Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

Golden Age of Hollywood – by the Bevier Culinary Instructors

Prix Fixe ($42)

  • Bread Service: Sweet yeast rolls with herbed compound butter.
  • Appetizer: Shrimp Cocktail – This specific interpretation is based on the Hors D ’Oeuvres menu from the Sunset Strip hotspot, Ciro’s.
  • Salad: The Cobb – Originally developed at the Brown Derby, this classic salad includes chicken, bacon, egg, tomato, avocado, and blue cheese, all served atop a bed of chopped romaine tossed with the traditional Cobb vinaigrette.
  • Entrée: Cod Fillet Bonne Femme – Inspired by the Earl Carroll Theater’s supper club menu, this dish includes a beautiful filet of Norwegian cod served over a rice pilaf, topped with a citrus butter sauce, and a sprinkling of slivered almonds.
  • Dessert: Strawberries Romanoff – Echoing the signature dessert from the posh Rodeo Drive restaurant, Romanoff’s, this simple, yet elegant, dish includes a tangy and sweet whipped cream topping paired with fresh strawberries soaked in orange liqueur.

Special ($32)

  • Bread Service: Sweet yeast rolls with herbed compound butter.
  • Salad: The Cobb – Originally developed at the Brown Derby, this classic salad includes chicken, bacon, egg, tomato, avocado, and blue cheese, all served atop a bed of chopped romaine tossed with the traditional Cobb vinaigrette.
  • Entrée: Smothered Chopped Steak – Inspired by a classic menu item from Chasen’s, this dish includes a delicately hand formed sirloin patty covered in a homemade mushroom gravy served over herbed mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables.

Dessert À La Carte ($6)

  • Strawberries Romanoff – Echoing the signature dessert from the posh Rodeo Drive restaurant, Romanoff’s, this simple, yet elegant, dish includes a tangy and sweet whipped cream topping paired with fresh strawberries soaked in orange liqueur. 

Featured Beverage ($7)

  • Rick’s Champaign Cocktail – A subtle nod to Bogart & Bergman’s silver screen classic, Casablanca, and the cocktail that it launched into fame. This is the Spice Box’s spin on a French 75. Gin, brandy, lemon juice, simple syrup, and sparkling wine. “Here’s looking at you kid.”
Spice Box
Bevier Hall
905 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Email: FSHN-Spicebox@illinois.edu
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition