Chef Itaru Nagano preps for a nightly dinner service at Fairchild, his Monroe Street restaurant. Nagano served as one of the local rotating judges when "Top Chef" filmed in Wisconsin for six weeks starting in late August. "I tell everyone all the time that our produce is so good, but it's just that the seasons are so much shorter," Nagano said. The reality series on Bravo starts Wednesday.
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Laila Jenkins hands out samples of spinach at the booth for Snug Haven Farm on the opening day of the Dane County Farmers’ Market on Capitol Square last April. The market features prominently in the 21st season of "Top Chef."
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Madison chef and James Beard Award winner Tory Miller is among the local celebrity judges on the Wisconsin-themed season of "Top Chef."
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Staff at The Harvey House prepare the kitchen Friday ahead of the arrival of the restaurant’s evening dinner patrons. Shaina Papach and Joe Papach, the owners of the modern Madison supper club, served as rotating local judges for "Top Chef" this past summer when it was in town.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Tami Lax, co-owner of The Old Fashioned, helps serve meals at the restaurant on Capitol Square, which pays homage to the foods of Wisconsin.
"Top Chef" put Wisconsin in the national limelight for the past three months, and now the state of Wisconsin wants to keep that momentum alive.
Chef Itaru Nagano preps for a nightly dinner service at Fairchild, his Monroe Street restaurant. Nagano served as one of the local rotating judges when "Top Chef" filmed in Wisconsin for six weeks starting in late August. "I tell everyone all the time that our produce is so good, but it's just that the seasons are so much shorter," Nagano said. The reality series on Bravo starts Wednesday.
Laila Jenkins hands out samples of spinach at the booth for Snug Haven Farm on the opening day of the Dane County Farmers’ Market on Capitol Square last April. The market features prominently in the 21st season of "Top Chef."
Staff at The Harvey House prepare the kitchen Friday ahead of the arrival of the restaurant’s evening dinner patrons. Shaina Papach and Joe Papach, the owners of the modern Madison supper club, served as rotating local judges for "Top Chef" this past summer when it was in town.