As I came up with the title of this Blog, one movie and one song from that movie came to mind. My 3.5 year old daughter loves it! Sings it practically everywhere in the house and her 5 year old brother and I have grown weary of it. Frankly, we don’t have dreams of building…
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Why Brunch and Downtown Madison are a Perfect Match
I just recently had the great pleasure of having a weekend where I was able to enjoy brunch two mornings in a row. I remember back to the early 2000’s when I arrived in Madison from New York City and there was maybe one place open for brunch and the rest of central Madison was…
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Spotlight on: Bassett Street Brunch Club
Bassett Street Brunch Club opened in the fall of 2013 and is located on the first floor of the Hampton Inn, right on the corner of Bassett and Johnson Streets in downtown Madison. The neighborhood has had so much new development happening, it’s hard to remember what it looked like a few years ago. (Seriously–take…
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Spotlight on: Inka Heritage on South Park Street
The Peruvian restaurant Inka Heritage is perfectly placed in Madison’s most diverse neighborhood. Inka Heritage opened in 2007 at 602 South Park Street and quickly became a favorite in a neighborhood populated by a variety of Italian, Asian, and Mexican restaurants and markets. In fact, Inka Heritage won this year’s Best of Madison award in…
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Spotlight On: Gates & Brovi in Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood
The two-year-old casual dining spot Gates & Brovi sits on the corner of Monroe and Glenway, across the street from Lake Wingra. It’s further west than Monroe’s two main commercial hubs, which means that for some in Madison, it may seem out of the way. But that’s also what makes Gates & Brovi the perfect…
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