Summer 2010

Brewing Community

On any given summer Friday night, you’ll find several of Madison’s best brewmasters gathered at Capital Brewery’s open-air Bier Garten, knocking back a few and talking about a new flavor,

Edible Aspirations

Photo: Mr. and Mrs. Liebenberg measure their amazing fourteen-foot tomato plant, 1936. WHi image ID 15357. Printed in The Flavor of Wisconsin (2009). About The Flavor of Wisconsin Twenty-five years

Harvest

We got to squeeze into the kitchen to watch one of Harvest’s six-course theme dinners come to life and wow a group of 60 in just a few short hours.

Publisher’s Letter: Summer 2010

After the most beautiful spring I’ve experienced here in Wisconsin, I can only begin to imagine what the summer holds for us. It is with sweet regard for summer and

Local Runs Deep in Decorah

A little hop over a big river lands us in Decorah, Iowa, a town filled with community connection, good food, and a special terroir.

Pasture to Plate: Black Earth Meats

Steaks, chops, burgers and brats may bring in the money, but it’s how these products get from the farm pastures to your plate that is the foundation of Black Earth

The Language of Summer

Like party-goers on a Friday night, summer fruits and vegetables are ripe and ready for action. They’re all dressed up with some place to go—your kitchen.

Eater, Meet Fennel

Dani Lind introduces us to this sweeter-than-celery vegetable (or is it an herb?)

Garden for Hire

Too busy to garden? Got a “black” thumb? Let Madison FarmWorks take the work out of gardening this summer.