M. Eileen Brown
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Elk Grove Village's Bistro Dragon an Asian fusion feastApr 04, 2012 6:00 am - Bistro Dragon is a beautifully designed restaurant with artfully prepared food. Yet, this Elk Grove Village eatery is so much more than a pretty face. Given its loca...
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Soupalooza: When to make that extra effortMar 26, 2012 11:00 am - Do cupcakes really need sprinkles? Does an ice cream sundae really need the cherry on top? These are the questions I have been asking myself lately. Of course, we're tal...
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Hambone-less split pea soup still satisfiesFeb 28, 2012 5:00 am - When I became a vegetarian 25 years ago, I gave up certain favorite foods including pepperoni pizza, bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and, alas split pea soup. While...
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'South Pacific' transports audiences to another time, placeFeb 16, 2012 10:00 pm - In many ways, "South Pacific," the iconic American musical, seems firmly rooted in a specific time and place. The story of romance colliding with racism, set on a tropic...
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Marriott's 'Legally Blonde' clearly over the topJan 30, 2012 2:00 pm - Theatergoers at Marriott Theatre's musical production of “Legally Blonde” generally seem to fall into one of two camps — and it's not going to be hard to spot the differ...
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Soupalooza: Best tomato soup starts with a canJan 24, 2012 12:00 pm - Seems to me, some convenience foods are good enough. Actually, some are more than good enough. When I have a hankering for french fries, I am perfectly happy buying them...
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Vegetarian Vietnamese cuisine brings smiles at Happy BuddhaJan 03, 2012 5:00 am - You really have to want to find Happy Buddha, but once you do you'll be all smiles. For one thing, this cozy Vietnamese vegetarian eatery is tucked away in a nondescript...
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Sting, pure and simple, at Rosemont TheatreNov 05, 2011 12:00 am - There were no former bandmates from back in the day. No symphony orchestras. No theatrics. No distractions. It was Sting distilled. Playing a one-night show at the Rosem...
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Just a twinge of Catholic guilt in 'Nunsense'May 26, 2011 6:00 am - Full disclosure here: This production of “Nunsense” is being reviewed by someone, ahem, of a certain age, who survived, um, I mean was blessed with, 16 years of Catholic...
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Music takes center stage in Fox Valley's 'Patsy Cline'Apr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - There are three main characters in “Always … Patsy Cline.” There's Patsy, of course, and Louise Seger, her devoted fan and narrator of this story. Finally, there's the m...