OCTOBER 2006

Features

Trusting in Tradition
Chef Patrick O’Halloran’s secrets to success. Some native sons use their home states as springboads to successful futures, making their mark and then moving on to greener pastures. Milwaukeean Patrick O’Halloran instead soaked in his culinary knowledge in southeast and southwest Wisconsin before heading up to Madison to help turn the city’s dining scene into a destination all its own. By Dan Curd

Food Fight
Is Wal-Mart organic good for you? It’s closing in on cliché to talk about Wal-Mart as the eight-hundred-pound gorilla, strong-arming suppliers for its low prices guarantee to choke out the competition, local and otherwise. Now the retailer is zeroing in on the popular organic market, leaving local farmers and producers to wonder whether they’re next in the loser’s line. But area ag experts say it’s not too late to do what any successful small business would do: roll with the changes. By Jaime Marie Pullman

Scene Stealers
Take home the looks, tastes and products you love. Do you want to impress your friends with your own version of Edo’s rainbow lunch? Or are you wishing your dining room could look edgy and retro like Roman Candle’s? Look no further. We’ll show you how to get the same styles and tastes from some of the trendiest places in town. By Jennifer Garrett and Shayna Miller

THE FOOD LOVER’S ISSUE
The Listings Your guide to 344 restaurants in Mad City and the ’burbs.
Best with Beer A Leinie’s brother reveals his favorite food pairings.
Tavern Traditions Top chef Tami Lax makes her food dreams come true.
Tastes of Tuscany Authentic Osteria Papavero takes on Italian downtown.

Departments
For the Record: When in Rome
Politics
Out There: Disco with guns
Window Shopping: What's great on State

OverTones
Profile Cartoonist John Kovalic is as serious as sushi when it comes to food.
October A&E Calendar
Travel Fall getaway in Washington Island – eat, sleep and shop in style.
Bounty Hunter Harvest on the Square is a slow-food standout. By Dan Curd
Dining Out If you’re hungry and you know it, turn the page (clap, clap).
Off the Vine Wines of Tuscany are cheery with cherry. By Michael Kwas
Genuine Articles Q&A with Harvest and The Old Fashioned’s Tami Lax. By Nancy Christy & Neil Heinen

Madison Business
Up & Comer Francesco Mangano offers Madison a new take on Italian flavors.
Big Shots Rick Phelps is back.
Q&A Lon Sprecher in a sea of red.
Food Fight Farmers taste the tough competiton as Wal-Mart goes organic.
Column: Better Business

Habitat
House of the Month
Matching Mix
Scene Stealers
Good Question
Wine Guy
Dining In
Garden Talk

Web Exclusives
Foodie Fun: Eat Smart in Peru
Dining In: Mama Mia! More recipes from Nancy Lynch and Lombardino's
Ghost Encounters: Q&A with Deborah Blum
A Brave Bird: Old Abe will appeal to kids and adults
"Talking" with Randall Davidson: Q&A with the WPR producer/newscaster
Four-Legged Lessons: A review of Pet guru Patricia McConnell's latest book
Fall Favorite: Margaret George's new novel