Episode 14: The creator of 'Top Chef Wisconsin'
"Top Chef" executive producer/showrunner Doneen Arquines joined the "Top Chef" team during its very first season, working as a production as...
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Episode 13: Stocking the 'Top Chef' kitchen
Kyle Knall, chef/owner of Birch in Milwaukee, joined the judges' table during a recent "Top Chef" episode filmed at Harbor House. Kyle refle...
Episode 12: The art of the recap
Stephanie Bedford, a local book critic, food freelancer and fiction writer, reserved the URL TopSteph.com about 30 seconds after learning th...
Episode 11: 'Milwaukee Dan' Jacobs
This week we hear from Wisconsin's first "Top Chef" contestant, James Beard-nominated Milwaukee chef Dan Jacobs. Jacobs talks about how team...
Episode 10: Native ingredients
Amber Bristow is a fifth generation cranberry grower, but even she had never seen cranberry soup before the cranberry challenge on "Top Chef...
Episode 9: Restaurant Wars
Restaurant Wars is an iconic "Top Chef" challenge. Chefs must create a whole restaurant with a coherent concept, smooth service and good foo...
Episode 8: Sausage races
This week on the podcast, we're talking ballpark food. Loren B. Rue grew up loving baseball, and now has his dream job — executive che...
Episode 7: What chaos means to me
Chef Paul Bartolotta, the Milwaukee restaurateur and two-time James Beard winner, was bemused by a recent challenge on "Top Chef Wisconsin."...
Episode 6: The capital for a reason
No drone shot of Madison would be complete without a view of the Memorial Union Terrace and its iconic sunburst chairs. That, in fact, is wh...
Episode 5: Supper club style
This week on our "Top Chef Wisconsin" companion podcast, we have a full Madison episode! First, host Lindsay Christians takes a deeper dive...
Episode 4: Build a better dinner
The architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright inspired the challenges this week, on episode 4 of Top Chef Wisconsin. Host Lindsay Christians talks...
Episode 3: Beer and cheese
Theater artist and educator Erica Halverson has seen every episode of "Top Chef" from Season 1 to now. This week, the UW-Madison professor a...
Episode 2: Roll out the red carpet
We walked the red carpet in Milwaukee , and all the stars were there. This week, Destination Madison's Sarah Warner and I, Cap Times food ed...
Episode 1: How did Top Chef come to Wisconsin?
This week, Corner Table co-host Chris Lay joins to talk about the first episode (mild spoilers, with ample warning!) and reflect on whether...
The Corner Table: Top Chef Wisconsin
Lindsay Christians, food editor at the Cap Times, resurrects The Corner Table podcast for a special, limited series all about Top Chef Wisco...
"Madison Chefs" Book Release Q+A
Farm-to-table is a cliché, but its roots among the farmers and chefs of south-central Wisconsin are deep, vibrant and resilient. From...
Reopening Sardine, Part 5: Back in the booths
This is the final episode of Reopening Sardine , a limited series from The Corner Table podcast. This week, hosts Lindsay Christians and Chr...
Reopening Sardine, Part 4: One Month In
A few things have changed since we last checked in with the folks at Sardine on opening day, May 19. For one, Dane County mask mandates have...
Reopening Sardine, Part 3: Opening Day
Well, friends, we're finally here. After more than a year of uncertainty, fear and frustration, on May 19, Sardine was ready to open its doo...
Reopening Sardine, Part 2: A new way of service
Sardine, a French-inspired restaurant in downtown Madison, had 70 employees when it closed in 2020. As staff prepared to reopen in mid-May a...