Friday funday
Q: What’s the most fun you can have on a Friday not at a fish fry? A: Try Mint Mark’s martini lunch.
View ArticleBuilding, rebuilding
Monroe Street construction causes consternation but Brocach will be back, vows owner. Other restaurants have construction delays, and a special beer will benefit reconstruction in Sun Prairie.
View ArticleWhat about the beer?
Rich Joseph of the Hop Garden makes his beer with hops he grows himself. But his fields were right in the line of the flooding Sugar River.
View ArticleNot half-baked
A Cambridge CSA diversifies with cooking classes and a pizza oven. It’s a way of augmenting income when CSA share sales are sluggish.
View ArticleMore than weeds
Foraging is not restricted to the wilderness. Wisconsin forager extraordinaire Sam Thayer will give three workshops, on fall seasonal, urban and rural foraging as part of the upcoming Fermentation Fest.
View ArticleHilldale is hopping
One of Madison’s oldest retail destinations, Hilldale Shopping Center has undergone a major facelift in the last few years. Now, new restaurants and coffee shops are flocking to the updated space.
View ArticleMadison College Taking Popular Chef Series to Next Level with Renowned...
Kyle Cherek, host of WPT’s Emmy Award-winning series, "Wisconsin Foodie," has signed on to host Madison College’s newly revamped Chef Series. Sponsored by Madison College Center for Entrepreneurship.
View ArticleWe still like beer
Beer has been having a national moment, but Madison is way ahead of the curve. Four more breweries are slated to open in our area.
View ArticleOpenings and closings
Downtown, 309 N. Henry St. has yet another new restaurant tenant, The Globe. On the near west side, The Heights Kitchen has opened. On the north side, Bistro Honda has closed.
View ArticleMade in Madison
The Madison East Shopping Center is adding a retail store selling products made at Christine’s Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen used by nearly a dozen local food entrepreneurs.
View ArticleOpenings
Freaky’s Pizza and Wings is open behind the IHOP on University Avenue. Coming soon: More Korean food downtown and more barbecue on the north side.
View ArticleOne Barrel x 2
The Schenk’s Corners nanobrewery will open another location in Egg Harbor. It’s another sign of the burgeoning beer culture in Door County.
View ArticleOpenings and closings
Keeping track of Madison’s restaurant scene? Kingdom West African restaurant will open a second location in Northside Town Center, Marie’s Soul Food is headed to Monroe Street and The Chicken Run has...
View ArticleAll about the apples
Madison’s first dedicated cidery taphouse is on the verge of opening. Co-owner John Biondi wants to bring high-quality, orchard-based cider to town.
View ArticleTangent brewpub to open soon on East Wash
More development on East Wash means more places to eat and drink. Tangent, the new brewpub from the Vintage folks, is set to open Jan. 23. But wait, there’s more.
View ArticlePay what you can restaurant heading to Madison
Chef Dave Heide works on a new concept in sustainable dining. His Little John’s will address food access, food waste and job training.
View ArticleTidbits
A restaurant for the depot is still in the works. Food cart Little Tibet is heading to the old Mildred’s Sandwich Shop Space. And yes, we have no bone broth, reports MMoCA.
View ArticleTidbits
Now open at Hilldale: bartaco. Soon to open at East Towne: Portillo’s. And now partnering with Hy-Vee: Flashfood.
View ArticleCall to action
FairShare CSA Coalition screens three important documentary shorts in this year’s Food & Farms Film Festival. They are "Local Thirty," "Big River" and "Last Man Fishing."
View ArticleA farm is more than fields
There is a deep history of African American farms and cooperative living strategies. UW-Madison professor of environmental justice Monica M. White writes of its impact on farming movements of today in...
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