Photos: Thony 'Mango Man' Clarke makes chicken curry at Idea Fest
The September Cooking with the Cap Times event at Furniture & ApplianceMart featured Thony Clarke of Café Costa Rica and Mango Man sauces.
Lindsay Christians
Lindsay Christians (she/hers) is a full-time food editor and arts writer at The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. She produces The Corner Table podcast (2016-2021/2024 'Top Chef Wisconsin') and hosts a video series called Cooking with the Cap Times. 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.
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Live on stage: How theater can thrive in a digital age
The show must go on — but what does that mean in an era of streaming, Zoom and virtual theater productions?
Forward Theater opens season with ‘King James,’ a basketball bromance
Forward Theater's “King James,” Rajiv Joseph’s basketball-centric two-hander, goes back to LeBron’s own rookie season in 2003.
Robinia Courtyard: What went wrong at the Madison restaurant group?
Former employees said they enjoyed working at Robinia save for repeated issues with bounced and missing checks, inaccurate payments and unresponsive owners.
Poetic 'Dancing at Lughnasa' at APT keeps its secrets
Directed by Brenda DeVita, “Lughnasa” embraces Friel’s poetry, awash in golden light.
Madison dining: 11 just-opened restaurants, and 19 to come
As we head into the latter part of summer, restaurants around Dane County continue to close, change ownership and expand. Here are some of the latest updates from the local food world.
When it rains at American Players Theatre, it's decision time
We take a closer look at American Players Theatre’s weather policy. Why don’t shows cancel ahead of time when rain is in the forecast? What happens if it rains during a show? When does the theater offer refunds?
As rents rise across Madison, a business incubator supports growth
Small food businesses in Madison with tight margins and small staffs can find themselves with an increasing customer base and no place to grow.
Campy 'Moulin Rouge!' mashes up the hits at Overture Hall
Featuring a score that tosses together bits from 70 hit songs from five decades, “Moulin Rouge!” is chaotic and campy, with dancing that dazzles and a scrap of plot that holds on for dear life.
Dark fable 'Wolf at the Door' gathers strength at APT
Marisela Treviño Orta’s spellbinding drama “Wolf at the Door” was inspired by Aztec folklore.
The 'Top Chef' effect is a 'game-changer' for Wisconsin
For some businesses featured in the Madison and Milwaukee episodes, a moment on “Top Chef Wisconsin” has meant more cheese orders, more tour reservations and fuller tables.
World premiere of ‘Virgin Queen’ twists the knife
In “The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool,” a new drama at American Players Theatre, Philadelphia playwright Michael Hollinger examines the sacrifices women make when they ascend to power.
Wisconsin restaurants in recovery: more staff but fewer diners
A new report out May 30 from Wisconsin Policy Forum charts the recovery of restaurants and bars. Staffing looks better, more restaurants are operating, and revenue is on the rebound.
After 76 years, Kavanaugh's Esquire Club changes hands
Kavanaugh’s Esquire Club, a northside supper club with 80-plus years of history on Sherman Avenue, will change hands on Wednesday, May 8. New owner Craig Spaulding will serve “the first Old Fashioned” at 5 p.m. to John Kavanaugh, whose family bought the restaurant in 1948.
All the Cap Times' 'Top Chef Wisconsin' coverage
Find how and why 'Top Chef' Season 21 came to Wisconsin, episode recaps and behind-the-scenes stories on our companion podcast, The Corner Table.
Madison Opera's sparkling 'Candide' takes a hero's journey
Watching the title character in Madison Opera’s current production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” calls to mind all the untortured poets who came after him.
Iconic Madison diner Nick's to close after 60-plus years downtown
Dino Christ tried to ease his most loyal regulars into the idea that Nick’s Restaurant, open since 1960 on State Street, won’t be around forever. On Sunday, Christ made it official: Nick’s last day will be May 11.
New MMoCA director Paul Baker Prindle has Madison roots
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art has announced Paul Baker Prindle as its new director.
Baker Prindle is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Edgewood College. He starts officially May 9.
Baker Prindle is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Edgewood College. He starts officially May 9.
A peek behind the scenes on ‘Top Chef Wisconsin’
Media access to “Top Chef” sets is tightly controlled by NBC Universal. But for one challenge, I got a view from the dish pit.
Late MMoCA leader Stephen Fleischman shaped Madison's art scene
Stephen Fleischman, a beloved figure in Madison’s art world for more than three decades, died on Jan. 14. He led the contemporary art museum for 27 years in an industry where it’s common for leaders to move around.
Don’t Cook for Cowboys pop-up dinners revive Grandma’s fancy plates
Don’t Cook for Cowboys is a mobile, collaborative dinner party powered by thrift store finds and friendship.
UW-Madison grad Carrie Coon talks 'Gilded Age' and 'Ghostbusters'
Every time Carrie Coon talks about “The Gilded Age,” people want to know about the clothes. And not just the clothes — the hats.
Duck Inn in Delavan gives an oat milk brand a taste of Wisconsin
A new promo video from Oatly gives the world a quick glimpse of Wisconsin supper club culture, punctuated by frank takes, flat accents and goofy antics. “It’s got a nice shelf life, I guess.” “It’s good, but I wouldn’t order it.” “Tastes perfectly normal, I’d say.”
Madison’s first kava bar, Rooted In Sanity, to open on Atwood Avenue
First your lips go a little tingly and numb. Then your mouth starts to feel numb, and down into your throat. This lasts for just a few minutes before fizzling into a fuller body relaxation — what Hannah Saxman describes as “a euphoric, social feeling.”
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