The third annual CSA fair will take place on Friday, March 3rd, from 4 to 7 p.m. at hte Urbana Civic Center. Hosted by Urbana’s Market at the Square and The Land Connection, this fair …
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Papa Del’s hosting Two Brothers beer dinner
Papa Del’s is the latest restaurant to jump on the beer dinner bandwagon. At 6 p.m. on December 15th, the very popular pizza joint will host Two Brothers Brewing for a five-course pizza and beer …
Caribbean Grill will open restaurant soon
Caribbean Grill is set to open up a brick-and-mortar restaurant sometime in early 2017. This is really exciting news, because who doesn't want to eat more of CG's delicious food?
Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: December 2016
Winter is coming. Time to plan for eating and drinking.
Caribbean Grill offering Soul Food Sundays starting December 4th
Although Caribbean Grill‘s food truck will be hibernating for the winter, Christmas, as they say, has come early. CG’s popular Soul Food Sundays (previously only in February), will happen the following Sundays in December and January: …
C-U gets shout out in New York Times article about David Foster Wallace
A recent New York Times Travel section article about David Foster Wallace mentions Champaign-Urbana and the ways in which this particular part of the Midwest influenced the writer’s work. In the article, author Lynn Freehill-Maye roadtripped …
Hopscotch: Cakes & Confections featured in Feast Magazine
Feast Magazine, the St. Louis-based, Missouri- and Midwest-focused food magazine, has recently featured Champaign’s own Hopscotch: Cakes & Confections in an article about éclairs. Congrats, Hopscotch! You can read the write-up here. In short: Hopscotch makes …
Riggs hosting pre-Thanksgiving celebration
Riggs Beer Company is hosting a pre-Thanksgiving celebration from 3 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23rd. In addition to some tasty brews on tap, Brother George’s BBQ truck will be on hand dishing out …
Let’s talk about cheese
Jess attended Prairie Fruits Farm’s Cheese Demystified class last week and left with a full belly, more knowledge, and a serious craving for all the cheese.
Free cake and birthday celebrations at Common Ground
Common Ground Food Co-op is celebrating 42 years of existence today, and to celebrate, is giving out slices of cake. Happy birthday! Stop by the store between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. for your free …