12 local gifts your Valentine will be head over heels for
A few ideas to find that perfect something for your special someone
January 31, 2021 7:00 AM Katelyn Black
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Sugar Snap Valentine s Day Crate
In normal times it can be hard to know what to get your special someone on Valentine’s Day, so we understand how you might be feeling this year with fewer options for a special celebration. But we’re here to offer some advice to help make your Feb. 14 date night fun and thoughtful. This list might look a little different than our lists from 2018 and 2019, but there’s still plenty of cute local gifts and experiences to consider for your sweetie.
Your guide to gluten-free options in Madison
Gluten-free friends, stop compromising and fill your bellies at these spots.
January 21, 2021 8:55 AM Sam Jones
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Poke bowls from Miko Poke
In traveling the world and working in the restaurant business for more than 10 years, chef Meagan Lombaer of Surya Cafe has seen a thing or two. Quite a few of them include watching her fellow chefs rely on processed ingredients in order to make tasty meals a challenge experience for the whole foods enthusiast.
“I just saw so much butter, so much fat and way too large of portions of meat … and I was just like, ‘You can’t be feeding your body this,’ ” Lombaer says. “So I love being able to provide something that I believe in and that I would eat myself.”
Confessions of a former cheese and chocolate hater
It took moving to Wisconsin for Taryn Pemberton Schmidt to become a Dairyland convert.
December 22, 2020 5:00 PM Taryn Pemberton Schmidt
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Madison Chocolate Co.
I am just going to come right out and say it. I was not a fan of cheese or chocolate. Not at all I did not want to see it, taste it, smell it, snack on it. No cheese on my sandwiches, no cheese for me, please. And chocolate? I disliked it so much, I used to scrape it off of candy bars I kid you not. I think my mother was frightened of me.