Hodgepodge

It's sort of sad. I only had 9 posts last year, and this is my first post this year. The funny part is that back when I first started blogging in Xanga, I actually had a lot more hits from random folks on my food blog. And it's not like I've been eating less. But for some reason, I've fallen away from the goal of posting once a month here. But, hopefully, I can change that around. So, to catch up, we'll do a few short briefs of places that I've been meaning to talk about, as well as some stuff on what's going on in my kitchen. I'll still do the full blown reviews, but only for places that deserve the full review (either good, bad, or indifferent).

I do hear from a friend in my program that we've got a Turkish restaurant that's opened up here in SW Champaign. I'll need to go try that out. I just saw that Pasha's, a Greek/Turkish place opened up in downtown. We've also got a sorta fancy Korean place, as well that opened up, B-Won. So, there are places to try. And there are some newer places that I have already tried. I've had a couple nights at Radio Maria's new tapas bar, with some good results. And I've also eaten at Escobar's, a place that's self-described as "Nuevo Latino Cuisine." More on these places later, as they'll get a full writeup. It's been busy. But, hopefully, I can still get back to the mission of documenting the things that I experience when I eat.

-foodgeek