The Corner Table: Top Chef Wisconsin

Lindsay is taking a well-deserved break from the podcasting studio this month, so we're bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the past year. Today: Revisiting the Great Taste of the Midwest. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lindsay's out for the month, so four of her colleagues decided to pitch in by eating oodles of brewery food in Madison, and then chatting all about it in the studio. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Crescendo Espresso Bar + Music Cafe, Cait Sirianni wants to create a space where coffee and live music share equal footing. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linday's on vacation, so this week we're bringing you one of our favorite episodes from the past year. Jake Morrison, a sound designer, talks about the acoustics of restaurants, from kitchen clamor to music to air conditioning. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Novelist Michelle Wildgen, author of "You're Not You," "But Not For Long" and "Bread and Butter," takes inspiration from the food scene around her. She's an editor at the literary magazine Tin House and an educator, working at the Madison Writers' Studio to help people translate their sensory experiences into compelling prose. This week on the podcast, Lindsay talks with Michelle about what makes...

With flavors like rhubarb ginger, cucumber mint with lime, and raspberry basil, Chrysalis Pops is doing some creative and delicious things with frozen treats. Chrysalis, which vends at Madison area farmers' markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays and has ramped up its wholesale and event work, serves clients who are re-entering the workforce after challenges related to mental health. Max Licker, operati...

Chef Katie Wyer left the big city for the Spring Green river valley seeking to make creative "large batch scratch" food for as many people as she could. She hosts pizza nights and curry nights in Spring Green, all the while keeping the grab-and-go cooler at Arcadia Books stocked for staff and visitors to American Players Theatre. As APT kicks off this weekend, host Lindsay Christians talks to Kati...

Bob Hemauer went to Sicily and came back with some beautiful wines and some great stories. Inspired by winemakers like Arianna Occhipinti and Chiara Vigo of Fattorie Romeo del Castello, Bob discovered some extraordinary wines in the path of Mount Etna, an active volcano. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio....

Korean American cook Hahri Shin grew up in a Japanese restaurant in Philadelphia and rediscovered his culinary roots while living in Los Angeles. Now he's in Madison, trying to connect with the local food scene by hosting Korean American supper club pop-ups at his home -- all the while receiving dialysis three times a week and waiting for a kidney transplant. This week on the podcast, it's kimchi,...

Butcher Allie Christian doesn't mind when people stop to watch her and her colleagues break down an 800-pound grass-fed Angus steer at Underground Butcher on Williamson Street. Christian, a new butcher and longtime cook, joins Lindsay Christians on the podcast this week to talk about how Underground uses all of the animal, from tongue to tallow. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.or...

Rob Thomas rarely goes back a second time for the items in his notorious "weird food" column, Yeah, I Ate That. But the burgrito, a well-done burger and french fries wrapped up in a tortilla with orange chipotle sauce, intrigued him enough to try twice. This week on the podcast, Rob and Lindsay talk about this and other culinary mashups. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/member...

Madison Munchers is an Instagram feed that Jordan Durst and Mike DeCello have been filling up for the past nine months with dreamy pictures of breakfast ramen, bialys and sushi rolls. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a restaurant episode this week on The Corner Table, as host Lindsay Christians chats with Isthmus writer Kyle Nabilcy about who might win Best Chef: Midwest(a Milwaukee versus Minneapolis showdown this year). Find out which nights to look for scalloped potatoes and loose meat sandwiches on local menus, and how Kyle narrowed down a long list of the best bar burgers in Madison. Support the show...

65 food carts applied to the City of Madison's review process last fall, angling for a prime spot on the Capitol Square or the UW-Madison campus. On this week's podcast, street vending coordinator Meghan Blake-Horst talks about training for food cart reviewers and some exciting new carts this season, including Nani (Chinese), Caracas Arepas (Venezuelan) and a daytime slot for Marimar on Wheels (Me...

For the past several years, Abby Becker, Cap Times city/county reporter, and her boyfriend Scott Girard have thrown their cheeseheads in the ring at the Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Competition in Dodgeville. Abby joins Lindsay on the podcast this week to give an insider's look into competitive sandwich making. This year's event is set for Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out grilledch...