Bloom Archives
Christine Barbour
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The Big Cheeze: Gooey and Good
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR Try to get your head around a food establishment that caters simultaneously to the undergraduate trying to fend off a hangover…
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Feast: More Tempting Than Ever
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR Last time we profiled Feast Bakery Cafe (June/July 2011), the gem of a neighborhood restaurant on the corner of East Hillside…
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Bloom Wins Awards in the SPJ’s Best of Indiana Journalism Contest
Bloom won 16 Society of Professional Journalists “Best in Indiana Journalism” awards in all, including three first-place honors, seven second-place, four third-place, and two honorable…
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My Plate or Yours: For Mom
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR For the first time in my life, this Motherâs Day will dawn and I will have no flowers to send, no…
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When at Lotus Garden Eat Like the Chinese Do
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR When it comes to Chinese food, Americans tend to like their sweet-and-sour pork bright red and sticky and their chicken fried…
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Yogiâs Goes Gastropub: New Room, New Menu, New Vibe
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR If you are smarter than the average bear you might have noticed that something is afoot at Yogiâs Grill & Bar.…
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Oh, the Savory Smells of Home Cooking
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR Not long ago, on a gloomy day of flat, gray skies and damp, to-the-bone cold, I found myself craving the aroma…
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My Plate or Yours: Candy Corn and Other Treats Arenât Seasonal Anymore
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR I have been waiting all year to write a column on candy cornâthose yellow, orange, and white candies that look more…
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Juannitaâs: Mexican thatâs Authentic, Homemade, and Delicious
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR They say that running a restaurant is a young personâs game, but while it is true that the person technically in…