On the menu: butternut squash bisque, with root vegetable chips. Roasted beet and apple salad, with chevre and walnut vinaigrette. Toasted pumpkin-gorgonzola ravioli, with pipian pesto.
The diners were about 130 women business executives, who had gathered for leadership education and inspiration.
The setting was downtown Madison, at a place that has earned global acclaim but is relatively unknown locally.