Having dinner at one of the oldest family farms in Livingston County is a rare treat. We caught wind of the opportunity through a friend and immediately purchased tickets for the Spence Farm Foundation Fundraiser Harvest Feast, which supports sustainable small family farms. It was wildly successful + packed to the gills with other epicureans. [...]
Category Archives: Scents
Publican @ 837 W. Fulton Market
After a wedding near the Indiana Dunes, we made a ten thirty stop at The Publican. Dining here after the crowd dies down, seems more my speed as it was louder than I would have preferred. I’m sounding cranky now. Hey! It was definitely late at night and our main food entree was quite delayed [...]
Julia Child’s Reine de Saba cake
In the 100th episode of her TV show, The French Chef, Julia Child made the Reine de Saba cake. Yesterday, I made it for the first time for Debbie’s birthday. I purchased the semi-sweet chocolate (6 oz for $4) from Art Mart, and the other ingredients ($10) from Common Ground, and I could only find [...]
Bacaro @ 111 + 113 N Walnut St. in Champaign
bacaro is above and beyond what I would call a unique dining experience. Seth and I had the pleasure of dining here for our first time a few days ago on my twenty eighth birthday. We also managed to do a review on the restaurant—he wrote the review and I snapped photos. More images can [...]
Flatlander Fund
On June 22-27, Flatlander Fund will be holding another fundraiser at Indi Go Artist Co-op. Hand-crafted cakes by local pastry chefs will be on display…more details will be available in the next few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy some images from previous Flatlander events that have taken place at the Corkscrew (in Urbana) and Highdive [...]
Cooking Internationally
This is what happens when foodies go on vacation and can cook in their rental home.