Bloom Archives
Lynae Sowinski
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Date Nut Bread
The holidays are coming! Chef David Davenport’s date nut bread may be the treat you are looking for to bring to a family (or…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: Semolina Cake
Planning a party dish for a holiday gathering? David Davenport’s Egyptian Semolina Cake is a little bit sweet, a little bit savory, and a…
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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Three Downtown Boutiques Just Off the Beaten Path
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Rebecca Carter designs her homey bungalow boutique, Rebecca & Me, so it’s like shopping at your girlfriend’s house. Linnell Schur draws customers to…
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Jiangmei Wu: Blurring the Bounds of Art and Design (Photo Gallery)
BY CARMEN SIERING To call Jiangmei Wu an artist is accurate, but incomplete. Wu transforms media such as paper, vinyl, and sheet metal into…
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Recipe of the Month: Davenport’s Pound Cake
When Chef David Davenport was given a not-so-great pound cake recipe from Wüsthof, he set out to fix it. Davenport tore the entire recipe…
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Recipe of the Month: Palak Paneer
Chef David Davenport has made it easy to make your favorite restaurant palak paneer at home! First, the day before you plan to serve…
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Bloomington Minister Joined Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma
‘I knew Martin Luther King Jr. before he was Martin Luther King Jr.’ BY MIKE LEONARD The Rev. Joe Emerson’s face reddens and his…
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The Evolution of Uel Zing Coffee From Cart, to Stores, to Café
BY DANIEL MORGAN When Sam Sveen began drinking coffee, taste was an afterthought; he was more interested in the energy boost it provided. But…