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Every once in a while a dish I eat at a restaurant intrigues me so much I feel compelled to make it at home. Is…

This simple yet elegant version of fra diavolo from the executive chef and co-owner of L’Etoile and Graze is inspired by the Italian Christmas tradition…

Tip Top Tavern’s mystique and bad reputation precede its recent renovation and highly anticipated opening by Ben Altschul.  Altschul says that the purchase of the…

I’ve been told I’m a good baker, and I like to bake, but when it comes to cookies, I feel like my success is limited.…

You’re gonna love these nuts! A perfect snack for the holiday table, they are great to eat plain, or to top a salad. My version…

The Second Annual Holiday Artisan Food Tour made me want just one thing.  A Third Annual Tour. We started at the Madison Enterprise Center, run…

It’s time for my annual tribute to squash: I love you, squash. You are utterly adaptable—you work equally well in a dessert or a savory…

Fresh apple cider helps make the transition from fall into winter so much easier.  Here are six of my favorite apple cider recipes ranging from…

I love taking road trips, but finding decent food to eat along the way is not easy. Given the choice of fast food or packaged…

Next to my picture in my high school yearbook are words that classmates used to describe me. “Loves winter” is among them. As an adult,…

Farmers Sarah Luetzow and Dan Neely of Butterbean Community Farm bring the country to the city each week, setting up a market-style pick up for…

by Melissa Faulkner, originally published in Madison Bcycle Blog June 8, 2013 Truffle quiche and radish salad Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words,…

I didn’t realize there was a name for the dietary practice I have enjoyed for years–a Chocolaterian. Luckily, there’s also a place, the Chocolaterian Cafe…

No one does local quite like Lisa Jacobson of Mermaid Cafe . Stop in to try the popular Bahn mi, featuring Jordandal Farms rare roast…

For some of us, managing to sit around a table with friends or family is as close as we will come to communal eating. In…