It’s February which means it is Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, Champaign’s Unit 4 schools’ meal boxes will feature items from Black-owned small businesses each week in February. Today, February 1st, …
Posts by Alyssa Buckley:
Neil St. Blues’ Restaurant Week turkey leg is a gigantic meat treat
Kicking off Restaurant Week 2021, Alyssa tries the jumbo smoked turkey leg on special at Neil St. Blues.
Restaurant Week 2021: What to eat and what to expect
Not sure what Restaurant Week specials you should order? Alyssa has some suggestions.
Congratulations to Prairie Fruits Farms on winning National Good Food Awards for two local cheeses
Our local goat cheese masters Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery has two award-winning cheeses. Announced last Friday night, the Good Food Foundation hosted the 2021 Good Food Awards which judges more than 2,000 entries of food. …
Common Ground has a romantic meal kit for Valentine’s Day
Wanting to cook a romantic dinner at home for your valentine, but you don’t know what to cook — or how to cook it? Common Ground Food Co-op has you covered with their Valentine’s Day …
Scallions, fennel, kohlrabi, and more: The Land Connection shows fun veggie tips
The Land Connection just posted a series of helpful vegetable prep videos on Instagram called Taidghin Teaches. In these videos, Taidghin O’Brien shares how to cut and store bok choy, butternut squash, celery, eggplant, fennel, kohlrabi, …
Chicken pad Thai from five rad Thai places
Alyssa tries chicken pad Thai from Bangkok Thai, Siam Terrace, Sticky Rice, Sushi Siam, and Thara Thai.
Drinking fancy at home: C-U carryout craft cocktails you need to try
The best silver lining of this pandemic is the drinks to go, and here are five cocktails that carryout well.
Filipino and Cambodian fusion restaurant opens tomorrow in Urbana
A Taste of Both Worlds will open in Urbana tomorrow, Friday, January 22nd. Featuring foods like pork bánh mì sandwich, steamed buns, short ribs, fried rice, and halo halo, this new fusion restaurant joins King …
This cheesy bacon popcorn from CBPB is what’s up
Cool Bliss Pop Bliss on Neil Street pops fresh popcorn daily in addition to making other snacks and treats, but this cheesy bacon popcorn is fantastic. The popcorn has a deliciously cheesy dusting with a …