It's Madison Restaurant Week! In my circle of friends, we start talking about Restaurant Week several weeks out. Making plans and where we're going, what new places we'll try, etc. And then after the fact we all compare notes.
Several weeks ago one of my workout buddies was celebrating a birthday, so his wife brought cupcakes to the workout (I know- seems counterproductive). Not just any cupcakes. Cupcakes from Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery! I had heard good things about Daisy Cafe- but had yet to try it out, so I was pretty excited to try the cupcakes. And then the box was opened...and there it was, in the corner of the box...a cupcake with....BACON!
You read right. BACON!
Sold! It was then and there that the love affair with Daisy Cafe started. And yes- the bacon cupcake was as good as you would expect.
So, when I saw that Daisy Cafe was a part of Restaurant Week, that was my choice. I really didn't know what to expect. A place called "Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery" sounds like (and is) a great place for cupcakes. But dinner? Once again they did not disappoint.
Laura and I headed out to Daisy Cafe on Monday night. We decided to each get something different and yell "switch" half-way through each course. We often intend to do the big switch but usually don't. Monday night we did actually do the switch. For the first course I had Shiitake French Onion Soup (and made the obligitory "do they just call it 'onion soup' in France?" joke), Laura had the Panko Crusted Shrimp Cakes. Both were excellent- although I will admit to a little "appetizer envy" - I love any seafood made into cakes.
For the main course I went with the Daisy Deluxe Cassoulet. I've been to France twice- but somehow have never had cassoulet, so I really don't have a genuine French cassoulet to compare this to. This cassoulet was a good thick stew of beans, pulled duck, venison sausage, smoked pork sausage and BACON! Needless to say- I joined the clean-plate club. The cassoulet was excellent.
Laura had the Steak with Brandied Mushrooms for her main course. I can't really comment on her dish- as I'm not a steak eater, but judging from the way she ate it up- I'd say it was also excellent, and even though I'm not into steak- the "with brandied mushrooms" part of the whole thing sounded excellent.
For dessert we both chose the same thing...The Cupcakes. How can you not get teh cupcakes at a place with "cupcakery" in it's name?
Which brings me to my final question...
Is "cupcakery" really a word?
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