Caribbean Grill Restaurant (2135 South Neil Street, Champaign) has updated its hours to Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The restaurant is still closed on Sundays. If you haven’t yet been, do yourself a …
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Dancing Dog is about to be a certified kosher restaurant
Dancing Dog Eatery & Juicery is about to become a certified kosher restaurant, thanks to help from Hillel House. In order to complete the process, the restaurant will be closed Sunday through Tuesday, August 20th through …
Learn to cook vegetarian Ethiopian food
In my highly unscientific polling of friends, Ethiopian food is often first or second on the list of “restaurants/cuisines/foods I wish were in C-U.” Common Ground Food Co-op is offering a Vegetarian Ethiopian Cuisine class …
Have you seen Champaign Public Library’s Book Face Friday photos?
I get great pleasure from noticing when my favorite institutions have people with a sense of humor running their social media outlets, and Champaign Public Library regularly impresses. Each Friday, CPL posts photos for “Book …
Take a ride to Red Bicycle Ice Cream
Food & Drink Editor and ice cream enthusiast Jess checked out Urbana’s new ice cream shop, Red Bicycle Ice Cream.
Celebrate National Farmers Market Week in C-U
This week (August 6th through 12th) is National Farmers Market Week, and the Urbana and Champaign markets are celebrating. There will be special events at each of the markets (Champaign’s Tuesday evening, and Urbana’s Saturday …
Prairie Fruits Farm wins cheese prize, celebrates this weekend
Prairie Fruits Farm regularly wins prizes for its delicious cheeses. Most recently PFF’s Black Goat cheese tied for third in the American Cheese Society’s category “Farmstead Cheese, All milks, Aged less than 60 days.” To celebrate, …
Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: August 2017
What’s on the menu this month? Food & Drink editor Jess H. has some suggestions.
Check out these fresh almonds at Fresh International Market
Fresh International Market has fresh almonds in stock. Look at these minty green little nuggets, and look at how affordable they are! Find them in the produce section, right inside the door. Check out this …
Lucky Pierre Bakers is now officially open
Lucky Pierre Bakers, a new business specializing in — you guessed it! — baked goods (including those for your pets), is now officially open: There is no store or food truck, but you can find the goods …