There’s a dessert shop called La Cocina Delicia inside Strawberry Fields in Urbana making artisitic gelatin sweets with hand-crafted flowers. The desserts are described online as “flavorful, sweet, fruity, creamy, and gluten free.” Take a …
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Rice Bowl is a new restaurant serving Chinese takeout in Campustown
Serving Chinese takeout and bento boxes, Rice Bowl is now open in the space that used to be Howdy Burger. The new restaurant is located in Campustown between Shawarma Joint and Mid Summer Lounge. Photo …
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Desserts you need to eat
Made-to-order cannolis, a panda-shaped pastry, and more, here are five desserts for when you want to treat yourself to something sweet.
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Kung Fu Taste is now open in Campustown
UPDATE February 11th at 8:56 a.m.: It appears their menu is no longer listed online, registering a 404 error, which took place after publishing the original SPlog. Here’s a link to their Instagram in the …
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Weird Meat Boyz + Collective Pour unite for the Weird Meat Boyz Kitchen
The new restaurant in the kitchen of Collective Pour will have a dynamic, constantly-rotating menu. Weird Meat Boyz Doug Hodge and Ian Nutting say, “We kinda want to shake it up…Nothing is sacred to us. If we don't want to do fries, we may cancel fries.”
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You need this delightful Lunar New Year tiger cake from Suzu’s
To celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger, Suzu’s Japanese Bakery is offering a chiffon cake slice with citrus jam and vanilla custard topped with a hand-decorated meringue tiger. It is …
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Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: February 2022
This February, Alyssa celebrates great food Black-owned restaurants are making in C-U: from a Southern fried shrimp po boy to Zambian hand pies and more.
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Hamilton Walker’s three course dinner for Restaurant Week is top notch
The Restaurant Week special at Hamilton Walker's is a three course dinner for $29, and Alyssa shares what she tried.
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El Patio Mexican Restaurant in The Crossing is now closed
El Patio, the Mexican restaurant in The Crossing, is permanently closed as of this past Saturday, Jauary 29th. The restaurant posted on Facebook informing followers that they are closing for good because of the struggles in …
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Restaurant Week 2022: What to eat and where to go
With more than 30 restaurants participating, Restaurant Week kicks off tomorrow, and Alyssa shares which eats you won't want to miss.
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