE JONES
Lake Geneva Regional News
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Cuoco Pazzo Eatz & Drinkz, 393 North Edwards Boulevard, opened in May 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which caused challenges. It opened at the site of the former Red Geranium restaurant that closed Jan. 1, 2020.
Eric Webber, owner Cuoco Pazzo Eatz & Drinkz, 393 N. Edwards Blvd., hopes to be able to re-open his restaurant this spring, despite the restaurant’s property being up for sale.
Dennis Hines
Dotty Swatek, former owner of the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, closed the eatery in January 2020.
DENNIS HINES AND STEPHANIE JONES
Lake Geneva Regional News
LAKE GENEVA — The Italian restaurant that opened last year at the former Red Geranium along Highway 50 has been closed since December and now the building is up for sale.
Dotty Swatek, former owner of the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, closed the eatery in January 2020.
File photo, Regional News
Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva
The Red Geranium Restaurant, 393 N. Edwards Boulevard, closed in January 2020 after 35 years in business.
File photos, Regional News
Vern Pregont waitress at Red Geranium
After working 20 years at the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, waitress Vern Pregont, shown at work Dec. 18, said that the restaurant’s closure on Jan. 1, 2020 will be a difficult moment for her.
Scott Williams, Regional News
Chef Justin Peters at Red Geranium Restaurant
Justin Peters, a chef at the Red Geranium Restaurant, was one of 25 employees at the restaurant, which closed its doors Jan. 1, 2020 after 35 years in business.
Scott Williams, Regional News
Vern Pregont waitress at Red Geranium
Waitress Vern Pregont, standing, serves a cup of coffee Dec. 18, 2019 to Barb Dinan at the Red Geranium Restaurant, where Dinan was having a holiday luncheon with fellow members of a group called the Breakfast Book Club.
Scott Williams photos, Regional News
Troy Bartz general manager and executive chef at Red Geranium restaurant
Troy Bartz, general manager and executive chef at the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, worked at the Red Geranium more than 20 years, most recently since 2006.
Scott Williams, Regional News
Chef Troy
Chef Troy Bartz from the Red Geranium restaurant. (Regional News photo)
Red Geranium
Red Geranium
Jayne Fashion show
Nancy Wolff, of Lake Forest, Illinois, models an outfit from Jayne during a fashion show May 9 at the Red Geranium. (Submitted photo)
Jayne fashion show
Models showcased outfits for Jayne during a May 9 fashion show at the Red Geranium. (From left) Nancy Wolff, Heidi Rodriguez, Carla Raasch, Jennifer Hull, Kari Doerkson and Barbara Barber. (Submitted photo) (Right) Nancy Wolff, of Lake Forest, Illinois, models an outfit during the May 9 fashion show.
Cuoco Pazzo Eatz & Drinkz, 393 North Edwards Boulevard, opened in May 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which caused challenges. It opened at the site of the former Red Geranium restaurant that closed Jan. 1, 2020.
Eric Webber, owner Cuoco Pazzo Eatz & Drinkz, 393 N. Edwards Blvd., hopes to be able to re-open his restaurant this spring, despite the restaurant’s property being up for sale.
