Bloom Magazine
Category: Food/Drink
Restaurant reviews, chef profiles, recipes, wine and beer coverage, and stories celebrating Bloomington’s exceptional local food and drink community.
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My Plate or Yours: Confessions of a Popcorn Addict
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR I am a popcorn junkie. I love it, I crave it, I fantasize about it. Sometimes, after…
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Recipe of the Week: Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
Two weeks ago, we shared David Davenport’s one-of-a-kind meatloaf. What goes better with meatloaf than some homemade mashed potatoes? Horseradish…
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The Tudor Room: Old World Ambience For Kingly Appetites
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR To walk into the Indiana Memorial Union’s Tudor Room is to step back in time—at least to…
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Licorice Cupcakes Anyone? The Underground Cupcake Café Will Make Any Flavor You Desire
BY CARMEN SIERING Cupcake lovers might think they’ve tried every flavor imaginable, but because the confections at The Underground Cupcake…
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Recipe of the Week: Meatloaf
David Davenport set out to make a one-of-a-kind meatloaf for the Bloomington Cooking School’s stock of recipes. He came up…
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Bread & Roses Gardens: Purveyors of Edible Plants
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC Diners on the deck at Laughing Planet Café last summer may have been surprised to find their food…
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Muddy Fork Farm Makers of Crusty Artisanal Breads
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR An artisan is a craftsman, someone who works with his hands to create singular and distinctive works…
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Recipe of the Week: ‘Reworked’ Irish Soda Bread
Jan Bulla-Baker and David Davenport of the Bloomington Cooking School don’t particularly like the taste of traditional Irish Soda Bread,…
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My Plate or Yours: Of a Fresh, Warm Corn Tortilla
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR One of my favorite things to eat is a fresh, warm corn tortilla. The steamy essence of…
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Peacetree Mountain Truffles Made by Three Friends
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Linda Armes says it is her “personal mission” to educate the public about chocolate truffles. “A lot…
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