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Cooking with the Cap Times featuring Thony Clarke

Thursday, September 19th, 6:00 PM

Join Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians as she talks to Thony “Mangoman” Clarke the owner of Madison’s popular Café Costa Rica food cart in the latest edition of our popular three-year-old cooking series. Exclusively for Cap Times members.

Panelist: Thony Clarke
Moderator: Lindsay Christians
Location: Furniture & ApplianceMart, 2404 W. Beltline Highway
Tickets: Limited live seating for Cap Times members
Sponsor: Sponsored by Furniture & ApplianceMart, Leopold’s Books Bar Caffè and Hinckley Productions

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