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Review Sun Jan 03 2010

In Love with Banana Cheesecake

Local cheesecake purveyor Eli's has made a special edition Banana chocolate cheesecake to commemorate the Cirque du Soleil show Banana Shpeel (which closes today, so get there if you can). But even if you can't get to the show, consider the cheesecake: creamy banana, a ripple of caramel running through it, and a topping of fine, cookie-like chocolate. Cirque du Soleil is a spectacle, but the cheesecake will blow your hair back even more.

 
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Maroussia / April 21, 2010 1:04 AM

It will be great to watch Cirque Du Soleil - Banana Shpeel,i have bought tickets from TicketFront.com looking forward to it.

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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