Lindsay Christians

Lindsay Christians (she/hers) is the food and culture editor at The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. She produced The Corner Table podcast (2016-2021/2024) and hosts Cooking with the Cap Times, a chef demo series (2021-). She is the author of “Madison Chefs: Stories of Food, Farms and People” (UW Press, 2021) and "The Osteria Papavero Cookbook" (Little Creek Press, 2023) with Francesco Mangano.

Recent work, and other samples

The Cap Times • 18th September 2026

Redrawing Madison's map, Cap City's charming song cycle, Reunion to close

Some years ago, Lia Spaulding made a comic book-style map of Madison. In place of Willy Street, she wrote “hippies.” Johnson Street/ Tenney Lapham was “I’m in a band" ...

The Cap Times • 14th September 2026

American Players Theatre head Brenda DeVita to step down in 2029

After 31 years at American Players Theatre, 12 of those as the company’s artistic director, Brenda DeVita has announced that she will step down at the end of 2029.

The Cap Times • 2nd September 2026

Madison museum plans AI-generated sculpture, to artists’ dismay

A new interactive, AI-generated digital sculpture is on its way to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. But before it even opens, hundreds of locals want it shut down.

The Cap Times • 7th August 2026

When Taylor Swift played Madison and Odessa Piper on L'Etoile's 50th

In this week's food and culture newsletter, how heat affects musical instruments (and musicians), a new Brewers mural, when Taylor Swift played Willow Island and Odessa Piper looks back.

The Cap Times • 24th July 2026

A Willy Street vigil, Forage expands, 'Hadestown' in theaters

I was having a picnic on a blanket before Concerts on the Square when protesters made their way to the Capitol. To quote a local florist, “There’s no business as usual when a man was killed outside your doors.”

The Cap Times • 23rd July 2026

Madison Public Market opening delayed

When the market opens inside a 45,000-square-foot former city of Madison Fleet Services building, market director Keisha Harrison said nearly half of the suites — 12 — will be ready.

The Cap Times • 16th July 2026

Madison Symphony names Laura Jackson as new director

Laura Jackson, conductor of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra in Nevada, has been selected to lead the Madison Symphony Orchestra.

The Cap Times • 29th June 2026

Moving ‘Casey and Diana’ plumbs the messy layers of hope

Inside Casey House, hope has a sound. Thomas, the longest tenured resident at this AIDS hospice in Toronto, can hear it “through the walls and floors … a faint, warm ringing.”

The Cap Times • 28th June 2026

‘As You Like It’ sparks love at first sight at American Players Theatre

“As You Like It” is one of Shakespeare’s most quotable plays, staged up the hill by American Players Theatre this summer.

The Cap Times • 4th June 2026

A Madison nonprofit promotes public art. Artists warn of red flags.

As the city of Madison prepares to invest more than ever in public art (meaning more money from other sources), a group of artists has identified specific, consistent challenges with Madison Public Art Project.

The Cap Times • 27th May 2026

2026 Madison summer festival guide

It’s not a true Madison summer without a weekend or three at a local festival. From jazz at the Memorial Union to cover bands atop Monona Terrace and bluegrass on Lake Waubesa, opportunities to see live, often free, music can be found nearly every weekend around the city.

The Cap Times • 16th April 2026

How immigration restrictions show up in Madison’s concert halls

For the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, visa cancellations have become an expensive pattern. “This is an industry-wide challenge,” said CEO Joe Loehnis. “You have a whole marketing department that is ready to pivot on a dime ... It’s nerve-racking.”

The Cap Times • 13th April 2026

‘Lady Disdain’ world premiere rides sparkling into Overture

In “Lady Disdain,” a delightful new adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing,” playwright Lauren Gunderson takes the sparring enemies-to-loves of Shakespeare’s comedy and leaves the tropes we no longer have use for.

The Cap Times • 12th April 2026

James Beard winner coming to Madison wrote party menus in isolation

Amy Thielen, a trained restaurant chef, James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, memoirist and former Food Network host, wrote “Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others” in part during the pandemic.

American Theatre • 12th March 2026

Theatre Leaders in Milwaukee: Strength in ‘a Moment of Crisis’

Execs from more than 40 of the country’s largest regional theatres gathered in Wisconsin to share practical advice for an industry that is ‘exceptionally strained.’

The Cap Times • 10th March 2026

When 'Top Chef' Dan Jacobs was Cooking with the Cap Times

"Top Chef Wisconsin" star Dan Jacobs, chef and co-owner of Milwaukee restaurants DanDan and EsterEv, joined us for the latest edition of Cooking with the Cap Times.

The Cap Times • 28th January 2026

New restaurant Tall Grass to open at Madison art museum MMoCA

A new restaurant from Ho-Chunk chef and advocate Elena Terry is set to open early this summer at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St.

The Cap Times • 2nd January 2026

An insider’s take on ‘Hamilton’ — when not everything goes as planned

What happens when the turntable stops turning? A.D. Weaver shares show-stopping moments from the "Hamilton" tour.

The Cap Times • 19th November 2025

Home for the Holidays: 20 arts performances around Madison

The Cap Times • 10th October 2025

Acclaimed Madison restaurant files for bankruptcy after server sues

In March, Heritage Tavern filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing a server’s class action lawsuit as the primary reason for doing so.

The Cap Times • 1st October 2025

Netflix comedian Taylor Tomlinson is ready to hear Madison confess

The Cap Times • 25th September 2025

Madison restaurant news: 20 new spots to eat and drink, 16 coming soon

Madison’s restaurant scene has experienced some churn going into the school year.

The Cap Times • 29th July 2025

David Frank of American Players Theatre leaves a legacy of language

During 23 years at APT, Frank took the Spring Green company from financial precarity to stability. The former producing artistic director died on July 21.

The Cap Times • 12th July 2025

‘The Death of Chuck Brown’ shows a changing D.C.

“In our community, we have sages,” said Gavin Dillon Lawrence, playwright and director of “The Death of Chuck Brown,” now in a world premiere at American Players Theatre.

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