The Kitchen

The Kitchen is a restaurant in Superior, WI, located at 803 N 5th St. The establishment sits near East 2nd Street and within a short walk of Veterans Memorial Park, the Virginia L. Deetz Community Center, and Saint Louis Catholic School. It holds a rating of 4.70.

The Kitchen serves a six-course prix fixe dinner built around the freshest ingredients available, sourced locally and regionally. Upon arrival, guests are welcomed with libations and hors d'oeuvres before the executive chef and staff present the meal in a lively, theatrical demonstration format, walking diners through the kitchen's wine cellar, spirits selection, and seasonal handcrafted alcohol-free beverages. The meal concludes with dessert, warm chocolate chip cookies, and hand-curated artisan cheeses paired with after-dinner cordials and digestifs. The menu evolves weekly as a seasonal snapshot of the surrounding agricultural bounty, shifting with the harvests of local farmers and ranchers.

The restaurant was founded in 1991 by the husband-and-wife team of chefs Randall Selland and Nancy Zimmer, along with their children Josh Nelson and Tamera Baker, making it one of the first to champion farm-to-fork dining in the region. The family has spent more than 35 years cultivating relationships with local farmers, growers, ranchers, and artisan producers, and the restaurant has sold out nightly for over 35 years. Its recognitions include a MICHELIN star, the AAA Five Diamond Award, a James Beard Outstanding Restaurant Award semi-finalist nod, the highest Zagat ratings, honors from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, and inclusion in the LA Liste Top 1000, Yelp Top 100, and OpenTable Top 100. Executive Chef Kelly McCown, who trained at the California Culinary Academy and worked in Michelin-starred kitchens in San Francisco and Seattle, oversees the food program and personally narrates dinner service.