Postcards: The neighborhood coffee shop
Right around the corner from where Derek is staying in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood a great little coffee shop called Johnson Public House (908 E. Johnson St., 608.347.0483). Intelligentsia coffee (brewed fresh to… Read More
Postcards: Madison-style pizza
Derek is staying at a classmate’s place about two miles outside the campus. And he was starving. So he walked down the block and ate dinner at Madtown Pizza (912 E. Johnson… Read More
Postcards: Derek’s first impression of Madison
In a word — hick. This was in the men’s bathroom at the airport in Madison, Wisc. Derek, who lived in Greeley, Colo. for six years, said this: “Even Colorado never had… Read More
Derek’s last meals
If you’ve ever left your hometown for any substantial amount of time, you know the one thing you’d miss is the local cuisine. Well, it was no different for my boyfriend, Derek,… Read More
Today’s happy shot
Derek’s last Hawaiian plate — courtesy of Ono Hawaiian Food on Kapahulu Avenue — before heading to Wisconsin tomorrow.… Read More