{"id":3579,"date":"2017-05-25T12:38:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T17:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2020-03-23T20:32:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T01:32:24","slug":"cheese-curd-bracket-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/cheese-curd-bracket-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cheese Curd Bracket: The Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cheese curds: The lifeblood of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

In no other state can you order cheese curds and be presented with a basket of fried, melty deliciousness. Madisonians seem particularly drawn to the siren song of hot cheese emanating from every bar’s menu. It’s just who we are.<\/p>\n

This month, The Bozho<\/em> sought to find our\u00a0city’s\u00a0best curds.\u00a0We devised\u00a0a competition bracket \u2014 like the NCAA tourney, but edible\u00a0\u2014\u00a0made up of 32 of our favorite spots for curds in Madison. In recent weeks, you voted for your favorites and now just one champion remains.<\/p>\n

Which curd will reign supreme? Find out below, after a quick review of how we got here.<\/span>\n

The Competitors:<\/h2>\n
\"Curd
Wisconsin Verbs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Curd Girl<\/h3>\n

A relative newcomer, the four-year-old Curd Girl food cart faced two Madison bar staples in the early rounds, knocking off the Plaza Tavern by 35 points (67.3% to 32.7%) and the Tip Top Tavern by 41 points (70.7% to 29.3%).<\/p>\n

This set the stage for one of the competition’s\u00a0premier matchups, as Curd Girl drew Graze in the Elite Ate. A 12-point win there (56.2% to 43.8%) led to a matchup with another Capitol Square establishment.\u00a0The Coopers Tavern\u00a0was\u00a0perhaps the field’s Cinderella story after it knocked off Merchant in the opening round and kept on winning\u00a0\u2014\u00a0until\u00a0Curd Girl pulled out a six-point Fried Four squeaker\u00a0(52.8% to 47.2%).<\/span>\n

\"Tipsy
Jon Kjarsgaard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tipsy Cow<\/h3>\n

Tipsy Cow didn’t break much of a sweat in the early rounds, defeating The Red Zone by\u00a0nearly 75 points\u00a0(87.2% to 12.8%) and the Blue Moon Bar & Grill by more than 60 points (81.3% to 18.7%).<\/p>\n

But the road to the Fried Four suddenly got very tough for Tipsy Cow when the downtown tavern\u00a0faced\u00a0OSS in another of the Elite Ate’s top\u00a0pairings. Tipsy Cow squeaked out a 14-point win (57.1% to 42.9%) and parlayed that\u00a0fortune into a decisive 35-point underdog victory over The Old Fashioned in the Fried Four (67.4% to 32.6%).<\/span>\n

The Winner:<\/h2>\n

This all set up\u00a0Curd Girl vs.\u00a0Tipsy Cow in the Curd Championship. After 2\u00bd weeks of voting, including 3\u00bd days for the\u00a0title matchup, Madison has picked an inaugural The Bozho<\/em> Cheese Curd Bracket champion.<\/p>\n

\u2713 Curd Girl\u00a0\u2014 57.4%<\/strong>
\nTipsy Cow\u00a0\u2014 42.6%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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