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Food news and events Oct. 12, 2014

Sunday, October 12th, 2014

The Food Network is looking for home cooks for a new competition show.

“If you are a Food Network fanatic and a truly skilled home cook who prepares elevated dishes completely from scratch, this is your chance! Maybe you abandoned your dreams of culinary school to take care of your family. Maybe you have racked up a collection of state fair blue ribbons, taken home the trophy at a cooking competition or earned local celebrity for your food. Whatever your story, we’d love to hear it!”

The show is for amateur cooks only.

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To celebrate Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier’s 10th anniversary, a Capitol Chocolate Crawl will take place starting at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 28. According to event organizers, hand-crafted chocolates will be paired with local food and beverages at Merchant, Fromagination and Square Wine.

Tickets are $45.

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REAP Food Group’s popular Pie Palooza returns on Nov. 2 at Goodman Community Center. For $18 (or $20 at the door), attendees receive two slices from a buffet of  sweet and savory pies, tarts, quiches and turnovers, as well as a farm-fresh salad and beverages.

Seatings take place at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Extra slices are $5.

Food and startups

Sunday, August 24th, 2014

The newly rebranded Forward Festival–formerly known as the Forward Technology Festival–has become more diverse now in its fifth year. The festival, which is dedicated to showcasing Madison’s continuously evolving startup scene, now includes music and food-related events. Let’s take a look at the latter, all of which take place on Monday:

Starting the day is the inaugural Edible Startup Summit at the Memorial Union. If you’ve ever wanted to start a food business–excluding a restaurant–this event will show you the ins and outs, from fundraising to product development to marketing. Speakers include Jonny Hunter of Underground Food collective and James Baerwolf of Sassy Cow Creamery. Note the event is now sold out.

After the ESS, which ends at 4 p.m., wait outside the Union for a free cab ride that will take you to FEED Kitchens, which is hosting a free event called “FEEDing the Entrepreneurial Spirit” from 4:30-7 p.m. In case you’re unfamiliar, FEED Kitchens provides five commercial kitchens that can be rented by the hour for individuals seeking to sell food to the public that need a legal place to prepare their food. Attendees will have a chance to sample foods made at the facility and network.

Finally, Madison Magazine has now made its annual Top Shelf Summer Taste a part of Forward Festival. From 6-9 p.m. at Nau-Ti-Gal, enjoy an array of food and cocktails from various vendors. Tickets cost $35. Natty Nation will be performing as well.

Great Taste 2014

Sunday, August 10th, 2014

We’ve had blistering heat and a monsoon in recent years, but Saturday’s 28th annual Great Taste of the Midwest took place on a beautiful day.

Thanks to a new layout implemented last year, which moved a tent below the “loop road,” 6,000 patrons now have access to 160 breweries with more than 1,000 beers (and wine and liquor). And per usual, lines weren’t too long, unless you were in special areas or waiting for timed releases.

I didn’t sit through any of the three presentations, but I wanted to mention folks like Gail Ambrosius, Suzanne Wolcott (Goose Island) and Marc Buttera (O’so) were on the docket.

Finally, it’s nice to have a $1 Union Cab waiting for you when you leave, as long as you leave before everyone else does.

Check out our 2014 Great Taste of the Midwest Flickr album.

    Madison Symphony Orchestra Urban Air

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