Madison Magazine is presenting Winter Restaurant Week starting Sunday, Jan. 25 and ending Friday, Jan. 30. Restaurant Week allows food lovers to sample some of Madison's finest restaurants for a price that won't break their budget.
During the week, participating restaurants will offer three special, fixed-price, three-course menus for just $25 per person (beverages, tax and gratuity not included). Some restaurants are also offering a three-course lunch menu for $15 in addition to the dinner special.
Madison's Restaurant Week was modeled after San Diego's highly successful Restaurant Week and is now an annual culinary celebration that allows the community to check out the diverse array of restaurants Madison has to offer.
No tickets, passes or coupons are required, but diners are strongly recommended to make reservations in advance.
To see which restaurants are participating and for more information, visit madisonmagazine.com/winterrestaurantweek. Stay tuned this week for profiles of featured restaurants in The Daily Cardinal.
Today's featured restaurant is fresco:
Dine on the rooftop of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art at fresco, and savor local and seasonal flavors. With an extraordinary view of the Capitol and State Street, fresco, 227 State St., is contemporary fine-dining atmosphere. During the warm months, enjoy the 7100 square foot sculpture garden while sipping a cocktail or dining al fresco.
Experience all fresco has to offer during Restaurant Week. Pick and choose from several options per course to create a three-course meal of exotic and tantalizing cuisine.
Begin the meal with a seared sashimi grade scallop, roasted vegetable salad or grilled Caesar salad. For a taste of the ocean, enjoy a main course of organic Norwegian salmon with a mustard glaze and served alongside fingerling potatoes, brussel sprouts, caramelized fennel and lemon chive crà me frà ¢iche. For comfort food, try the chicken fresco, served with roasted garlic and rosemary mashed potato, and baby carrots drizzled in a winter vegetable butter sauce. Vegetarians - don't fear: Fresco also has house-made ricotta gnocchi with seasonal vegetables and a brown herb butter crà ""me.
To find out what's for dessert, visit madisonmagazine.com/winterrestaurantweek .
Dinner is served Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday, 5 p.m. - o9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5 - o10 p.m. For reservations, call 608-633-7374.
