Critiques, Cravings and Conundrums From the Madison Food and Dining Scene
Jan 24, 2010
01:50 PM
Small DishesMy Restaurant Week
Day 1, January 24
SQUASH SOUP
SPAGHETTI ALLA BOLOGNESE
The slow-simmered meat sauce of Bologna – locally raised Cate’s Family Farm beef & Jordandal Farm ground pork, pancetta, tomatoes & white wine, topped with Parmigiano-Reggiano
LOMBARDINO’S TIRAMISU
Housemade ladyfingers dipped in Kahlua, coffee & amaretto layered with mascarpone mousse & shaved chocolate
$25
Day 2, January 25
Lunch: Osteria Papavero
INSALATA DI FARRO E PESTO
Cold salad of farro & pesto
PIZZA OF THE DAY
BUDINO DI CARAMELLO (BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING)
$15
Dinner, Sardine
APPLE SALAD
With black currants, endive, cipollini onions, spiced pumpkin seeds, crispy butternut
squash & a coarse mustard-cider vinaigrette
CASSOULET
Duck confit, garlic sausage & braised lamb over braised white beans
GATEAU VICTOIRE
A dark chocolate mousse cake
$25
Day 3, January 26
Lunch, Liliana’s
CAESAR SALAD
BLACKENED CATFISH PO'BOY
BANANAS FOSTER
$15
Dinner: Kickshaw
STUFFED FINGER POTATOES
Hot baked fingerling potatoes filled with herbed chèvre & topped with a hearty strip of bacon & sweet Yuzu sauce
KICKSHAW VICE RIBS
German smoked lager braised pork ribs with homemade Sprecher root beer barbeque sauce.
Served with green beans, garlic whipped potatoes and braised red cabbage
WISCONSIN PEAR & APPLE ALMOND TARTLET
With homemade beer ice cream
$25
Day 4, January 27
Lunch, Capitol Chophouse
FRENCH ONION GRATIN
Crostini, swiss cheese, Ale Asylum nut brown ale
ITALIAN CHICKEN PANINI
Herbed breast meat, buffalo mozzarella, oven dried tomato pesto, fresh basil
BANANA BREAD PUDDING
Vanilla bean ice cream, dark rum caramel sauce
$15
Dinner: Eldorado
STUFFED ANCHO CHILE
Ancho chile marinated in spiced vinegar then filled with smoked pork and garnished with sesame vinaigrette, pickled red onions, corn relish & Morita chile oil
SOUTHWEST FISH PICATTA WITH CHIPOTLE AND CAPER LEMON BUTTER
Fresh fish filets, seasoned and egg washed. Pan-fried & topped with lemon chipotle butter sauce.
Garnished with avocado salsa, scallion purée, capers & fresh citrus. Served with black beans & red rice
JALAPEÑO KEY LIME PIE
Flakey pie crust filled with traditional key lime pie filling made in house with an extra kick of fresh jalapeño pieces
$25
Day 5, January 28
Lunch: Johnny Delmonico’s
FRIED CALAMARI
With sweet chili glaze
CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD
Hoisin vinaigrette
MINI CRÈME BRÛLÉE
Traditional vanilla bean
$15
Dinner: Harvest
SALAD OF FIELD GREENS SHERRY
Walnut vinaigrette
BRAISED SHORT RIBS
With carrots and polenta
APPLE CRISP
And vanilla custard
$25
Day 6, January 29
Lunch: Inka Heritage
CEVICHE DE PESCADO INKA
Fresh fish in bite-sized pieces, marinated in lime juice, aji amarillo & aji rocoto, garnished with red onions, sweet potatoes & Peruvian corn (choclo) served in martini glass
MACHU PICCHU DE ARROZ CON POLLO
Aromatic cilantro rice with a light touch of beer, topped with tended grilled chicken & garnished with peas, red pepper, cilantro & creole sauce
TRES LECHES DE CHOCOLATE
Cocoa sponge cake, covered with delicious three milk, coconut, condensed milk & evaporated milk, syrup & a touch of pisco (Peruvian brandy) with one layer of lucuma mousse topped with chantilly cream
$15
Dinner: The Continental Fitchburg
ANTONIO'S ORIGINAL HOUSE SALAD
FETTUCCINE WITH LEMON PESTO & JUMBO SCALLOPS
Pan tossed in a lemon pesto sauce with zucchini & roasted red reppers
HOUSE MADE FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
With raspberry Chambord sauce
$25
Day 7: January 30
Lunch and Dinner: Home
TUMS
PREVACID
ALLI
$44
If you would like to see all of the Restaurant Week options, please go here. Reservations where taken are highly recommended.


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I found my interest in writing by accident. My training and first job was as a graphic designer. Unemployed, the only employment I could find in advertising at that time was as a copywriter. Somehow, I convinced Richard Newman & Associates to hire me. Later I learned they were desperate. Madison has been my home off and on since 1957 (nonstop for the past 31 years). I write about food, which I love. – Dan Curd