To celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger, Suzu’s Japanese Bakery is offering a chiffon cake slice with citrus jam and vanilla custard topped with a hand-decorated meringue tiger. It is …
Posts by Alyssa Buckley:
Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: February 2022
This February, Alyssa celebrates great food Black-owned restaurants are making in C-U: from a Southern fried shrimp po boy to Zambian hand pies and more.
Hamilton Walker’s three course dinner for Restaurant Week is top notch
The Restaurant Week special at Hamilton Walker's is a three course dinner for $29, and Alyssa shares what she tried.
El Patio Mexican Restaurant in The Crossing is now closed
El Patio, the Mexican restaurant in The Crossing, is permanently closed as of this past Saturday, Jauary 29th. The restaurant posted on Facebook informing followers that they are closing for good because of the struggles in …
Restaurant Week 2022: What to eat and where to go
With more than 30 restaurants participating, Restaurant Week kicks off tomorrow, and Alyssa shares which eats you won't want to miss.
Farren’s hot cocoa bombs are a really pretty way to enjoy hot chocolate
It’s freaking freezing out, but these made-in-house hot cocoa bombs are a great winter treat to warm you up. Photo by Alyssa Buckley. I bought two of Farren’s hot cocoa bombs for $10, and they …
The Weird Meat Boyz Kitchen is coming to Champaign
The duo famous for craft hot sauces will soon open the Weird Meat Boyz Kitchen and cook food Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in Champaign. The Weird Meat Boyz Kitchen will serve a rotating small …
Get excited because Restaurant Weekend starts this Friday, January 28th
This Friday, Restaurant Week 2022 kicks off with nine days of special offers at 35 participating restaurants. There are specials for breakfast donuts and coffee, deals on three course dinners, brand new sandwiches, tacos for …
The rise and shine special at Cafe Kopi is the way to seize the day
Cafe Kopi announced a new morning special: in the first hour, any breakfast sandwich and a coffee is $3.50. The catch is that you have to be there before 8 a.m. Oof, that’s hard to …
A lunch from every restaurant at Broadway Food Hall
From bánh mì to a tuna poke bowl to a cheesesteak, Alyssa shares what she had for lunch from the five food concepts at Broadway Food Hall.