“On weekends, we make the best barbacoa in the area. We start on Friday and cook the meat for over six hours. We make both a pork and a goat version,” says Alex Corado of El Progreso, a family-run Mexican store with locations in Urbana and Champaign.
Posts by Paul Young:
Dinner + a Movie: Harvest Market + Mr. Church
What does food have to do with love? Everything, according to the movie Mr. Church.
Dinner and a movie: Kung Fu BBQ + In The Mood for Love
The post-pandemic date night: a take-out dinner and a streaming movie in the comfort of your home. This week: In the Mood for Love and some exquisite dishes from Shanghai.
An interview with Tim Kuehlhorn: Local creative pro
Champaign-Urbana is rich with young and innovative talent. Tim Kuelhorn of 004 Technologies perfectly exemplifies what we're growing here, locally.
An interview with Luke Boyce: Local Creative Pro
Champaign-Urbana moves in interesting ways as a result of its cultural cornerstones, and we've got the film studios to prove it. Here, Paul Young interviews Luke Boyce of Shatterglass Studios to find out more about filmmaking here in town.
An interview with Al Fleener: Local creative pro
At SURFACE 51, you’ll find plenty of coffee, some “crazy-super-talented” people, and perhaps a few DVDs of classic Hammer horror films laying around.
Meet the pros: An interview with Chris Brown
Sometimes, a photo is simply a photo. Unless of course you are Chris Brown, who treats his craft as an artisan would.
Meat (mail) — it’s what’s for dinner
Paul visits the Meat Science Laboratory on campus and finds out more about the affordable meat, the lab practices, and most importantly, the man behind “Meat Mail.”
An interview with Maya Bruck of Pixo
Making sites and taking hikes, that's what gives Maya Bruck of Pixo her charm. She's the latest guest for Parkland College's 'Meet the Pros' and we have more about her inside.
An interview with Vanessa Burgett: Local creative pro
Krannert Center's motion graphics designer talks about the joy of making things move.