Chikondi, a new craft chocolate company, makes a variety of dark chocolate here in Champaign. Currently, the online shop offers dark chocolate bark made with cocoa from Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Vietnam. …
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Tasty ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in Champaign-Urbana
Mardi Gras is next week on Tuesday, February 21st. If you want to celebrate Fat Tuesday in Champaign-Urbana, here are a few tasty ways. Pre-orders for Martinelli’s Market‘s Mardi Gras holiday items have closed, but …
Nosh fresh salads and grain bowls at Forage Kitchen
In three years as Food + Drink Editor, I have written exactly one article about salads, and I’ve put a salad in a list only twice: Baldarotta’s broccoli salad covered in Caesar dressing and Cactus …
Sakanaya on Green Street has more seating
Sakanaya on Green Street recently expanded their indoor dining to include about twenty more seats. The sushi restaurant has been open since 2013 and serves very delicious sushi six nights a week — usually with a …
Tienda Guatemala grocery has delicious $1 bread
Inside the Central American grocer Tienda Guatemala, there is a tiny bakery in the very back of the store that sells fresh bread for only $1. Through all the packed shelves of pantry goods, a …
Enjoy a filling African lunch at Les Gourmets Cuisine
Les Gourmets Cuisine is an African restaurant that opened last summer inside Broadway Food Hall. Six days a week, the restaurant serves a variety of Congolese and African dishes. The menu at Les Gourmets Cuisine …
Dinner is tasty at Stango Cuisine in Champaign
Don’t forget about Stango Cuisine in their new location in Champaign sharing space with Wood N’ Hog. Yesterday, I ordered dinner from the Zambian restaurant, and it was delicious. I usually get the amazing wings …
Prepare yourself for National Pizza Day
National Pizza Day is Thursday, February 9th, and it’s time to make pizza plans to celebrate. Where can we find good pizza in Champaign-Urbana? Last April, our readers voted in our very competitive Pizza Tournament …
Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: February 2023
Happy Black History Month! February is a great time to reflect and honor the contributions Black individuals have made to our country. This month, my food recommendations celebrate Black excellence in the Champaign-Urbana food scene. …
Tell us what you ate for Restaurant Week
Visit Champaign County’s Restaurant Week ends tomorrow, Saturday, February 4th. We’ve had a delicious week eating our way across Champaign-Urbana. We tried Cafe Sababa’s sweet potato croquettes, new chicken breakfast dishes at Cracked! on Green …