Where in the world is Monica Eng?

The Lovely Dining Companion and I were discussing a favorite topic the other night--journalism. And in the course of the discussion, which ranged quite far and wide, the topic of the Tribune arose. And its coverage, writers, and so forth. And I observed that I have observed little in the way of a Monica Eng byline for some time. To our immense loss.

Does anyone know what has become of her? Is she no longer writing for the food folks? Is she deep under cover, retracing the culinary odysseys of Piers Egmont de Hoyden? Can anyone shed a little light?

She had an article as recently as last week about eating "green" for Earth Day.

Best,
Michael

Ronnie Suburban's posts in the Media Roundup thread credit the author of each article; if you search for "monica eng" on each page, you'll find several past articles with links; unfortunately the Tribune doesn't leave articles up on the web for very long, but if you are so inclined, you can search through there and see what you can still find online.

She was on stage with Bruce Kraig and ReneG earlier this week talking about Chicago chow; she's working on a regional Mexican piece for the Trib, which I expect to see shortly.

She also posts here as meng (search to find her 6 posts in 2 threads). She occasionally checks for PMs.

She also blogs on the Stew for the Tirbune.

Okay. My error. I did not state my query precisely enough. First, thanks to those who posted.

My query should have read something more like this: I know that Monica Eng continues to write the occasional piece for the food section. But it seems that her articles have diminished substantially in number in the relatively recent past. Is anyone aware of changes in her assignments or focus or am I imagining things?

Gypsy Boy wrote:Is anyone aware of changes in her assignments or focus or am I imagining things?

I have no knowledge regarding the first half of this question but I can confirm your impression--i.e., I don't think you're imagining things. I have had an eye out for her articles, too, and haven't seen as many as I used to.

Apparently, keeping herself hydrated.

I checked with the Chicago Tribune's Monica Eng, a champion nurser who has tasted her own breast milk a few times, especially after eating large quantities of garlic.

"I wouldn't mind eating it," said Eng, who once went ahead and breast fed my older son while I napped, rather than waking me up. "When I wasn't eating a lot of garlic--and depending on the stage I was in it could be sweet and rich (in the beginning) or kind of slightly sweet and watery, like it is when it's almost blue."