Greenhouse Café

07/04/2026

We are OPEN today from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.!

Happy Independence Day! 🍓🧄🫐

Find our menu and hours: https://allerton.illinois.edu/greenhouse-cafe/

07/03/2026

Due to extreme heat, the cafe will close today (July 3) at 2pm. We will be open July 4th from 10-2.

07/03/2026

Introducing a refreshing new addition to the Café menu: the SUMMER BERRY SALAD! Made with locally sourced lettuce, seasonal berries (this week that includes strawberries and blueberries), walnuts, figs and the Café’s house-made poppy seed dressing.

Find our full menu and hours: https://allerton.illinois.edu/greenhouse-cafe/

07/02/2026

We will be OPEN on July 4 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.! Plenty of indoor seating to cool off with a bite to eat or refreshing drink!

Find our full hours and menu here: https://allerton.illinois.edu/greenhouse-cafe/

06/29/2026

Our very own Chef Leah will be leading Baking with Olive Oil at The Farms: An Allerton Folk School next month!

Join us on August 23 from 1-3 p.m.! Learn more and register: https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/baking-with-olive-oil/

Learn to skip the butter and elevate your baking game at Baking with Olive Oil on Sunday, August 23 from 1-3 p.m.

Chef Leah Bodine will guide students through the art of baking with olive oil and how adding it to sweet and savory recipes can take your baking to the next level.

Learn more and register at: https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/baking-with-olive-oil/

06/13/2026

Today (6/13)! Hear the music of national and local songwriters — and the stories behind their songs — at our Singer-Songwriter Round from 12-4 p.m. in the Meadow.

Joining us will be Nashville based Tess Frizzel, a singer, songwriter, and portrait artist with deep roots in country music as the daughter of CMA & ACM Award Winner Shelly West. Tess often writes with top Nashville songwriters and has released songs like “I Will Show You Love” and “The Wrong One”. You can find Tess on tours nationwide, performing her own songs and classic hits from her family’s legacy.

In addition, CMA, ACM, and Grammy nominee Bobby Tomberlin has co-written songs like “One More Day”, recorded by Diamond Rio, and the 2023 Grammy nominated song “Someday It’ll All Make Sense”, recorded by Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson. Tomberlin has also had songs recorded by artists including Blake Shelton, Willie Nelson, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, among many others.

The Café is closed due to a power outage, but there will be a limited food menu and bar tent outside. Free; bring a lawn chair or blanket.

Learn more: https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/singer-songwriter-round/

06/13/2026

Unfortunately, the Café is still without power and will remain closed today, June 13.

However, visitors will still be able to enjoy food and drink during the Singer-Songwriter Round. A bar tent and limited food menu will be available in the Meadow beginning at 11 a.m.

We hope you join us for an afternoon of good music, food, and community!

For more information on the Singer-Songwriter Round visit: https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/singer-songwriter-round/

06/08/2026

Bobby Tomberlin and Tess Frizzell so looking forward to hosting you.!

06/08/2026

LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND! Hear the music of national and local songwriters — and the stories behind their songs — at our "Singer-Songwriter Round" Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14 from 12-4 p.m. in the Meadow.

Songwriters will take turns singing and playing original music, prefaced with the story behind their compositions. Grab some food and drink from the cafè and enjoy the tales told by these talented songwriters:

Saturday, June 13
— 12-1:45 p.m.: Chelsea Nolan, Leighton Ewers, Luke Rund
— 2-4 p.m.: Tom Vrem, Bobby Tomberlin, Tess Frizzel

Sunday, June 14
— 12-1:45 p.m.: Trey Leynes, Michael Sparger, Jack Daniel
— 2-4 p.m.: Freedom Shearon, Joe Asselin, Black Eyed Lillies

Free; no reservation required. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

05/19/2026

We'll enjoy this new beauty until someone takes it home! 🎨🖌️🖼️