A hungry intruder broke through an apartment window on Langdon Street and began cooking early Tuesday morning, Madison police said.
The man fled the apartment with a bag of food and an iPod after he was discovered by one of the two female residents.
Police said the intruder was described as being a black male in his 30s around 5'7"", wearing a navy and white striped shirt, jeans and a baseball cap.
The two women living in apartment on the 200 block of Langdon described the man as looking ""homeless,"" police said.
There was no information released on what the intruder cooked.
Police said their Central District Community Police Team (CPT) has been going door-to-door in downtown residential areas, giving tips to residents on how to best stay safe in their homes.