I picked up a fruit box from Central Illinois Produce at their latest curbside pickup. Photo by Alyssa Buckley. What’s included? Six red apples, six gold apples, one pound of strawberries, a pint of raspberries, …
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Spoil Mom this Mother’s Day with Baxter’s American Grille
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10th. If you haven’t made plans to cook Mom a gourmet dinner — or you can’t cook a gourmet meal, Baxter’s American Grill has you covered. This Mother’s Day, they’re …
Maize’s Adam Lopez shares about the taco status quo
Alyssa spoke with Adam Lopez from Maize Mexican Grill to learn about how the Governor's order has affected them and what is the best thing to order for carryout.
Here’s a brief recap of Saturday’s Market at the Square opening day
I went to the Urbana Market in the Square this past Saturday for the market opening, and it was great. All the shoppers, volunteers, and vendors were in masks. It felt like everyone respected the …
Pekara has reopened at Springfield and Prospect
Pekara is opening their location at Springfield and Prospect from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for carryout or curbside pickup. Get your coffee drinks, sandwiches, soups, salads, quiche, pastries, croissants, cookies, danishes, and bread from Pekara …
Market Watch: Season Opening May 2020
Alyssa shares everything you need to know about getting your local market goods safely.
Where’s your favorite place to get pad thai in C-U?
Pad thai is a stir-fried Thai noodle dish that is delicious and found on many menus around town. When you get a hankering for pad thai, where do you like to order? Top image by Alyssa …
This week’s chef specials from Nando Milano are making me hungry
Calamari fritti, orecchiette norcina, bomobolone, oh my! Chef has some delicious options for us. There are specials for antipasti, primi piatti, secondi piatti, and docli (dessert). The calamari fritti ($16) is golden crispy calamari with …
Art Mart’s Stay Sane, Not Sober is what we need right now
Art Mart is selling a six bottles of wine in a Stay Sane, Not Sober pack. The pack includes Colossal Reserva, Tarrica Cabernet Sauvignon, Cantele Salice Salentino Riserva, Figuiere Le St. Andre Vermentino, Tenuta Cocci …
You need to order some fresh fish from Cheese and Crackers
Cheese and Crackers in Champaign sells artisan cheeses, meats, and crackers, but they also offer hand-cut, fresh fish from a family-owned seafood market with high quality, eco-friendly seafood from worldwide and domestic suppliers. You can order …