Bloom Archives
Food
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Eating On and Around the Downtown Square
If you are visiting, new to town, or don’t come to the downtown Square often, here are personal recommendations from someone who loves good…
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Manila Social Club: NY Celebrity Eatery Has B-town Roots
BY MIKE LEONARD Within the first year of opening the Manila Social Club, Filipino-born and Bloomington-raised Björn DelaCruz has seen rave reviews in The…
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Maple Valley Farm’s Harvest Partners: An Innovative Food Distribution Model (Photo Gallery)
BY BARB BERGGOETZ In January, Larry and Tina Howard, owners of Maple Valley Farm, created what they call a revolutionary food distribution model. Strong…
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Edible Lotus: Good Food, Good Music Supporting the Fall Fest
BY KELLY KENDALL By now, it may be easy to take the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival for granted. For 22 years, world…
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Best Bites
Food Editor Christine Barbour describes ten of her best foodie moments of the past five years. Bloomington is a great place to eat, a…
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Michael Cassady: Restaurateur
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Michael Cassady’s Uptown Café combines Cajun-Creole cooking with the swinging sophistication of a 1940’s jazz bar and the global ambience of…
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Dave & Krissy Tallent: Chefs (See Photo Gallery)
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS When Dave and Krissy Tallent first met, working in the kitchen of Upland Brewing Company’s restaurant 12 years ago, they never…