Where did you order food from this weekend? The 217 Black Restaurant Weekend was this past weekend celebrating Black-owned Champaign-Urbana restaurants, food trucks, a bakery, and more. Buy Black Chambana wrote: Black Restaurant Weekend is …
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Get Taiwanese desserts at Meet Fresh
In Champaign on University Avenue, Meet Fresh sells Taiwanese desserts like chocolate deluxe egg waffles, milk teas, mango milk shaved ice, and more. Take a peek at some of Meet Fresh’s desserts. Photo from Meet …
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Pastrami on point at La Royale
Alyssa reviews Broadway Food Hall's La Royale.
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Fyrefly Grill and Subs is open in Urbana
Serving grilled meat on skewers or meaty sandos, Fyrefly Grill is open now. The restaurant has ample parking and lots of indoor seating available. I’m always down for a bánh mì, and this new Urbana …
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This Chile Colorado is firey good
This Chile Colorado ($11.99) from El Toro II at the new location on Neil Street was so good that I can’t stop thinking about it. Thinly sliced beef with soft slices of onion covered in …
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What’s your favorite farmers’ market buy?
Both the Urbana Market at the Square and the Champaign Tuesday Market are ongoing. There are so many great options from vendors including produce, herbs, mushrooms, breads, and more. What are you hoping to buy …
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Friendly staff and recreational cannabis at nuEra Champaign
“This [cannabis] is something that people want, and so it's great that we can provide that in a place that is easy and convenient,” says Jonah Rapino of NuEra.
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Take a gander at this Margherita pizza from Pizzeria Antica
Don’t feel like cooking? Takeout pizza from Pizzeria Antica is always a good idea. The Margherita pizza ($14) is made with crushed San Marzano tomato, fresh bail, and fresh Mozzarella. Still piping hot from the …
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Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: June 2021
This month, Alyssa wants you to eat a cake from Rick's Bakery, drink margaritas from Maize, and more.
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You can pick your own strawberries at Butler Strawberry Acres
It is berry season. From now until the end of June, you can enjoy strawberries that you picked yourself at Butler Strawberry Acres. The strawberry patch is open early at 7 a.m. until noon, so …
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