Critiques, cravings and conundrums from the Madison food and dining scene
Small DishesSeptember 2011
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09/21/11Dining & Drinking Down Under
No, I don’t have Australian cuisine on my mind. I’m not even sure I know what that is; surely not what they serve at Outback Steakhouse. I’ve been thinking about basement restaurants and why inexplicably they can be appealing. It flies in the face of logic that anyone over the age of 12 would relish the idea of dining, or even drinking for that matter, in a cellar! What makes for atmosphere, however, cannot easily be defined. My first experience of dining below street level was in Greenwich Village. I was in high school and with a friend and her rather eccentric aunt who lived there. She reminded me of Aunty Mame and took us to a little Italian restaurant, obviously her favorite. Just like in the movies, the tables... Posted at 10:25 AM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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09/05/11By the Side of the Road
In the chaotic clutter and too often ticky-tacky of modern life, it’s still possible to find treasure and sometime when least expected. After all, television shows such as Antiques Roadshow and American Pickers wouldn’t be so popular otherwise. I recently made my I-hate-to-admit-it first trip to Door County and thought I’d share a few of the places on and off the road that gave me pleasure.
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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
