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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. The Monarch

    <strong>The Monarch</strong>.<strong> </strong>Opened in January, The Monarch is a single, narrow room whose front half is given over to bar space and whose back half contains a handful of tall tables. (An undeveloped backyard holds the promise of outdoor dining someday.) The cool thing is that Andrew Brochu, a highly talented chef whose cooking landed him a job at Alinea and secured two Michelin stars at Graham Elliot restaurant, is running the kitchen here. The vibe here is very laid back and mellow, but the high quality of the kitchen output is undeniable. Silky smooth foie gras mousse ($13), served with strawberry jam and toasted brioche, was so good we begged for extra bread (we were in No Foie Left Behind mode). Duck confit chilaquiles ($14) are surprisingly prim, stacked neatly (at least on arrival) with crisp tortilla layers under a sunny-side-up roof. Blackening spices kick the shrimp and grits with cheddar cheese ($13) into high gear, and brioche French toast slices are topped with precisely diced roasted apples and a surfeit of Chantilly cream ($9). The "box of cereal and milk" is a cute $2.50 touch (it's an actual box of cereal from a variety pack), as is the sweet-spicy supersoft pretzel, served with raisin cream cheese ($7).
    The Monarch. Opened in January, The Monarch is a single, narrow room whose front half is given over to bar space and whose back half contains a handful of tall tables. (An undeveloped backyard holds the promise of outdoor dining someday.) The cool thing...

    Tags: Graham Elliot, Cheddar Cheese, Alinea, French Toast, Michelin Group

    2. Apr 18, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Bring on brunch

    Though Sunday brunch is a year-round option, warm and sunny weather is what brings out the crowds. I can attest to that, having spent most of the last 10 fairly miserable (weatherwise) weekends hitting one brunch after another; I don't think I found a single crowded dining room during all of February and March (Easter excepted), and reservations certainly were no problem. Brunch-friendly temperatures will be with us soon enough, and when they arrive, here are a few brunch spots, old and new, that will be worth checking out. Better still, visit them now, when tables are still easy to secure (Mother's Day excepted).
    Though Sunday brunch is a year-round option, warm and sunny weather is what brings out the crowds. I can attest to that, having spent most of the last 10 fairly miserable (weatherwise) weekends hitting one brunch after another; I don't think I found a...

    Tags: Cream Cheese, Pancakes, Cheddar Cheese, Eggs, Foods and Beverages

    3. Jun 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Move over Dracula, tourists flock to see Bulgarian 'vampire'

    World Now
    The discovery last week of a 700-year-old skeleton with metal stakes where his heart had been has stirred a bout of vampire-mania in Europe and attracted flocks of tourists to the churchyard grave site in Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Sozopol. So keen is...
    4. Apr 16, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  4. Confessed Norwegian killer claims self-defense

    A gunman kills an unarmed teenager and claims self-defense. Where have we heard this before?
    KIAH
    A gunman kills an unarmed teenager and claims self-defense. Where have we heard this before? But don't try to link the killing of Florida high-schooler Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman to last year`s massacre in Norway. If...

    Tags: George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin

    5. Nov 16, 2011 |Column| Imperial Valley Press Online

  5. Life Out Here: These two or a Mormon?

    An alleged pervert, a documented serial philanderer or a Mormon?
    An alleged pervert, a documented serial philanderer or a Mormon? Given those choices, many Republicans are leaning toward the alleged pervert or the renowned philanderer. Four women have come forward in recent weeks saying Republican presidential...

    Tags: Elections, Government, Newt Gingrich, Regional Authority, Protestantism

    6. Oct 28, 2011 | Zap2It

  6. Vlad the Impaler related to Prince Charles, the biting truth

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    "I have a bit of a 'stake' in the country," Prince Charles says of Romania's Transylvania region....
    7. Oct 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Will and Kate's firstborn could now be queen, if they had a girl

    Ministry of Gossip
    Succession rules to be changed: A firstborn girl of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, could be first in line for the throne, after a decision by 16 Commonwealth nations that consider the monarch to be their head of state to change...
    8. Oct 21, 2010 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Theater review: 'Phantasmagoria' from Empty Spaces Theatre Co.

    Something wicked this way comes in the form of "Phantasmagoria," a dance-storytelling-puppetry entertainment created and directed by John DiDonna for his Empty Spaces Theatre Co. And this pastiche of stylish costumes, lowbrow puppet humor and scary stories is quite good at being wicked.
    Orlando Sentinel theater critic
    Something wicked this way comes in the form of "Phantasmagoria," a dance-storytelling-puppetry entertainment created and directed by John DiDonna for his Empty Spaces Theatre Co. And this pastiche of stylish costumes, lowbrow puppet humor and scary...

    Tags: Entertainment, Dance, Arts and Culture, Edgar Allan Poe, Frankenstein's Monster (fictional character)

    9. Mar 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Five for Friday: Five reasons for Orioles optimism in 2011

    The Orioles have given Baltimore 13 straight seasons of losing baseball, a streak that would make them the laughingstock of the major leagues if not for that train wreck of an organization in Pittsburgh. There still has been plenty of giggling at the Orioles&rsquo; expense since 1997, but for the first time in what feels like a long time, people are taking the Orioles seriously heading into 2011.
    The Orioles have given Baltimore 13 straight seasons of losing baseball, a streak that would make them the laughingstock of the major leagues if not for that train wreck of an organization in Pittsburgh. There still has been plenty of giggling at the...

    Tags: All Stars, Buck Showalter, Baseball, Brian Roberts, Texas Rangers

    10. Oct 16, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. Review: ‘Phantasmagoria’ from Empty Spaces Theatre Co.

    Orlando Theater Blog
    Something wicked this way comes in the form of “Phantasmagoria,” a dance-storytelling-puppetry entertainment created and directed by John DiDonna for his Empty Spaces Theatre Co. And this pastiche of stylish costumes, lowbrow puppet humor and...
    11. Jul 12, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Monster Mash: Mandela painting stirs controversy; Russian art curators avoid prison sentence

    Culture Monster
    Controversial portrait: A painting depicting Nelson Mandela undergoing an autopsy -- inspired by a Rembrandt masterpiece -- stirs outrage in South Africa. (Agence France-Presse) Going home: Two Russian art curators are fined but avoid jail for...
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