List of Publications - The Onion A.V. Club 2009

feature Let's get tropical: A guide to alcoholic island hopping

Hurl yourself into summer, emboldened by fruit- and booze-saturated concoctions like the wiki waki woo.

by Adam Powell

May 23, 2009 | 6:00am 2

feature Subtle, spicy, smooth, and chunky: The finer points of salsa

Decider delves into the details of this taken-for-granted condiment.

by Adam Powell

June 5, 2009 | 6:00am 4

Blog What the hell is a bistro?

Nobody's splitting hairs anymore about the definition of this word. Except for Decider.

by Adam Powell

June 24, 2009 | 6:00am 2

feature A fabulous, food-filled Fourth of July

A guide for eating your way through our nation's birthday.

by Adam Powell

July 2, 2009 | 6:00am 0

feature Thai in miniature: Madison’s finest Southeast Asian appetizers

Can Thai places distinguish themselves with satays and rangoons?

by Adam Powell

July 23, 2009 | 6:00am 1

feature Slumming in reverse: How to crash fancy restaurants via small plates

The A.V. Club skips right over the entrées and gets a cheap taste of pricey cuisine.

by Adam Powell

August 6, 2009 | 12:00am 1

feature Before the flood: Local restaurants explore Twitter teasing

With jolly, locally sourced temptations and utilitarian soup updates, Madison establishments are just starting to find their tweeting voices.

by Adam Powell

August 10, 2009 | 12:00am 1

feature MyMenu's consultant-approved freezer cuisine

A Canadian business invades Madison with sometimes-pleasing, sometimes-off-putting ready-made meals.

by Adam Powell

August 21, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Belly Up: Crawl locally, eat locally

A new locally-grown food crawl in Stoughton re-imagines what a food festival can and should be.

by Adam Powell

September 10, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Fat burger: Three bloody beef monuments to ill health

The hamburger has seen many gourmet revamps around town lately, but it can't escape its incredibly greasy past.

by Adam Powell

September 10, 2009 | 12:00am 7

feature Belly Up: All hail the carne-less chili cook-off

Stock up on Gas-X before putting your vegan chili-cooking skills to the test at the Goodman Community Center on Saturday.

by Adam Powell

September 17, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Trail Of Beers: Bar-hopping in the West Side wastelands

It's possible to find a charming drinking spot in this part of town, but the going can get weird.

by Adam Powell

September 22, 2009 | 12:00am 8

feature A Madison food crash course for Michael Pollan

The In Defense Of Food author has powerful insight into how we eat, but has he tried the fries at Brasserie V?

by Jason Albert, Erika Janik, Adam Powell

September 23, 2009 | 12:00am 8

feature Belly Up: Pasteurization party

For five days during the World Dairy Expo, Wisconsin becomes even more lactose-drenched than it already is.

by Adam Powell

September 24, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Cheese plates: The elegant dance of dairy and booze

Three local spots' platters of fine cheese from Wisconsin and beyond, and what to drink with them.

by Adam Powell

September 27, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Belly Up: The beauty of brisket

Slow Food Madison's Crawford Farm Celebration will teach you how to cook open-pit brisket, as well as the meaning of words like "fat cap."

by Adam Powell

October 1, 2009 | 12:00am 4

feature Hot dogs and Madison: A love story

Borrowing heavily from Chicago, Madison attempts to work out its own wiener variations.

by Adam Powell

October 3, 2009 | 12:00am 1

feature Belly Up: The drinkable meal

Get down and dirty with the down and dirty process of single-malt scotch-making. Then drink some.

by Adam Powell

October 8, 2009 | 12:00am 2

Belly Up The Madison Food & Wine Show: A three-day eating orgy

Strap on the feed-bag while pretending to be a foodie at the 8th Annual Madison Food & Wine Show.

by Adam Powell

October 15, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Local Tweeps go wing-less, Twitter-driven Buffalo Wild Wings cult revealed

An epic wing-fail at East Towne today, which you may have missed if you're lucky enough to not be on Twitter.

by Adam Powell

October 15, 2009 | 3:25pm 0

feature Sneeze-guard sojourn: In search of the perfect grocery-store salad bar

Apathy toward buying and preparing veggies doesn't have to preclude eating a kick-ass salad.

by Adam Powell

October 26, 2009 | 12:00am 0

Just Announced This time, it's gastronomical: Madison to host food-court eating competition

Contestants will presumably jam down tons of Sbarro and Quiznos Feb. 6 at the USquare National Food Court Eating Championship.

by Adam Powell

October 26, 2009 | 12:00pm 2

feature Continental shift: Three new Madison restaurants' international revamps

Can pan-ethnic barbecue, swanky urban Greek food, and a bland Mexican offering become permanent residents in our dining scene?

by Scott Gordon, Leif Haven, Adam Powell

November 2, 2009 | 12:00pm 1

feature Brisket heaven in strip-mall hell: Great Madison barbecue in odd places

Madisonians don't have to go South to get good barbecue—they just have to visit some dull parts of town.

by Adam Powell

November 10, 2009 | 12:00am 0

Belly Up Good giveaways spawn good P.R.: Whole Foods' All Things Good Holiday Tasting

Who cares why they're doing it? Whole Foods Market is giving away free food!

by Adam Powell

November 12, 2009 | 12:00am 0

feature Mideastwiches: The best of the Mediterranean on bread or pita

Where Madison restaurants jam shawarma, lamb, or feta into sandwiches, we will eat it.

by Adam Powell

November 19, 2009 | 12:00am 4

Belly Up It's time for a big Norwegian breakfast, hey

If you live in Wisconsin, you should probably be able to tell the difference between a krumkake and a sandbakkel.

by Adam Powell

November 25, 2009 | 12:00am 1

feature The year in Madison food: The A.V. Club's 2009 tasting tour

We assemble a city-wide menu of this year's prominent trends in Madison food.

by Erika Janik, Adam Powell, Scott Gordon

December 7, 2009 | 12:00am

Belly Up The many mysteries of chocolate-making

It's not as easy as you think, smart guy.

by Adam Powell

December 10, 2009 | 12:00am

feature Testing Madison's newest meat facsimiles on little kids at The Green Owl Café

The A.V. Club tests Madison's new all-vegetarian restaurant (and child-labor laws) with help from a panel of meat-loving kids.

by Adam Powell

December 15, 2009 | 12:00am 2

Belly Up Dayton Street Grille's bountiful, gut-busting brunch

Why should Santa be the only one with a belt-straining gut?

by Adam Powell

December 24, 2009 | 12:00am 1

feature Trail Of Beers: Monona Drive, Cottage Grove Road, and points in between

Brace yourself for the wonders of Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road.

by Adam Powell, Jason Albert