Cheers to you, Harvey House. One of the 608’s newest + most popular eateries was named on the New York Times’ list of best restaurants in the nation .
Among only 50 establishments selected from across the country, the eatery draws on the food, hospitality culture + history of supper clubs in Wisconsin.
Earlier this year, City Editor Ryan had a chance to sit down with Shaina Robbins Papach — creative director and co-owner of The Harvey House — an esteemed chef, culinary entrepreneur + hospitality guru. Here’s a peek at our conversation.
Q: What was the driver for the restaurant’s location?
A: We looked at newer places, but ended up falling in love with the old train station — it’s old and beautiful, but has wonderful bones for us to work with. I grew up in Madison going to Cafe Palms
, I’ve always loved this location. This is part of the city I really love.
Read the full conversation .