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. …
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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 …
Hamilton Walker’s Restaurant Week prix fixe is ritzy excellence
For a fancy night out in Champaign-Urbana, Hamilton Walker’s is where I want to be. It’s the sort of restaurant where it’s appropriate to dress up a little. It’s elegant inside, and the service is …
Lovely Valentine’s Day eats in Champaign-Urbana
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and a lot of C-U businesses have specials for the holiday. If you’re looking for some tasty ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day, here are some that give me heart eyes. Sweet …
Sit down for a cozy lunch at Silvercreek
It has been awhile since I was at Silvercreek. The last time was pre-pandemic, at one of the restaurant’s epic Sunday brunches (which, sadly, have not returned). Silvercreek is a Downtown Urbana legend with magnificent …
Do not miss Cafe Sababa’s Restaurant Week dish
Cafe Sababa only has one Restaurant Week special: Aaron’s Famous Sweet Potato Cakes ($6) — and my goodness, it was special. I ordered, waited fifteen minutes, but the dish was worth the wait. Three sweet …
Cracked! has enjoyable chicken dishes for Restaurant Week
In Campustown, Cracked! The Egg Came First has some new dishes this year’s Restaurant Week. I went for a breakfast date on Friday, and we ordered the two RW chicken dishes plus coffees. I had …
Go for flavor-packed Southern food at Neil St. Blues
When I saw seared scallops on the Restaurant Week menu for Neil St. Blues, I was so pumped. Neil St. Blues is known for their big portions of soul food like the Yardbird fried chicken sandwich, shrimp …
Cook Indian food virtually with Common Ground Co-op
Common Ground Food Co-op is hosting a virtual cooking class on Southern Indian comfort food on Saturday, February 18th from 3 to 5 p.m. Cook along with the instructor Sirisha Bhandaru in your own kitchen …
Harvest Market debuts monthly coffee flights
Harvest Market now has coffee flights of four different coffee drinks. The inaugural flight of coffee has a miniature pink drink called Lovebug made with pink lotus, strawberry syrup, and something called supercream, garnished with …