The Tastemakers

Phillip Hurley and John Gadau are vets of the Madison restaurant scene, as they opened Marigold Kitchen in 2001, Sardine in 2006 and Gates & Brovi in 2012.

Good Taste

FAVE LOCAL COCKTAIL JOINT: GIB’S. “I know I can get something more unconventional there.” –Thor Messer, of Merchant AFTER A HOT SWEATY NIGHT IN THE KITCHEN, I’M DRINKING… “A draft of GERMAN…

The Tastemakers

By Kailey Bender | Photographed by Kaia Calhoun After a decade of working in various restaurant-industry roles, Melanie Nelson was overcome with an idea she couldn’t shake….

A WEEK AT THE LAKE

By Livia King | Photo courtesy Ben Zeske/The Beacons of Minocqua IT’S SUMMER—AND IN WISCONSIN, THAT MEANS WE HEAD NORTH, to slow days, pine trees and…