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Susan Troller
January 5
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Restaurateurs report interest in buying Cafe Zoma
Local restaurateurs Prentice and Chris Berge are interested in possibly buying Cafe Zoma, a community-centered east side cafe that closed its doors due to financial troubles on Dec. 23. more >>
Chris Martell
January 2
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Casual dining, camaraderie on tap at taverns
This is the time of year when, yes, it might be nice to go out to eat, but no, it wouldn't be nice to have to put on decent clothes and take the snow boots off. It's important to know some places at which you can feel free to schlump around in bedraggled condition. more >>
Jane Burns
December 31
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Rough New Year's Eve? Try these hangover remedies
Such is the case with the day after. Everyone knows what they did to cause themselves pain, but they rarely learn to avoid it. So instead, for centuries, people try to come up with a cure that just might ease the pain. more >>
Susan Troller
December 31
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Kombucha tea comes from Russia with love
Two Madison mothers are partners in a small scale, local craft brewing business that they believe is the only one of its kind in the Midwest. more >>
Susan Troller
December 31
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Let's Eat for $7.70: Welcome '09 with black-eyed peas
Folklore says eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day helps guarantee prosperity in the year to come. Hoppin' John, a traditional Southern hearty soup or stew made with black-eyed peas, is one of the popular dishes served on the first of the year. more >>
Samara Kalk Derby
December 31
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Square Meals: Bucatini's 45 pastas worth waiting for
Bucatini pasta is long like spaghetti, but a thicker and hollow noodle resembling a narrow tube. It's among the -- count 'em -- 45 pasta choices at the new Bucatini trattoria that opened in the space of the failed Romano's Macaroni Grill at Greenway Station in Middleton. more >>
Nicole E. Rogers
Wisconsin State Journal
December 24
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Hosting? Try serving these drinks in a pitcher
Let's say you're having a few friends over to ring in the new year. This isn't a break-your-back-cleaning-the-house party; this is just a small gathering for a few rounds of Trivial Pursuit or Jenga. more >>
Chris Martell
Wisconsin State Journal
December 23
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Sofra serves Mediterranean cuisine
When the Lumanis brothers were choosing a name for the restaurant they opened 18 years ago, they decided on Bavaria Family Restaurant because the area has so many people of German ancestry. more >>
Susan Troller
December 23
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Gotham Bagels to open on Park Street
A bit of Gotham is coming to Park Street. That would be Gotham Bagels, and the New York-style bagel eatery will be opening in the new St. Mary's outpatient center at 702 S. Park St. sometime between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10, according to managing partner Rodey Batiza. more >>
Susan Troller
December 23
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Cafe Zoma closing its doors
Cafe Zoma, the near east side coffee shop at 2326 Atwood Ave., will likely be closing its doors permanently Tuesday at 5 p.m., owner Ann Freiwald announced in a letter that was directed to her neighbors and customers. more >>