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For red meat eaters, beef is usually the cut of choice in our culture. However, venison, lamb and goat are just as popular in other cultures, especially when it comes to stew. Goat and venison may be a little hard to find in our neighborhood, but Schnucks usually has a good selection of cuts for lamb lovers. Our favorite lamb dish is still Roasted Leg of Lamb. However, lamb stew is quickly becoming a runner up in our household. …
Want to recreate that beach vacation feeling in the middle of Illinois? There's nothing like drinking fresh coconut water straight from the coconut itself. And yes, you can get fresh young coconuts right here in Champaign at Far East. Amazingly, you can get them all year round as well, although they do sell out fast when they arrive (Tuesdays and Fridays are the best days as that's when fresh produce arrives). If you've never had fresh coconut water before, …
On a recent visit to Hawaii, we discovered a wonderful summer dish called "poke" (poh-kay). Served chilled, this dish was available everywhere in Hawaii — in restaurants, at festivals, even in neighborhood grocery stores. The two varieties we saw most often was octopus and tuna. Like sashimi, the tuna is raw and the octopus is cooked. Both dishes had similar marinades but some versions were spicier than others. So when we got home, we immediately wanted to recreate this …
Vegetable soup is a always a favorite at our house. My partner Bonnie loves to make soups and she usually makes big batches so that there's always some soup in our refrigerator ready to heat up. Leftover soup is usually better the next day anyway and just the thought of homemade soup makes me want to hurry home for dinner. Like all soups, each batch is slightly different. Depending on Bonnie's mood or what's in the refrigerator at the …
For foodies, a destination city is usually one that has a Chinatown. For ultra-foodies, it's now a city that has a Koreatown. New York's Koreatown is on 32nd Street between 5th Avenue and Broadway. In Chicago, it's the Albany Park neighborhood on the north side. Does Champaign have a Koreatown? Well, not exactly. Perhaps if they moved all the Korean groceries (Green Onion, Lee's, Am-ko) and all the Korean restaurants (Miko, Kofusion, Woori Jib, Good Fella, B-Won, A-Ri-Rang, Sushi …
There's nothing like home. Don't get me wrong, we love to eat out. But sometimes the benefits of eating at home outweigh the disadvantages of eating out: you get to decide the menu and you can get exactly what you want whenever you want it and you usually end up paying less. Lately, this is particularly true when it comes to a dim sum brunch. One of our favorite past times is to try new dishes when we eat …
Remember those cafeteria lunches from high school days? Well, forget them. Times have changed and when it comes to college dorm food and what students are eating today, we're in a whole new universe. Not a student? No problem. Newman Hall's dining room welcomes the general public. So for nostalgia's sake, we decided to pretend we were still in school and headed over to Newman Hall for a "school lunch." Boy, were we pleasantly surprised. The St. John's Catholic …
When eating out, we are most thrilled when we come across undiscovered joints or exotic menus with interesting stuff that we've never tried before. While on a recent sun-seeking trip to Mexico, something changed our minds. We decided that we would rather hang out in familiar and comfortable surroundings. The restaurant that changed our minds was called Mañana (that's Spanish for "Tomorrow", as in "There's always tomorrow"). We discovered this little place on an island barely five miles long …
For fans of Indian food, Champaign-Urbana is lucky to have a quality establishment like Bombay Indian Grill in our midst. Like most Indian restaurants in the States, Bombay Indian Grill serves mostly Northern Indian cuisine. For more variety, we often have to drive to Bloomington where we can choose from a wider selection at India Bhavan. Every now and then, we even venture to Chicago's Little India, which is almost like going to Mumbai. But regardless of where you …
When I’m looking for a simple dinner that’s also delicious, rice pilaf immediately comes to mind. One-pot dinners are great because no side dishes are needed. And rice pilaf is a great way to design a one-pot dinner where one basically throws everything into a pot and voilà — dinner is ready!
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Love CSR. Apart from making my way through the regular roasts in 1/2 pound increments, I also like to pick up some of the little sample packets of the flavored stuff for when the lady and I feel like getting crazy. Sticky Bun is pretty nice.
