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Le Reve lures patrons with French favorites (OnMilwaukee.com)
If Le Reve aims for the feel of the French brasseries conjured up in images by such artists as Jules Cheret and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, they nailed it to a tee.

Spring for Leeks As Tasty Side Dish (The Ellsworth American)
Julia Child called vichyssoise, the classic leek and potato soup, ?a homemade soup in its primal beauty.? Her recipe ? in case you can?t put your finger on it ? was called ?Potage Bonne Femme? and can be found at the very beginning of her book published in the 1970s, ?From Julia Child?s Kitchen.?

A big thumbs up for Chef Allen's (Miami Herald)
Here are excerpts from Miami.com user Hilda Alvarez Strang's comments on her Miami Spice experience at Allen Susser's eponymous Aventura restaurant, Chef Allen's:

Pack this apple tart on your next Ravinia outing (Lake County Journals)
We have always enjoyed tarts, the open-faced, pie-like creations that come in various shapes with all sorts of fillings from fresh fruit to cheese and leeks to chocolate and nuts.

Three ways to prepare luscious leeks (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By CATHY FRISINGER? Give leeks a chance. When they?re shopping for produce, timid cooks typically give a pass to leeks, which look like giant scallions, but nervous eaters might be surprised to learn that their flavor is more sweet than oniony. The only real trick to leeks is cleaning them well. Cut off the thickest portion of the green leaves, slice off the root end, then cut your leeks in ...

Plano ISD teams sweep to keep goals alive (Plano Courier)
The three Plano ISD girls basketball teams may have been dispersed across the Metroplex Tuesday night, but they all had one thing in common: a District 9-5A victory.

Welcome to the Farmers Markets! (The Daily Dispatch)
Last week for roasted green chiles and jalapenos from San Simon Chile Company. Jane Wyatt will bring a trailer load of hot peppers and her roaster for the last time this season. Stock up on a year?s supply as the chiles freeze well. Try Jane?s Senor Salsa or jalapeno jelly or dried red chile pods.

Tractor-trailer accident shuts down traffic on Ga. 17 (Savannah Morning News)
PINEORA - A tractor-trailer accident late Monday morning shut down a portion of Ga. 17 near Midland Road for about four hours and sent one driver to a Savannah hospital.

Trucker cited in Effingham accident that sends one to hospital (Savannah Morning News)
PINEORA ? One person was hospitalized and another refused medical treatment in a four-vehicle accident this morning on Ga. 17 near this southwestern Effingham County community. James Hester, 58, was transported by ambulance to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah from injures suffered in the accident about 10:50 this morning near Lambert Road and Ga. 17. Hester was driving a Postal ...

Trip Tips (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Those heading to New York can check out how to get tickets to TV shows ranging from "The Colbert Report" and the "Daily Show" to "Martha Stewart" and "Regis and Kelly Live" at www.nytix.com. The site also has links to discount tickets to Broadway shows.