=== Farm to Table ===
With over 200 certified organic farms in Vernon County alone, The Driftless Cafe utilizes the vast bounty and passion of the local farming community.
Our dinner menu is ever-changing and often isn’t finalized until early in the afternoon, allowing our chefs to fully utilize our seasonal focus and freshness in the menu concepts.
LUKE ZAHM - ACTIVIST / CHEF / STORYTELLER
Article by THE GREAT DISCONTENT
Photo from The Great Discontent
“Everyone eats. There's so much beauty in realizing that humaneness and that oneness.” This is the ethos of Luke Zahm. The James Beard-nominated chef, host of the hit PBS show Wisconsin Foodie, and owner of the widely acclaimed Driftless Café in Viroqua, Wisconsin, believes food is a powerful force for connection. Here, he opens up about breaking down colonial mindsets around food, and his drive to learn, unite, and share the histories behind the ingredients he's using to create a new Midwestern food movement.
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The Counterculture Cookie Madison Never Forgot
In this episode of Wisconsin Foodie, Chef Luke Zahm sets out to uncover the legend of the “Guerrilla Cookie” — a beloved Madison staple with roots in the counterculture of the 1970s. From the aisles of the Willy Street Co-op to an off-grid cabin where the cookie was first baked on a wood stove, this is a story of memory, mystery, and revival.
After decades of searching, chefs, conservationists, and food lovers come together to bring the Guerrilla Cookie back to life — with proceeds helping support land restoration and conservation efforts.
This is more than a cookie. It’s a piece of Wisconsin history.