FOOD
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Susan Troller
November 19
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Dayton Street Grille cooks up big-city class
There's no question that chef Charles Lazzareschi has brought real style and panache to the recently revamped main dining room of that slightly dusty dowager, the Concourse Hotel. more >>
Susan Troller
November 19
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Let's Eat for $7.70: Turkey doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg (or a thigh)
When we're talking turkey, how far does $7.70 go? Well, you can release your inner Fred or Wilma Flintstone and go for the gusto of a smoked turkey leg or thigh ($4.11 for the drumstick, $3.54 for the thigh) from Stoddard's Country Grove Market in Cottage Grove. more >>
Susan Troller
November 19
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Adding suds to Turkey Day is as easy as pie
A lot has been written about what wine to serve with turkey, but for the Pilgrims the beverage of choice was beer. And there's a lot to be said for following their example, not just for drinking, but for cooking the whole meal. more >>
Lindsay Christians
November 19
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Salud! Embrace domestic wines this Thanksgiving
Depending on who you listen to, Thanksgiving dinner is either the most difficult meal to pair with wine or the simplest. more >>
Susan Troller
November 18
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Fitchburg's Sushi and Hibachi keeps Japanese affordable
A new Japanese restaurant is now open in Fitchburg. Sushi and Hibachi, 5401 Caddis Bend, is just off Fish Hatchery Road in a location formerly occupied by Caribou Coffee. more >>
Susan Troller
November 12
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L'Etoile restaurant wins national accolades
L'Etoile chef Tory Miller has been stepping out lately on the national and international food stage. Miller, who has made using locally and sustainably raised foods a top priority at his acclaimed restaurant in Madison, was featured as one of the guest chefs/speakers at Terra Madre 2008, the international gathering of the Slow Food movement in Turin, Italy at the end of October. more >>
Susan Troller
November 12
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Salud! UW grads' craft brewery in Brooklyn, N.Y., is hopping
Dropping out of college to make homemade beer didn't look like a very good career move initially. But Shane Welch, founder and brewmaster of Sixpoint Craft Ales, followed his passion, even though his parents were unenthusiastic about his plans to quit the University of Wisconsin-Madison to concentrate on brewing beer in the basement of his student apartment on Vilas Avenue. more >>
Susan Troller
November 12
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Let's Eat for $7.70: Pig out at Mickie's on pigskin Saturday
If you want to eat like a football player to celebrate the Wisconsin Badgers vs. Minnesota Gophers throwdown on Saturday, head to Mickie's Dairy Bar for the Scrambler. more >>
Samara Kalk Derby
November 12
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Drop by for fun and games at Good Times
My 3-year-old has a new favorite restaurant. It's called -- appropriately -- Good Times, and it opened in early October in the space that formerly housed Fitch's Chophouse on McKee Road in Fitchburg. more >>
Susan Troller
November 7
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Sweet! Gail Ambrosius wins chocolate award
The judges went nuts for the Three Hot Nuts Bar. Local chocolatier Gail Ambrosius earned national recognition this week when she won a prestigious award in the Next Generation Chocolatier competition in New York City on Nov. 5. more >>