We spent a full week in Madison WI. The main events were the 55th high school reunion (with golf outing) and two trips to the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. But we did some other things, too. And ate a lot of food. Other activities worthy of note:
- Pizza at Grampa’s Pizzeria with long-time friends Ben and Junko. Good pizza, but not great. Very thin crust – almost like a flatbread pizza.
- Dinner at Graze with Ben and Junko. The menu is npuveau (e.g. Korean braised pork belly). I thought it was good but Ooma was unimpressed. But the restaurant was right on The Square (around the Wisconsin state capitol) and I got some interesting capitol photos.
- Sunday watching the Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings with Ben and another high school friend. The Packers lost. Sad.
- Dinner for just Ooma and I at Toby’s Supper Club. This was a small restaurant near our hotel that got good reviews, so we gave it a shot. It is a dive, but the food is terrific. Ooma had a T-bone which she said was the best steak she has had in years. I had the pan-fried chicken. Also exceptionally good.
- Drinks at the Echo Tap with a bunch of old high school friends. A good selection of draft beers and outstanding onion rings and fried cheese curds. But we were told that the food was mediocre, so we did take-out from Salvatore’s Tomato Pies. Very good.
What we didn’t do was visit Circus World in Baraboo, as originally planned (poor weather).