43 North Latitude Dinner

A new addition to Madison's fine-dining scene is 43 North. Named for the restaurant's latitude on the map, the same latitude as owner's Shinji Muramoto's home town in Japan, the menu has been turning heads. With a recent change of the guard to their new head chef (most recently from Restaurant Magnus), we have a lot to look forward to. The restaurant will be hosting a "Latitude Dinner" featuring cuisine from regions across the world that fall on the 43rd parallel such as Japan, Italy, France and Spain. The date of the event is planned for April 29th with more details to come. Visit 43north.biz or call 608-255-4343 for more details.

Harvest Wine Dinners

The award-winning Harvest Restaurant in Madison will be hosting a couple wine dinners in April..

On Sunday, April 17th enjoy a Tuscan wine dinner featuring authentic cuisine from Italy with 6 courses and special wine pairings for $65. The event starts at 6pm.  

Event Menu:
1st BRUSCHETTA w/CHICKEN LIVERS
with Villa Antinori Bianco

2nd ZUPPA di FRAGIOLI
Tuscan Bean Soup
with Guado al Tasso Vermentino

3rd TRIPA al FIOERNTINA
Tripe in the Style of Florence
with La Braccesca Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

4th PASTA w/BOAR RAGU
with Villa Antinori Toscano

5th PORK ARISTA
Tuscan-Style Pork Roast
with Guado al Tasso il Bruciato

6th CASTAGNACCIO
Chestnut Cake
with Villa Antinori Castello dell Sala Muffato

Also, On Thursday, April 28th, enjoy a winemaker's dinner with Owen Roe Winery. Winemaker David O'Reilly from the winery will be hosting the event along with a 4-course paired menu for $45. 

Call 608.255.6075 for Tickets and Details.
 

Bluespoon Monthly Wine Tasting

On Thursday, April 14th at 6pm, Bluespoon Creamery and Cafe in Prairie du Sac will be hosting a wine tasting featuring wines from Piedmont, Italy. The monthly tastings typically offer around 10-12 wines to taste with an assortment of cheese and crackers and special pricing on the featured wines. The world renowned wine region in northern Italy is famous for Barbera, Barbaresco, and Barolo among others. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online or at the cafe. 

http://www.bluespooncafe.com/winetasting.php

Copper Oak Wine Dinner

The Copper Oak Restaurant at the Ho Chunk Casino in Baraboo will be hosting a series of Wine Pairing and Beer Pairing Dinners in April and May. 

On Tuesday, April 5th:

enjoy a beer dinner featuring New Glarus Brewery.

On Tuesday, April 19th:

enjoy a wine dinner with an "Around the World" theme featuring a variety of wines from Gallo Family Vineyards with coordinating cuisine.

On Tuesday, May 3rd:

enjoy a beer dinner paired with New Belgium Brewery.

On Tuesday, May 17th:

enjoy a wine dinner with an "Ode to Rhone" theme featuring wines from the Zaca Mesa Winery in Santa Barbara, CA who specialize in Rhone varietals. The wines will be paired with classic French cuisine courses. Brook Williams, the President, CEO and Winemaker from the Zaca Mesa Winery will be speaking at the dinner. 

The dinners are all 5 course menus and are available at the, in my opinion, extremely reasonable price of $45 per person. 

Seating begins at 6:30 with dinner served at 7:00pm. For Reservations call 1-800-746-2486 ext. 7965.

Fowl Dinner

The Underground Food Collective will be hosting a dinner focused on fowl (ducks, geese, squab, chicken, turkey and pheasant) raised on local pasture along with the under-appreciated bounty of the winter. The meal will include 7 courses served family-style and will include a pre-dinner cocktail at a cost of 50 dollars. There will be one seating at 6:30pm on Sunday Februrary 13th. Reservations can be made at the restaurant, by phone (608.514.1516) or email (kitchen@undergroundfoodcollective.org). Seats are limited, so reserve your spot today.

ValenSwine Dinner

Join Osteria Papavero and the Madison Club for a celebration of all thinks pork! The two restaurants have teamed up for a five-course menu of delicious pig. Monday the 7th at Papavero, or Tuesday the 8th at The Madison Club. $55 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Call or stop in for reservations or more details... Call soon, reservations are limited!