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Underground Food Collective will be popping up this Friday (Jan. 27th) at Bradbury's Coffee starting at 7pm.  We will be serving  six different varieties of  toast with wine pairings until 9:30pm. No tickets or reservations, just show up and order and eat. We will have vegetarian and meat options. Sorry, no gluten free.

Where :: 127 N. Hamilton (Bradbury's Coffee)

Time :: 7pm to 9:30pm

Cost :: $7 for toast. Wine pairings are additional.

It seems that it is the time of year when our friends decide to pick up and move on from Madison. And there's no doubt about it that we're losing one of our most beloved. Amelia is heading to Italy and then to New York. Amelia started working for us in the summer of 2010 and left quite a mark on our organization. When the restaurant opened we instantly realized what an amazing server she was. We quickly started to heap more and more responsibility and she never complained and continued to excel through the madness that opening a first restaurant could be. She brought a sense of calm to a sometimes hectic first few months. As we got to know her better we realized what a smart and caring person we had hired.

We've sold out! Check back for next month's offerings. Or, if you can't wait that long...send us a note and we'll make sure you get what you need.

We hired Heather Allen to help us organize our businesses. We realized we could no longer operate as a group of friends who casually catered some weddings and hosted some events. Someone was needed to tackle some of the more difficult parts of expansion - our meat processing company and our restaurant, Underground Kitchen- as well increase client communication through our catering company.

This extra special CSA is a one time only deal. People will receive three fresh sausages, perfect for the grill this weekend: Weiswurst, Hot Dogs, and Texas Hot Links.

Details:

- Quantity: ~4lbs

- Price: $30. Pay with cash or check upon pick up

- Pickup is Saturday, July 2nd between 9am and 1pm at the Underground Kitchen 127 E. Mifflin St.

- Space is limited to just 30 people

- Email meats@undergroundfoodcollective.org to reserve your spot today.

Just because. And, well, sometimes it's ok to post old news.

An article about Underground Meats in the Chicago Reader (like a month ago).

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/madison-underground-food-collective...

(image copyright Emily Gomez)

We have worked with Xander for the last few years. He's helped us with numerous catering events, worked at Ironworks with Ben and was instrumental in opening the Kitchen. With no complaints, he worked every night, helped with menu development and held down the line even in its craziest moments. We are incredible grateful for the time and energy he has brought to the collective. And for some reason, this guy thinks he will have it better in New Zealand.  

Photo by Emily Julka

Even though the resturant is currently closed we are going to continue to do our sales of cured meats on saturday. Our friends from Bradbury's Coffeehouse have been kind enough to host us during the close. We will be selling a selection of our cured meats. 

Over the past couple of months, we've had a lot of people ask us, "Hey, where can I get your meat?" While it's possible to stop into the restaurant to gobble up a meat board or head to some area markets to pick up a limited line of items, we're happy to announce that our products will now be available for sale at the Bradbury's Coffeehouse starting Saturday June, 18th.

In addition to wrapped and ready to take Saucisson Sec and Tuscan Goat Salami, we'll also have a range of other cured salami, including Soppressata, Tuscan Salami, Wisconsin Peperone, Genoa Salami, and Spanish Chorizo. Cured whole muscle items like Coppa, Lomo, Air Cured Ham, Tesa and Pancetta will be available in the coming weeks.

Also, each evening at the Underground Kitchen, you'll now be able to purchase packaged tasty meat treats just by asking a server for a product listing.

Details:

Meat at the Market

inside of Bradbury Coffeehouse 127 N. Hamilton St.

Saturday July 9th

8am - 11am (or until we sell out).