Have you noticed how almost every Madison-area McDonald’s is undergoing or has gone through a renovation? One of the new features you’ll encounter is the kiosks from which you can order your food. I accepted a recent invitation to the Monona location to test it out.
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Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza is now selling 16-oz tap beers, including local and seasonal.
“We are very excited to launch this program,” COO Anthony DiGangi said in a statement. “Madison is a beer drinking city so we figured this would be a great way to provide another amazing product to our guests at a great price.”
Domestics are $2 (one kind will be $1 on Thursdays) and craft beers are $3 ($2 on Tuesdays).
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Wisconsin Brewing Co. will resume its free backyard concert series on Friday, May 5, with a performance by WheelHouse at 6 p.m.
Other bands slated to perform include the Jimmys, Pat McCurdy and Piano Fondue. A full schedule can be found on the WBC website.
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Wisconsin Whisk is currently soliciting recipes for its first e-cookbook, which will be used to show the community a snapshot of its diverse membership. Submissions are due May 6.
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Bos Meadery will be releasing Baeries Wear Boots at an event beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6. It’s a sparkling session mead made with elderberries, aronia berries, Pinot Grigio juice and wildflower honey.
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Do you think your beard is award-winning? If so, you should enter the first Madison Craft Beer’d Championship taking place 7-10 p.m. Thursday, May 4 at the Great Dane. The categories are:
- Freestyle – Full beard, not matching any other category
- Whiskerina – For the ladies: Fake beards and mustaches welcome.
- Natural full beard – Less than 6″
- Natural full beard – More than 6″
- Mustache/Partial Beard – Can include goatees, sideburns, etc.
El Norteño Mexican Meat Snacks
Sunday, September 11th, 2016
I usually keep snacks such as almonds and beef jerky–instead of chips and candy–in my office. When snack foods company El Norteño invited me to try its Mexican-recipe meat snacks, I accepted happily.
El Norteño launched on Jan. 1, 2016 right here in Madison after spending 12 months crafting its recipe. According to a spokesperson, it’s the only company selling authentic recipe cecina (meat that has been salted and dried) as a packaged snack in the country.
The product line features the aforementioned cecina ($45 for 12 bags), tira de carne (meat sticks; $25 for 24) in both habanero and habenero-lime flavors.
You’ll hopefully like that the meat sticks have a strong, beefy flavor, and the heat from the habanero peppers actually comes through. Even better, there’s a good snap to each bite, and you don’t have to worry about the casing getting stuck in your teeth like with other meat sticks.
Interestingly, the dried meat comes with a packet of hot sauce (I didn’t use it). The cecina is well-seasoned, to the point I would call it spicy (NOT spicy-hot). Compared to Jacks Link’s beef jerky, the cecina’s texture is slightly softer, and it carries more protein (16 grams vs. 12 grams) and has fewer carbs (1 gram vs. 5 grams).
Overall, El Norteño’s introductory products make for satisfying snacks, worthy of adding to your lineup.
You can order all the products online or buy them at stores such as Woodman’s and Kelley’s Market. A good place to try them in person would be at the Sept. 29 Bodega at Breese Stevens Field.
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