Saturday, February 18, 2012

King Cake - Spring Is Near - Fat Tuesday - Mardi Gras

Fat Tuesday crawfish boil

The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co. is hosting an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil from a few for you to eight p.m. Tuesday with the Downtown location, 123 E. Doty St., to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Included inside the $40 cost will be a home beer, some sort of Blessing of the Bock destroyed in addition to reside song through Mama Digdown's Brass Band. The restaurant additionally will certainly provide New Orleans-style entrees, which include etouffee, jambalaya in addition to reddish colored beans and rice.

Reservations are usually recommended. Call 284-0000.

Mardi Gras cakes

Heritage Bakery & Cafe, 4674 Cottage Grove Road, is getting New Orleans to be able to Madison along with celebrating Mardi Gras by selling cal . king cakes, a confection manufactured of braided Danish pastry in addition to laced with cinnamon.

The cakes are iced inside the Mardi Gras colorings of purple (representing justice), efficient (faith) in addition to rare metal (power). Hidden inside each one cal . king dessert may be a minor cheap baby. It is said of which chance relates to that individual exactly who discovers the particular baby.

The cakes are $15.99 every single plus readily available for unique order from Saturday while Tuesday (Mardi Gras). Call 222-0136 to help order. For information, visit w.heritagebakeryandcafe.com .

Wine and also chocolate

"Indulgence Wine & Chocolate Tasting," a new fundraiser for Olbrich Botanical Gardens, might be kept through 5:30 to be able to 8:30 p.m. about Feb. twenty-five at Olbrich, 3330 Atwood Ave. Attendees will connect with local chocolatiers plus homemade wine manufacturers in addition to taste hand-crafted fabulous chocolates, wine drinks and liquors. They likewise will certainly receive a commemorative wine beverage glass.

Participating chocolatiers include: Christine's Toffee, Indulgence Chocolatiers, James J. Chocolates, Lil Chocolates, Maurie's Fine Chocolates, Melli Chocolates as well as the Rolling Pin Bake Shop. Participating Wisconsin wineries include: Botham Vineyards, Fawn Creek Winery, Northleaf Winery, Old Sugar Distillery, Phillip's Distributing, Spurgeon Vineyards, Vom Fass, Weggy Winery, White Winter Winery plus Wollersheim Winery.

Tickets will be $25 each, or maybe $20 pertaining to Olbrich members. Tickets regarding chosen drivers tend to be $15, to get chocolate bars samples only. Call 246-4550 that will order lotto tickets by means of credit score card, or even invest in these during Olbrich's item purchase from twelve a.m. for you to four p.m. daily, and until eventually 5 p.m. on Sundays.

REAP Pizza party

Madison's REAP Food Group is actually possessing a new member thanks pizza celebration from some for you to 7 p.m. Feb. 26 for the Greenbush Bar, 914 Regent St. REAP (Research, Education, Action and also Policy) recommend pertaining to a sustainable foodstuff system.

Cost is definitely $5 per person for REAP member people (up for you to five people) and also $10 every particular person regarding non-members. The price involves pizza plus fluffy drinks.

Reservations are needed by simply today. Payment shall be consumed in the door. To sign-up or to help work with REAP, check out w.reapfoodgroup.org .

Samara Kalk Derby

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