HUUUUUUGE fan of their Black Velvet roast…It makes up about 75% of my coffee intake. LOL CSR is definitely one of those Champaign institutions that I brag about to people not from here. :-)
We like CSR too! We french press at home and I leave the lid off while it steeps—letting the ground beans bloom. Then, like in your tasting, I scoop off the top layer before pressing. We really need to invest in a burr grinder though, as I…
I had their tea at the Urbana Farmer’s Market when they first started out and it was great! Their tins recently caught my eye at Walnut Street Tea Company and my guests used it all up before I could even try it! Way to go Tiesta, stay…
Im fine with missing ingredients and of course they fixed things what restaurant fights with the customer over things like that anymore. ( the way social media could affect them) My problem is that I am visiting you place of business within the first week of opening.…
The second visit to Meatheads included what tasted like a stale bun. That’s the end of going to Meatheads for a while.
That seems like an odd experience to me. Basically everything you mentioned, apart from price, is contrary to what I’ve witnessed or heard about. You ate at the restaurant and the burger was cold? Seems more like the complaint of someone who took something home. And if…
Unfortunately i did not have the same experiences that some of you may have had. I went to meatheads the 2nd or 3rd night it was open and I was very disappointed. My burger was cold and soggy. I ordered one of their specialty burgers. A spicy…
Ah, I finished it weeks ago—it was figuratively on ice over the holidays… I think each has its own appeal to various consumers, but I hit Buvons/Corkscrew most frequently. The current staff is extremely friendly and has never steered me wrong for a wine pairing, even when…
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Pamela - Are the roasteries in Seattle as clean as CSR? It always disturbs me a little that it is so clean in there.
Now you will be able to munch on pizza and shrimp cocktails in downtown Urbana (whilst a DJ spins?) after your dissolution of marriage http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/features/its-your-business/2012-02-05/its-your-business-new-pizza-place-downtown-urban Is this a franchise of a Reno pizza joint, or just a coincidence of name? http://www.blackrockpizza.com
Signs someone is “fishing” for a factual anchor: 1. Starts call to radio with: “I’ve been an Illini fan for (XX) years” or “I’m a diehard fan,” as if somehow that unverifiable claim will justify the 5 minutes of B.S. that follows. 2. Makes reference to KenPom…
That’s what she said.
Black dog and Siam terrace is where I always go after my divorces.
Love CSR. Apart from making my way through the regular roasts in 1/2 pound increments, I also like to pick up some of the little sample packets of the flavored stuff for when the lady and I feel like getting crazy. Sticky Bun is pretty nice.
If you happen to be getting a divorce, or fighting a DUI prosecution, downtown Urbana is a great place to eat.
HUUUUUUGE fan of their Black Velvet roast…It makes up about 75% of my coffee intake. LOL CSR is definitely one of those Champaign institutions that I brag about to people not from here. :-)
We like CSR too! We french press at home and I leave the lid off while it steeps—letting the ground beans bloom. Then, like in your tasting, I scoop off the top layer before pressing. We really need to invest in a burr grinder though, as I…
Confidential? In this state? Hahahahahahahhahahaha
just confirmed: there will be white russians served. the art abides.
big lebowski at the art. mark it, dude.
There’s a great video promo out for “Company” too: http://vimeo.com/36077847
Wow, His Majesty took the time to answer your polite plea. It’s been a while since I spoke fluent arrogance, but allow this attempt at a translation: “I deeply regret the embarrassment…” = I wish we hadn’t got caught and it wasn’t a big deal really. “...and…
I love the Guitars
I had their tea at the Urbana Farmer’s Market when they first started out and it was great! Their tins recently caught my eye at Walnut Street Tea Company and my guests used it all up before I could even try it! Way to go Tiesta, stay…
Im fine with missing ingredients and of course they fixed things what restaurant fights with the customer over things like that anymore. ( the way social media could affect them) My problem is that I am visiting you place of business within the first week of opening.…
Thanks for that, Louis CK.
Your call to stay pissed is precisely why global warming fanatics will fail. Emotion has no place in hard science. The problem with the issue of global warming is that is has been pumped full of emotion and politics, and the science is becoming a by-product. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577171531838421366.html?KEYWORDS=global+warming
Clearly the Postal Officials in favor of this cannot make an economic argument, as this saves the post office $0. What is their rationale?
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Pamela - Are the roasteries in Seattle as clean as CSR? It always disturbs me a little that it is so clean in there.