dining out in madison is one of my favorite things to do. this is a list of dishes and drinks i could have over and over again. some are classics you can always find on the menu and others are sorely missed specials.

• portabella/goat cheese sandwich (cabana room)
• tomato artichoke soup (hubbard avenue diner)
• breakfast blt (hubbard avenue diner)
• ceviche salad (ocean grill)
• pasilla chile chicken enchilada (el dorado)
• tomatillo salsa (el dorado or texas tubbs taco palace)
• perfect margarita (el dorado or texas tubbs taco palace)
• nick's bump (the opus)
• porta salad (paisan's)
• spicy tuna roll (takara)
• seared sesame tuna (eno vino)
• carciofi con formaggio (bellini)
• heathen vegan shoplifter's delight (monty's blue plate diner)
• sugar fried biscuits (smoky jon's)
• bean salad (monty's blue plate diner)
• chocolate covered ginger (gail ambrosius chocolatier)
• asian fried calamari (johnny delmonico's)
• passion fruit-cayenne & coconut sorbets bruleed italian meringue and roasted coconut (l'etoile)
• curried squash bisque (cabana room)
• ceviche (cabana room)
• vegetarian platter (lulu's restaurant)
• bloody mary (come back in)
• chai charger (michelangelo's coffee shop)
• hot and spicy cheese bread (stella's bakery)
• chipotle vinaigrette dressing (market street diner)
• yogurt basil dressing (paisan's)
• cucumber yogurt-dill dressing (hubbard avenue diner)