Madisonians often lay claim to the contested honor of having the most restaurants per capita. Whether apocryphal or not, the sentiment reflects the central role food plays in this Midwestern capital city. As a Madison native, a visit home for me always evokes a sort of a happy anxiety—so much to eat, so little time. With a renowned university drawing students and faculty from more than 130 countries, the city's restaurants benefit from this cultural hodgepodge. Top-notch Afghani, Nepalese, and Ethiopian cuisine is easy to find. And then there's what I fondly call the Wisconsin trifecta: beer, sausage, and cheese, perfect food for those cold winter days when you cannot walk outside without a balaclava. Here's a sampling of the best, uniquely-Madisonian things I look forward to eating and drinking every time I return to the city I grew up in.
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