Since 2008, food editor Lindsay Christians has been writing about fine arts and food for The Capital Times. She loves eating at the bar, going to the theater, sparkling wine and good stories. She lives in Madison with two cats and too many cookbooks.
Established in 2017, The Corner Table is a Capital Times food podcast. Host Lindsay Christians talks with guests about cooking, wine, restaurants and more.
For our February tasting, my wine group chose a simple, open-ended theme: winter wines. Find these wines, from pinot noir to ruby port, in Madison shops.
Restaurants, cafes and specialty shops take a financial hit every time weather keeps people inside. The past few weeks have been particularly tough.
The School of Madison Ballet's move to 3764 Odana Road is tentatively set for the end of April/beginning of May.
Chilly Madisonians, take heart. The remedy is dumplings, soup and soup dumplings.
“As a small retailer, you have to be five steps ahead of the customer and figure out what they want before they know they want it,” said Monteleone, who opened his store in 2007.
Maestro John DeMain brings out the lush romanticism in the score, in which woodwinds and trombones articulate characters’ secret desires.
Bartaco, a taco and tequila chain, opened its latest location in Hilldale Shopping Center on Monday after a delay due to the polar vortex.
The first dZi Little Tibet food cart started two and a half years ago. Bringing curries and momos (South Asian dumplings) to 827 E. Johnson St. feels like fate.
From soups to buns, from chopping to mise en place, chef Paul Tseng teaches it all in the cooking classes he leads. He talks about his cooking philosophies on the latest episode of the Cap Times' food podcast.
Thanks for writing. That voice, of the veteran line cook, was something I looked for consistently during the days I was reporting the story. It's definitely a hole, and something I'd like to have done better if I had more time. Most of the people I talked to had been line cooks themselves bu…
everclear -- There is a mention of this in the review -- I called Wah Kee and asked if they use MSG in any of their dishes, and the server said they don't. Albert Ng also says they don't. But anecdotally and based on my own experiences there, I just don't 100 percent believe it.
If it…
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cc1038 -- It's a valid question, about those pork buns. I truly could not tell the difference, but also I like them? So I wasn't exactly sad, but I also probably wouldn't order them again because at that point you're going for the ambiance, and that's not really Wah Kee's strength.
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Thanks for writing, FA. I would agree that most of the adults in the play were neurotic, or at best, confused about how to respond to him. But I don't believe it was "all show."
We don't get to see what Kenny was like at the time the event happened, and -- spoiler here -- ev…
Their bank is The Bank of New Glarus. And I don't know about what they've pledged.
The links are fixed! Thanks for the note.
And I can't imagine any news organization in 2014 wanting to pretend like it is the only source of information for anything, let alone restaurant reviews, which are fairly easy to find.
Thanks for the note! I did mention the Bloody Mary bar, although I didn't make it out on a Saturday morning and settled for a standard bloody on a weekday. Nice level of heat, basic garnish. Good stuff.
I absolutely need to try the meatloaf, since I love it but my husband doesn't. You …
Thanks!
I thought Julia's "sneak peek" feature was a nice first look at the restaurant, which opened while I was still on vacation. (Accepted standard for reviewing is to wait at least a month after opening, then visit at least twice anonymously. Isthmus follows this rule, I …
Lindsay Christians commented on Restaurant review: Terrific cocktails and elegant, homey cuisine shine at Oliver's Public House
I love that!