Carolyn Fath
Head to the Pickle Jar for the barbecue, pie, pickles and pimento cheese.
The best reason to eat in a parking lot
Saturday Aug. 8, 4-7:30 pm
“A Taste of FEED” introduces Madisonians to all the good work coming out of this north-side incubator kitchen, with samples from 10 entrepreneurs who cook there (with baked goods, coffee and sauces) and dinners available for purchase from four food carts who also prep in the kitchen: Ich Liebe Dich Mac ’N Cheese, the Pickle Jar, S&S Sweet ice cream and Cafe Costa Rica. 1219 N. Sherman Ave.
The best reason to eat in a meadow
Saturday, Aug. 15, 5:30-8:30 pm
Reserve your spot now (RSVP by 8/11). The Feast from the Fields dinner at the Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona, will feature a custom menu created by Bunky’s Cafe, using vegetables/fruits grown right at the Farley Center. Tickets ($85/person, $50 of which is a donation to the Center) through farleyfeast.eventbrite.com, or call 608-845-8724.
Now open
Pasqual’s Cantina, 1344 E. Washington Ave., 608-819-8002
Fourth location for the long-running restaurant that started as a “southwestern deli” on Monroe Street in 1987. The former Fyfe’s finally has a new tenant.
Hamilton’s on the Square, 101 N. Hamilton St., 608-665-3387
Small plates, in the former Blue Marlin.