And to be clear: I’m not talking about burgers here. While I suppose technically a burger is a sandwich, that’s not what I mean. There is no shortage of places to grab a sandwich around …
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Here are most of the menus for Restaurant Week 2020
Visit Champaign County’s Champaign County Area Restaurant Week 2020 is January 24th through February 1st, and over 30 restaurants are participating. Check out the menus in the gallery below. Image: A gallery of menus for …
Look at these adorable cows at Ludwig Farmstead Creamery
They’re so cute! And look, interspecies friendships! Ludwig Farmstead Creamery‘s cheese is delicious, and no wonder — the television told me that happy cows make happy cheese, and looks like they can be happy …
Five things to eat or drink in C-U: January 2020
New year, new you?
Try the egg sammie at Broadway Food Hall’s La Royale
I had a lunch meeting at Broadway Food Hall the other day, and ordered the egg and cheese sandwich on brioche ($3.75), which I had never tried before. It was fantastic. The eggs were lightly …
Excuse me while I eat these enormous cream buns
I stumbled upon these beauties at Fresh International Market. They’re huge! And for less than $4, you can have three of them. In one sitting? Sure, live your best life. Fresh International Market 505 S …
We’re getting a Costco
Okay, yes. This is not exactly news — these plans are almost a year old. But the destruction of the old Bergner’s space at Marketplace Mall has begun, which means that we are for real …
Wood N Hog is opening in Downtown Champaign
The Urbana location will remain open, but the Champaign 4th Street location is closed. The new location is at 500 N Walnut Street (corner of Walnut and Washington). According to owner Michael McDonald, the 63-seat …
Barrelhouse is now four years old
Barrelhouse 34 is celebrating its fourth birthday. I’m at the age now where time simultaneously passes too quickly and too slowly, so my initial reaction to Barrelhouse turning four was something in between, “Oh, shit, …
Which C-U bars and restaurants are you eager to visit this year?
New year, new decade, new you, right? As we discussed last month, there have been big changes in the Champaign-Urbana dining and drinking scene over the last ten years. It’s hard to keep up, even …