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Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Best Places to Walk in Madison, WI



Madison is a beautiful city to walk in any time of year, but fall is a spectacular time, particularly if you walk through one of the conservancies or along one of the lakes.

The University offers wonderful opportunities for walking. Try these:

The UW Lakeshore Path - Made of up the Howard Temin Trail and the Lake Mendota Path, this lakeside path goes from the Memorial Union at N. ...

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Best Fish Fry in Madison, WI



Friday night and fish fry go hand in hand in Wisconsin.  It's tradition. What can I say?  Might be cod, might be blue gill or walleye, might even be perch. But the best fish is beer battered with slaw and a cold brew on the side.

My guess is that just about any bar or pub you wander into in Madison on a Friday night will have it's version of The ...

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Best Breakfast Restaurants in Madison, WI



Looking for a place to have breakfast or brunch in Madison?  Here is listing by location.  Some restaurants aren't technically in Madison, but they are easy to get to.  All have great food!

On the East Side:

Monty's Blue Plate Diner - 2089 Atwood Ave., Madison  608-244-8505  Breakfast served all day, everyday. Vegetarians welcome. Tex-Mex breakfast recommended.
Lazy Jane's Café & Bakery - 1358 Williamson St., Madison  ...

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Ten Great Bars in Madison, WI!



The Isthmus-Madison's free weekly alternative newspaper-ran a great article by Robin Shepard this week profiling the revival of the brewery scene in Madison.

But what caught my eye was a side-bar titled: "The bars that brewers patronize." It was a listing of ten bars/taverns "that Madison-area brewers named when asked to identify their [favorite] hangouts."  The side-bar did not promise that these bars had great beer, but rather that they had an ...