My friend Roberta and I woke up in our beautiful room at The
Edgewater Resort & Spa in Madison, Wisconsin.
I had been there on a “combo” trip – covering a college tennis tournament and checking out the city. It was our final day.
I had been there on a “combo” trip – covering a college tennis tournament and checking out the city. It was our final day.
The first thing on the agenda was tour of the hotel with
Jessica Arendas, Marketing and Public Relations Manager of The Edgewater.
I had actually been to this hotel before. It was 2010 and I
was there for the Celebration of American Distilling.
Since that time, The Edgewater had gone through a dramatic
renovation. I didn’t recognize the place – except it’s lakefront location – and
I was looking forward to checking out more of it.
We met Jessica in the lobby and I remarked immediately how
much I loved the spiral staircase and lighting fixtures.
It only got better from there.
It only got better from there.
The resort had taken on an understated elegance, enough so
that you felt like you were staying someplace special, but not too much that
you didn’t feel comfortable.
We were having a strange winter. It had been warm a few days
prior and now a chill was in the air.
We walked outside and saw the ice skating rink and the Ice
House, where you could get food, hot chocolate, and rent skates.
From there we went to check out the fitness center, salon, and spa. It was one of the
latest to be re-done and it was quite impressive, offering every service
imaginable.
We left Jessica and went to breakfast downtown at Marigold Kitchen. It had been recommended to me and we certainly weren’t disappointed.
The food was delicious. We loved our omelets, mine veggie
and Roberta’s meat filled, with the Marigold potatoes. We also had their famous
macaroons, which were fantastic.
I headed to the University of Wisconsin for a few hours to
finish covering the tennis tournament while Roberta did some shopping.
We were running late for lunch at Sujeo and they were about
to close, but they graciously told us they would stay open as we were led to
the noodle bar.
With the open kitchen, I was able to keep an eye on my food.
It’s a big thing for me since I have a severe seafood allergy and rarely eat in
Asian restaurants.
Sujeo is a Pan-Asian restaurant created by Chef Tory Miller, who has three other restaurants in Madison and a James Beard Award for “Best Chef, Midwest.”
Sujeo is a Pan-Asian restaurant created by Chef Tory Miller, who has three other restaurants in Madison and a James Beard Award for “Best Chef, Midwest.”
They took good care of both of us as we sipped tea.
Then, we each got our noodle bowls.
Roberta had something different. The Khao Soi also had
chicken and noodles, but was in a spicy red coconut curry.
I chose the Miso Chicken
Ramen and it was filled with tender chicken, flavorful broth, and perfectly
cooked noodles.
Jessica Arendas arranged for us to stay an extra day at the resort.
She also put together spa treatments for us.
The Edgewater
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