Emma Waldinger

Wisconsin

Associate Editor at Madison Magazine

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Articles

Four Winds Farm finds new life while staying true to its roots

3 days ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

As the buildings flatten into farm fields just south of downtown Fitchburg on Fish Hatchery Road, a red barn flanked by two silos comes into view on the right. The facade appears brand-new, a modern take on the classic Wisconsin wood barn. But what’s inside tells a different story. When I arrive at Four Winds Farm on a gray November day, there isn’t much to see in the way of greenery.
Who are Stoughton’s royals?

6 days ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

That information is on a very top secret, need-to-know basis until it’s announced each year at Stoughton’s Norse Afternoon of Fun event in February. For Stoughtonians, one of the highest honors you can achieve — just short of supplanting King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway — is being named king and queen of Stoughton’s Syttende Mai, or May 17, the annual festival celebrating Norway’s constitution.
17 spots to dig into a soft pretzel

2 weeks ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

It's always pretzel season in Madison with the influence of Wisconsin's strong German heritage, but spring and summer especially feel like an apt time to snack. Take our word for it: A sunset bike ride, a beer and a soft pretzel from one of the local spots below is just about as good as it gets. Orchard Verona's newest Wisconsin gastropub, Orchard, opened earlier this month with a soft pretzel on the menu.
Restaurant at Seven Acre Dairy Co. gets a refresh

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

Nic Mink says it will feel different when people come to Seven Acre Dairy Co. in a few weeks. The owner of the boutique hotel, restaurant and events space is referring to a new concept that is slated to replace Seven Acre Dairy Co.’s The Kitchen restaurant at the end of April. Little Cloud Restaurant will draw from head chef Ben Serum’s French-cooking background and the cheeses and dairy products in sister operation Landmark Creamery’s body of work in Paoli.
Why aren't we eating more insects yet? | MADISON MAGAZINE | channel3000.com

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

Food Editor Emma Waldinger gets a taste of entomophagy — the practice of eating insects — in Madison. Literally.
Are insects the next sustainable superfood?

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

Last May, I ate bugs for the first time. Not the kind you accidentally swallow when you’re riding a bike — or the hundreds you mythically ingest over a lifetime while you’re sleeping. These were plated very artfully with a pair of tweezers at a two Michelin-starred restaurant. I was dining at the famed Pujol in Mexico City. The bugs in question were flying ants, or chicatanas — a seasonal delicacy from Oaxaca, Mexico, ground into a sauce.
Meet 'the storyteller behind Cadre's vision'

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

Colton Schara is the storyteller behind Cadre’s vision, according to chef and owner Evan Dannells. “I am always excited to talk to my guests and kind of be a maven,” says Schara. “I love learning about a topic and sharing it with other people.”Schara helped Dannells open Cadre in 2019 using his previous experience creating the bar program at Sweet Home Wisconsin. At Cadre, he connects the dots between the terroir of French food and Wisconsin seasonality.
New York Times bestselling author debuts book in Madison

1 month ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

When Erin Gleeson moved to Madison last year, she had already written, photographed and illustrated five bestselling cookbooks. On April 15, she is set to release a new book, "The Watercolor Feast," that teaches readers how to emulate her style of watercolor painting in simple tutorials. “People are alway so drawn to the watercolors, [so] I thought, maybe I’ll do a book about painting the flowers and veggies,” says Gleeson, who has a professional background in food photography.
Indigenous ribbon skirts make a modern statement

2 months ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

Ribbon skirts — once reserved for ceremonies across many tribal traditions — are showing up in everyday spaces on a new generation of Indigenous women. Miinan White, McKenna Metoxen and Ava Belisle attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where they’re building community around the garment. “When I was little, I only had like two or three [ribbon] skirts,” says White, whose mother taught her to sew them. Now White, Metoxen and Belisle are filling their closets.
A crash course in chocolate

2 months ago | channel3000.com | Emma Waldinger

I recently learned how to taste chocolate. Not that I haven’t eagerly been eating dark chocolate for years; I just never knew the guiding principles for understanding what I was tasting. Chocolate doesn’t just taste like chocolate. To the trained palate, it can contain a multitude of flavors, from mushrooms to warm toast.