For soccer-themed play 'The Wolves', authenticity is the goooaaalll
“The Wolves,” set in 2016 in ambiguous suburban America, follows an indoor high school girls’ soccer team as they stretch, chatter, make friends and fight.
Lindsay Christians
Lindsay Christians (she/hers) is a full-time food editor and arts writer at The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. She is the author of “Madison Chefs: Stories of Food, Farms and People” (UW Press, 2021) and "The Osteria Papavero Cookbook: Recipes from the Italian Shack and Beyond" (Little Creek Press, 2023) with Francesco Mangano.
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Nitro opens with 'experiential' coffee and cocktails on West Wash
Nitro Beverage Lounge has an “experience” side to its cocktail menu.
Madison artist John Hitchcock honors Native roots in prints and neon
Installation artist, musician and printmaker John Hitchcock spoke with the Cap Times about his artistic roots, narrative resilience and what Native heritage means to him.
This Dry January, nonalcoholic cocktails level up in Madison
15% of adults in the U.S. planned to sober up for Dry January 2023, a trend mostly driven by millennials. Madison is seeing new creativity in zero-proof cocktails at spots like Cordial, Blind Shot Social Club and State Line Distillery.
Vitruvian Farms wants to reinvent the grocery store with new project
Vitruvian Farms near McFarland, south of Madison, is about to break ground on a 5,200-square-foot building that will include a farm store and event space.
It's popular. Is it art? 'Immersive Van Gogh' comes to Madison
For the past two years, immersive art — lately, shorthand for large-scale, digital exhibitions — has spread across the country. On Thanksgiving, Middleton gets its own bit of van Gogh writ large when the Canadian company Lighthouse Immersive opens “Immersive Van Gogh” at a former DSW shoe store.
Q&A: At American Wine Project, Erin Rasmussen rethinks Wisconsin wine
To make this year’s 30 cases of Wisco Nouveau, Rasmussen harvested grapes from an odd, sandy little vineyard east of the Wisconsin Dells. There she found many of the kinds of grapes she often works with, hardy hybrids like Marquette, Frontenac, St. Croix and St. Pepin.
Madison Opera stages Strauss' haunting ‘Salome’
Salome’s been dressing for revenge. Armed with seven veils and a look that could snap a soldier into action, the central character in Richard Strauss’ opera has a knack for spotting weakness.
APT's Irish comedy 'Stones in His Pockets' is extra entertaining
There’s nothing nondescript about this highly entertaining two-hander, running in the Touchstone Theatre in Spring Green through Nov. 20.
Cheesy, cynical 'Pretty Woman' musical never heats up
With a repetitive, schlocky score and a script that did not age well, the musical of “Pretty Woman” limps through nearly two and a half hours to a conclusion no one is waiting for.
Harassment on State: Botanist Social staff describe a disturbing pattern
Seven former employees of the seven-month-old Botanist Social on State Street describe an ongoing, unchecked pattern of harassment at the downtown nightspot.
“The Botanist is like a pretty little Venus flytrap,” Erika Pedersen said. “This industry is permeated with men who have money and means to do whatever they want, until women like us say something.”
“The Botanist is like a pretty little Venus flytrap,” Erika Pedersen said. “This industry is permeated with men who have money and means to do whatever they want, until women like us say something.”
How Madison delivers: The rise of the ghost kitchen
For years, one of the best places to open a new restaurant was next to another restaurant.
Then a global pandemic tossed everyone into the fryer, flipped some hot trends and threw others in the trash.
Now, the best location for a new restaurant might be no location at all.
Then a global pandemic tossed everyone into the fryer, flipped some hot trends and threw others in the trash.
Now, the best location for a new restaurant might be no location at all.
The Ready Set is ready for date night and play dates in Oregon
Nobody wants to think too hard about Brussels sprouts and bacon, or steamed mussels with fennel and pepperoni, or pastry chef Jean Torija’s beautiful, quad-stacked, cream cheese-frosted red velvet cake. We can just eat them and be happy.
Wisconsin invests in small-scale butchers as demand for local meat rises
Small-scale Wisconsin farmers and the communities they serve need people with butchery skills, particularly in rural areas. A recent infusion of federal and state money directed to meat processors and butchers aims to address a persistent gap between farm and table.
Are women the future of farming? The Female Farmer Project thinks so
Audra Mulkern is a Washington-based documentary photographer, podcaster and researcher who founded the Female Farmer Project, a multi-platform documentary project that chronicles the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.
Joy in a jar: Big Spoon Roasters’ nut butters celebrate a sustainable mission
Big Spoon Roasters president Mark Overbay has a list of 40 nut butter ideas he’s working on at any given time.
These go beyond the Durham, North Carolina company’s rich lineup of nut butters, which already includes almond butter blended with chai spices, espresso, Fiji ginger and toasted coconut. What about pistachios? Figs? Pineapple and lime? That’s where the R&D club comes in.
These go beyond the Durham, North Carolina company’s rich lineup of nut butters, which already includes almond butter blended with chai spices, espresso, Fiji ginger and toasted coconut. What about pistachios? Figs? Pineapple and lime? That’s where the R&D club comes in.
‘Madison Chefs’ tells stories of culinary change in Wisconsin's capital
“Madison Chefs: Stories of Food, Farms, and People” highlights nine local chefs who re-imagined what Wisconsin food could be, from New Jersey-influenced farm-focused pizza to Wisconsin-style bibimbap.
Meet five Latinx artists changing the face of Madison
CultivARTE is one of several initiatives working to increase recognition, representation and funds for artists who live in Dane County and identify, broadly, as Latinx.
Carrie Coon gets under your skin in Steppenwolf's 'Bug'
Few things are so distressing to the mind as a threat that’s menacing and unseen. “Bug,” now at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre through Dec. 12, builds a sense of unease and dissociation gradually.
The hottest cocktail trends of 2021
This past year has shifted and amplified trends in how, what and where people drink. These types of changes are being seen throughout the entire industry, not just a select few brands. Here’s a look at how shopping at your local liquor store may look different these days.
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