EATS + DRINKS

SWEET BITES

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By Rachel Werner CHOCOLATE IS DIVINE…so mix in gourmet cheese samples, along with a glass of wine, and you may never go home. Red…

SAVOR

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By Rachel Werner “Espresso forward” is how owner Cosmas Skaife describes the gourmet coffee and global experience patrons receive at Rosie’s in Monona. A…

COCKTAILS ON THE MOVE

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By Anna Thomas Bates MADISON’S COCKTAIL SCENE IS SIZZLING. Restaurants like Merchant, Heritage Tavern, Nostrano, Forequarter and Oliver’s Public House are putting as much…

CONFETTI ANGEL FOOD CAKE

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Who didn’t grow up with some version of this cake? Susan Holding, Baraboo-area author of “The Little French Bakery Cookbook,” shares her favorite birthday…

FROST-PROOF FOOD

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By Megan Cain Mother’s Day is often the target date for planting vegetable gardens because it’s around the time of the last frost. But…

No Time to Waffle

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WEEKENDS ARE FOR WAFFLES. And so my family and I find ourselves trekking out to New Glarus, that snug little Swiss-themed town just over…

Gettin’ Spicy

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Ever since she was young, Mandy Shipley has enjoyed cooking. Feasting and frying with her grandmother, friends and family always lightened her mood. So…

Tour de Pizza

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It’s difficult narrowing down the creative menu at Grampa’s Pizzeria. BRAVA food writer and contributor Anna Thomas Bates and Art Director Ash-Dee Stifter both…