FOOD & DRINK
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Amy Stocklein
Crepe escape
Cafe Brittoli, in the old Cafe Zoma, has a new menu but is still a work in progress. Head for the breakfast sammies and the crepes. more
Eats events
Veggie burger taste-off at The Green Owl Cafe, annual holiday office party with podcaster Michael Feldman and dumplings pop-up dinner at The Robin Room, this week in events that stick it to tee-heeing public radio doctors. more
Dec 13, 2018
Azena Photography
Have a cuppa
Claire Bitner and her business partners spent more than a year sampling tea from all over the world to create blends for their new product line, 6 & 12 Tea Co. more
Dec 13, 2018
Sodavekt
The trip to bountiful
There were a lot of New England IPAs this year, and many of them were good, even great. But our Robin Shepard doesn’t stop there. Here are all his favorite beers of 2018. more
Dec 12, 2018
Amy Stocklein
Secret tacos
La Escondida Mexican Grill has been open on South Park Street for more than a year! Perhaps the name was a self-fulfilling prophecy. But this affordable spot is worth checking out. more
Dec 6, 2018
Kelly Neil
Eats events
Eats events: Chili cookoff at The Wisco, backyard chicken tutorial at the Verona Public Library and holiday treats sampler at Storefront for Success, this week in events for folks that give a cluck. more
Dec 6, 2018
Linda Falkenstein
Openings 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 closed. more
Dec 6, 2018
Robin Shepard
The cow is brown
Hey Now Brown Cow is a northern-style brown ale from the Grumpy Troll. Flavor focuses on cocoa-like flavor and light nutty roastedness. more
Dec 5, 2018
11:30 AM
Linda Falkenstein
Labor Temple is out, Joon is in
After a year running the bar at the Madison Labor Temple, Laila Borokhim is calling it quits. But she has a new Persian restaurant in the works on Monroe Street. more
Dec 4, 2018
4:30 PM
Car to Table: Shannon Berry of Fromagination
"The one thing I love about food is that it brings people together." Host David Rodriguez and Chef and Cheesemonger Shannon Berry from Fromagination make fresh cheese (thanks to Merchant) and a lamb roulade. Sponsored by MINI of Madison. more
Dec 3, 2018
9:41 AM
FreshFin
Fishing for compliments
We were promised taco trucks on every corner, but instead we got poke places (which rules just as hard). The field of competitors is large, but FreshFin Poke is swimming ahead of the crowd. more
Nov 29, 2018
5:00 AM
Tavernakaya
A cart for Tavernakaya
City reviewers liked the new sushi and poke vendor TK, an offshoot of the brick and mortar restaurant Tavernakaya on East Main Street. But the number of new carts vying for licensing is down. more
Nov 29, 2018
5:00 AM
Dana Dufek
Year of the cocktail
After three years, Madison Cocktail Week is taking a step back to refocus. But the events will keep coming, and there might be some new types, too. more
Nov 29, 2018
5:00 AM
