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You can buy coffee from a robot on campus

April 17, 2019 / 11:38am / Jessica Hammie

Yes, you read that correctly. The Yummy Future Robot Café is a startup created by U of I engineering graduate student Guangzhe Cui. The robot can make… More »

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It’s a good day for an Italian soda at Cafe Kopi

April 17, 2019 / 7:38am / Jessica Hammie

Warmer weather is finally here! It has me craving something refreshing to drink, and in addition to Maize's watermelon agua fresca, I often think about… More »

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Watermelon drinks are back at Maize

April 16, 2019 / 12:37pm / Jessica Hammie

Is there no better indicator of warm weather than watermelon agua fresca and watermelon margaritas at Maize? The agua fresca is my go-to hot weather… More »

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What’s your favorite pizza in C-U?

April 12, 2019 / 8:40am / Jessica Hammie

We have a solid selection of pizza in this town, ranging from cracker-thin crusts to deep dish. Which restaurant makes your favorite pizza? Do you… More »

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Epiphany Farms is now serving weekend brunch and Sunday dinner

April 11, 2019 / 8:25am / Jessica Hammie

Have you been to Epiphany Farms in Bloomington? It's an actual farm-to-table restaurant — they literally source most of their product from their farm. The food… More »

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Learn about and taste kosher wine at Binny’s tomorrow

April 10, 2019 / 12:48pm / Jessica Hammie

The Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation and Illini Chabad are hosting a kosher wine tasting at Binny's tomorrow, Thursday, April 11th from 7 to 9 p.m. Here are… More »

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Winter is coming at Crane Alley

April 9, 2019 / 8:16am / Jessica Hammie

Crane Alley is ready for the final season of Game of Thrones, which premieres this Sunday, April 14th. The restaurant has some specials this week… More »

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The Land Connection is hosting a pop up market on April 30th

April 8, 2019 / 12:03pm / Jessica Hammie

Does this nice weather have you desperate for our farmers markets and fresh produce and summer? Yeah, me too. The Land Connection is hosting a… More »

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Look at this bananas foster doughnut from Harvest Market

April 5, 2019 / 11:19am / Jessica Hammie

We know how much this community loves doughnuts. There's been a lot of doughnut news this week alone, here and here. Not to pile on… More »

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Did you know Bayern Stube serves brunch?

April 4, 2019 / 1:13pm / Jessica Hammie

On the last Sunday of the month, Bayern Stube serves brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The next brunch is Sunday, April 28th. … More »

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