Online groups push to improve food at Madison schools A better lunch Lynn Welch on Friday 02/05/2010 While the national discussion over children's nutrition has heated up recently, Madison parents have long tried to get healthier food to kids at school. "My son came home one day and said the lunch at school is gross," recounts Susanne Swift, parent of two school-age children. >MoreMaster & chef Shinji Muramoto Restaurateur moves beyond cooking to guide his three fusion restaurants Erin Hanusa on Friday 02/05/2010 Shinji Muramoto is standing in the back kitchen of his flagship Restaurant Muramoto, explaining a bit of his restaurant philosophy. "We don't have a walk-in cooler because I want to try to get everything fresh every day," says one of Madison's most notable restaurateurs. "If we have a walk-in cooler, the cooks tend to overstock everything, so I just give them a little space for cooling and freezing." >More
Beer Here: Hot Chocolate from Viking Brewing Company Robin Shepard on Friday 02/05/2010 2:00 pm, (5) Recommendations The inspiration for Viking Brewing Company's Hot Chocolate came one February when brewery owners Robin and Ann Lee were hosting brewery tours on an exceptionally cold Saturday. Ann asked her husband, "Why can't you make something that would warm me up?" >MoreWood-fired oven dishes distinguish Las Cazuelas The whole chamorro Linda Falkenstein on Friday 02/05/2010 It might be a good idea to stop the revolving door at 15 N. Butler St. with its latest tenant, Las Cazuelas. It's been noted that this is not a spot that's been good to restaurateurs over the years. Yet with a triangle of restaurants clustered around the city's Brayton parking lot -- Las Cazuelas, Bellini's and the Bayou (plus, just a few doors further down Butler, Cafe Costa Rica), this sometimes overlooked area of downtown may have critical mass in terms of a dining destination. Call it TriABray. >More
Vinyl Cave: A record drive is underway for DJ Mike Carlson Bob Koch on Friday 02/05/2010 12:53 pm, (4) Recommendations News of house fires likely strikes fear into the heart of anyone who's a record collector; pretty much even the proximity of heat can damage a collection in very short order. The simple accumulation of time spent over the years digging through countless crates of vinyl to build a working collection creates something that as a self-contained unit is irreplaceable once it's gone. >More
Huge ensemble performs in Jazzworks Dance Company's Overture program Katie Reiser on Saturday 02/06/2010 9:45 am Jazzworks Dance Company packed a lot of dancing -- and a lot of dancers -- into a two-hour production at the Overture Center's Capitol Theater on Friday night. The first act boasted six pieces, three of them premieres, performed by company members. The second act was one long and bustling piece, "A World Without Walls," featuring the company members and children from The Madison Professional Dance Center. >More
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