Champaign Day 3: Lil Porgy’s

Originally, I didn’t have Lil Porgy’s on my list of places I wanted to visit while here in Champaign (in my defense, I made the list very quickly and didn’t mention a lot of great spots in Champaign). Last night I remembered the barbecue joint because I was driving by my high school and realized […]

Champaign Day 2: Monicals and Jarling’s Custard Cup

Yesterday was quite a busy day. I had a full day of interviews, another pre-night for more interviews, and had to walk around Champaign buying Illini t-shirts for friends (Joe and Ariel, I bought you two Illini shirts!!) After a full day of work related functions, I finally had a minute to myself (and Audrey) […]

Gracenotes Champaign: Za’s and Jupiter’s

So, I’ve been in Champaign for all of 14 hours and I’ve already been to THREE restaurants (two of them were on my list and one was just for a quick breakfast). I started off my Champaign pizza adventure with Jupiter’s Pizza, a downtown bar (with pool tables and food). My brother, David, introduced me […]

GracenotesNYC on WBAI, New York, TOMORROW MORNING at 11 AM!!

Hey guys, I’ll be on the radio TOMORROW morning at 11 AM on WBAI (99.5 FM in New York). Eneida del Valle, my wonderful friend that I met at the screening of The Duchess, interviewed me for the radio show the “Women’s Collective” – tune in for an interview all about gracenotesnyc! If you’re not […]

C-U Soon!

Ha ha do you like my creative blog title? I’m headed to Champaign TONIGHT for some interviews and will be stopping by all of my favorite restaurants while I’m there. Here’s a list of some of the places I WANT to visit: 1. Custard Cup (Jarlings) – hopefully it’s still open because I LOVE their […]


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