The Spousal Unit and I attended the first of Chef Michael's Italian Regional dinner series. At $60/person, including wine pairings, it's a steal. This one featured food and wine from the NE-most corner of Italy and so had a German.Austrian slant to the offerings (think wurst, goulash, strudel) but definitely Italian. The wines from the L'eft Bank Wine distributor were unique to the region and excellent. Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir (no oak), Lagrein and a 'knock your socks off" late-harvest dessert Gewurztaminer served with the best apple strudel I've ever had.
Madison is lucky to have Chef Michael Pruett and the best way to experience great chefs is to give them free rein, sit at a big table and let them strut their stuff. I'm looking forward to the next in the series.