The International Buffet on North Dirksen Parkway looks like they're about ready to open. When they open, I hope you'll share your review of it on the Springfield email list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/springfieldillinois 

Photos from the All Illinois Products Expo...A Food and Cooking Extravaganza
 

As always, the Illinois Department of Agriculture's egg cooking eggstravaganza was one of the best booths there. Their recipe added apple pie filling to the eggs with cheese. It was surprisingly fantastic.
 

Now that's a hat!
 

Starship Subs offered healthy and delicious meal samples.
 

The Starship away team.
 

One of Starship's products. Visit their website at: http://www.starshiprestaurant.com/
 

The organic milk was delicious. I hope it becomes available in Springfield.
 

I should've purchased some of this jalapeno jelly. It was wonderful!
 

These hats were very popular at the All lllinois Products Expo Food and Cooking Extravaganza.
 

Interesting product display for BBQ sauce. 

Driving from Carbondale to Springfield I noticed this sign that said that "conditions are perfect for a blizzard". View the pictures below and note the time that each picture was taken. This was was taken on 2/27/05 at 5:31 pm. 

2/27/05 5:37pm  

Wow, Dairy Queen wasn't kidding, were they?  

2/27/05 5:39pm If you don't like the weather, just wait a couple minutes... :)