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Article: AT THE TABLE Northern delights New Scandinavian fare at Magnus in Madison; proves timely, terrific
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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The time is right for Scandinavian cuisine. Seriously.
Look at some of the current dining trends: the mania for seasonal
and local foods, the celebration of slow food -- from-scratch
cooking using time-honored (and time-consuming) techniques.
That's Scandinavian food, condensed in the smallest of nutshells.
So, the timing couldn't have been better for Restaurant Magnus
near Capitol Square in Madison to shift in June from the South
American-inflected cuisine it had been serving for more than 10
years to the flavors of Scandinavia.
They're flavors that Christopher and Finn Berge grew up with, in
their Norwegian-American family in Mount Horeb. The brothers are co-
owners with Laura Jones; ...