Drifting through Madison, WI – Bavaria Sausage and Holland’s Family Cheese

With some free time in the Madison, WI area you can discover all sorts of lovely surprises, including two new additions to our Purveyors page. On a recent business trip to the area, a walk around Capitol Square brought me to Fromagination, a specialty cheese shop featuring Wisconsin cheeses and other artisan and local products. [...]

In praise of Hoppel Poppel

One of my favorite comfort food dishes is Hoppel Poppel, available in a handful of diners across the Midwest. A solid recipe and write-up on this dish is available from food writers Jane and Michael Stern, former columnist for Gourmet magazine and the authors of Roadfood and Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American [...]