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What Madison restaurants are doing to help parents with food issues November, 2011 - When dining out crosses the line into dangerous, it's a game-changer. That's the situation for many families whose children have serious food allergies. Read More...
Monty's, Tex Tubb's at The Vegan Chili Cook-off at Goodman Community Center September, 2011 - I was one of three lucky judges at the event, which featured six local chilis and 160+ hungry guests (more than double last year's event). The judges tasted blind, but I was able to guess three out of the six based on tell-tale ingredients. Read More...
Meet Monty’s Matt Pace
September, 2011 - Like many of our local chefs, Matt grew up in a family in love with cooking. He jokes as soon as they got up in the morning, they were talking about dinner that night. Holidays were centered on traditional foods with the entire family anticipating his grandmother’s repertoire of Dutch, German and Italian dishes. Read More… Let’s Eat for $7.70: Classic diner meals on wheels at new Monty’s cart
August, 2011 - Having enjoyed the meatloaf sandwich at Monty’s proper, I ordered one to see whether it measured up. The sandwich, as served both on Atwood Avenue and from its mobile cart, is all killer and no filler. Mine was prepared on a small grill inside the diminutive blue-and-white cart while I watched and served to me hot and wrapped in grease-proof waxed paper. Read More...
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream Mixed With Alcohol
July, 2011 - Summer’s here and the time is right for slurping down concoctions made with two of the world’s greatest inventions: ice cream and booze. Have you rescued a kitten stuck in a tree? Or stopped a train from hitting a school bus? If so, you deserve the ultimate reward: the Black Bavarian beer float at Monty’s. Read More…
Delectable Diner July, 2011 - The sandwich was decidedly unlike anything you would find in an actual diner, but you know what else? It was fantastic. So simple as to be humble, modestly proportioned, slightly crunchy, a little tangy and a little sweet, Monty’s breakfast sandwich left me perfectly satisfied with my brunch choice. Read More...
Monty's Blue Plate Diner, Tex Tubb's Taco Palace at Mad City Vegan Fest June, 2011 - Yesterday I attended the first ever Madison Vegan Fest, and it was a great success. In fact, the organizers were very surprised at the astounding turnout. I volunteered to take some photos, and when I arrived around noon, I was pretty overwhelmed by the packed venue and the difficulty of getting near the vendors and samples. Read More...
Community lunch to aid food pantry April, 2011 - A meal with friends doesn't nourish only the body. It can also build up the spirit of the community. That's the idea, anyway, behind an event Sunday that planners hope will be the first of many - a community luncheon whose proceeds will benefit the Rio Food Pantry. Joey Connaughty, co-owner of Monty's Blue Plate Diner in Madison, said the event is intended as an opportunity for her to give back to a cause she believes in, and to invite others in and around Rio to do so as well. Read More...
Record number of food carts ready to hit the streets
April, 2011 - The arrival of food carts on the UW-Madison campus and around Downtown is a sure sign of spring — and street food in Madison has never been more popular than it is right now, officials say… Also new this spring is an extension of a well-known East Side restaurant — Monty’s Blue Plate Diner. The “mobile Monty’s” is stationed on the State Street Mall from Monday through Friday and at the top of State Street on Saturday morning for the Dane County Farmers’ Market. Read More...
Road Food March, 2011 - The food at Monty’s was so good we had to take a half-dozen of their homemade donuts with us to the show each day. Read More...
REAPing Benefits with Furthermore and Food Fight
September, 2010 - One the many commandments we follow is never to turn our backs on the pairing of excellent food with outstanding beer. Add to that locally sourced ingredients, dinner in a dynamic location and the opportunity to support of a worthy cause and you just may have one of the season’s defining dining moments. Read More...
Doug Moe: Celebrating 20 years of meals at Monty’s
July, 2010 - They’ve been celebrating 20 years of Monty’s Blue Plate Diner all week, and the other night everyone in the Atwood Avenue neighborhood was invited to come by for a photo with the staff.
Something about the assembled group photo got to Monty Schiro, whose name is on the restaurant sign. One of his young staffers was holding his infant son. Schiro couldn’t help but remember another photo, taken just after the restaurant opened. In the photo Monty was holding his own infant daughter. Read More...
2009 Madison's Favorite Vegetable Friendly Menu
August, 2009 - Monty's Blue Plate does diner vegetarian up right, with entrees like the hefty, nutty, cheesy walnut burger; the "Sloppy Faux"; and the "Sheldon" meatless Reuben. There's even veggie hash for breakfast. Read More...
Blue Plate and Chocolate Bunnies
April, 2009 - As soon as you arrive, they have coffee ready and waiting for your sippage, which is heaven to me. We also had several soy milk fans in the group and they gave us a little caraff of soy for our coffees while we waited for a table. Read More...
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