Phyllis Schurz Several years ago, while I was working in the food manufacturing industry, I was fortunate enough to attend a seminar conducted by four up-and-coming young chefs. One of the chefs was Tyler Florence who is now a well-known TV chief. His opening statement was, “There is only one word in the food dictionary…
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Features, January 2023
So Many Books, So Little Time: ‘The Madonnas of Leningrad,’ by Debra Dean
Violetta Armour The setting is St. Petersburg, Russia. The main character, Marina, is a guide at the Heritage Museum when war breaks out with Nazi Germany. She helps to pack and evacuate the million-plus paintings and art objects in the collection, and during the first winter of the siege, she lives in the cellars beneath…
Features, January 2023
In Passing
Alice Solch Brown Alice Solch Brown passed away peacefully at Aegis Vesta House in Chandler on Nov. 22 after a long illness. The daughter of Joseph and Ella (Vodicka) Solch, she was born at home on Aug. 26, 1926, in Cicero, Ill. Raised during the Great Depression, Alice was frugal but also generous, giving presents…