Food & Drink editor Alyssa Buckley shares a day in isolation with her husband and two children.
Posts by Alyssa Buckley:
Skip the cooking and pre-order Baldarotta’s Sicilian Sunday family-style supper
Right now, on Sundays, Baldarotta’s Porketta and Sicilian Sausage offers a Sunday supper special. This Sunday’s menu includes a feast of angel hair pasta with made-from-scratch meatballs and Sicilian sausage with marinara in addition to …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
Get excited: Watson’s Shack and Rail is back open starting today
Watson’s Shack and Rail is back open today, April 21st. They will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for curbside only. You can call 217-607-0168 to place your order. They only …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
You can get your Stango fix starting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21st
Starting Tuesday, April 21, Stango Cuisine in Urbana will be open for online orders for carryout and delivery. From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
Six edibles that could enhance your calm
If you've been wondering if edibles might be a good option for finding calm right now, here's a list of six cannabis-infused snacks you can buy here in C-U.
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
Who doesn’t love calzones from D.P. Dough?
D.P. Dough is always clutch for calzones in C-U. They offer the usual calzones like Cheese and Italian, but they serve up some unique calzones. The Awaken Bacon calzone (bacon, eggs, marinara, and mozzarella) is …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
Five things to eat or drink in C-U: April 2020
Alyssa recommends five local producers that make eating local a deliciously easy decision.
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
Cafe Kopi is back open, serving up coffees, paninis, and box lunches
Cafe Kopi is back open, serving drinks and food Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. They’re serving up coffee drinks, hot tea, and blended frozen drinks in addition to their paninis (the …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
Don’t want to cook on Easter? Baldarotta’s has you covered
This Sunday, Baldarotta’s is offering a made-from-scratch Easter dinner. The menu looks delicious: garlic rosemary brisket, lemon fennel roasted chicken, cannellini beans and spinach, proscuitto and snap peas salad, olive oil and sea salt focaccia, …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor
This Friday, get a sandwich and fries from Esquire Lounge
Good news for Good Friday! Esquire Lounge will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday, April 10. They are offering a limited menu which includes fish sandwiches, burgers, beer-battered cod, clam chowder, …
Alyssa Buckley
Food + Drink Editor