Reservations

They're gonna love these today!

I TRULY appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this. Special thank you to Randee Blickenstaff and Jenny Parkhurst of the Peoria Riverfront Museum for making sure that we had what we needed to be successful.

While our presence may have added to the experience, this was a major opportunity for visibility to Reservations as a catering company and our future restaurant!

Our crew, Anita, Bobby, Ayanna, Adam and Arianna have had a great time meeting members, new friends, servicing the community through the Museum and enjoying the music while doing so.

Whether it be more of the private events, or PRM sponsored events, we look forward to working with you in the future!

Its been a great time getting to know so many new people over the summer, but tomorrow is the last Rhumboogie on the Plaza for the Season!
With that, I can say the staff and members of the Peoria Riverfront Museum as well as the Reservations crew want to say thank everyone who came out and enjoyed the festivities so far, but let's do it one more time tomorrow. Rain or Shine, we'll have a time!

It's the last boogie of the season!

Join us for Chicago-based band The Imperial Boxmen on the Sun Plaza! Riding through an international confluence of downtempo, jazz and fun, these heavyweight Chicago players are coming to the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza: The Imperial Boxmen"
Thursday, August 15, 2024 | Doors open at 6 p.m., Performance at 7 p.m.
Get tickets today: RiverfrontMuseum.org

Reservations will be back with the grub, and Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" will be open for viewing!

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza" sponsored by Friends of Bronzeville to Harlem.

This is the last Rhumboogie on the Plaza for the summer! The Summer series is inspired by Preston Jackson's exhibit, "Bronzeville to Harlem| An American Story". With that, we're taking this back to Chicago.

We've had Chicago eats inspired by Lems and Alice's BBQ, Polish Sausage and now, I want to celebrate one of my favorite flavors of the city with Mexican inspired dishes! We'll have Steak, Chicken and Veggie skewers, Yellow Rice and a couple of traditional salsas for you to enjoy while the Imperial Boxmen take the Plaza stage!

You can preorder your tickets at
https://cart.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org/Performance.aspx?pid=54713&cal=https%3a%2f%2fcart.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org%3a443%2fcalendar.aspx

As this is the last concert on the series, let's make it count! The show will go on rain or shine and the food and drinks will flow!

Get your tickets at riverfrontmuseum.org

It's the last boogie of the season!

Join us for Chicago-based band The Imperial Boxmen on the Sun Plaza! Riding through an international confluence of downtempo, jazz and fun, these heavyweight Chicago players are coming to the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza: The Imperial Boxmen"
Thursday, August 15, 2024 | Doors open at 6 p.m., Performance at 7 p.m.
Get tickets today: RiverfrontMuseum.org

Reservations will be back with the grub, and Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" will be open for viewing!

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza" sponsored by Friends of Bronzeville to Harlem.

This is the last Rhumboogie on the Plaza for the summer! The Summer series is inspired by Preston Jackson's exhibit, "Bronzeville to Harlem| An American Story". Last month, we had NYC Halal Food Truck dishes and for this, we're taking it back to Chicago.

We've had Chicago eats inspired by Lems and Alice's BBQ, Polish Sausage and now, I want to celebrate one of my favorite flavors of the city with Mexican inspired dishes!

We'll have Steak, Chicken and Veggie skewers, Yellow Rice and a couple of traditional salsas for you to enjoy while the Imperial Boxmen take the Plaza stage!

You can preorder your tickets at:

Online Ticketing - Peoria Riverfront Museum 222 SW Washington St, Peoria, IL 61602 Phone: 309.686.7000 Copyright © 2020 Peoria Riverfront Museum All rights reserved. WEBMASTER Integrated Web Services provided by Versai

We're looking for team members for a new elevated dining restaurant!

Culinary Students and experienced Line Chefs alike are needed for BOH.

Professional and personable Servers and Bartenders are needed as well to help build our culture of amazing service!

Feel free to reach out to those whom this may apply to and send a message!

Last night at GKB Candle Co for " A Night inNashville", I was thinking about 🎶 "Red Solo Cup" and Kourtney Greene had a strategic plan to get me in the photo that I could do without......At least she got a shot of my checkerboard paper that I was so proud of. Ha!

This is exciting! This Saturday, GKB Candle Co is celebrating their Grand Opening at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie.

Go to the website now, where you can purchase your tickets to "A Night in Nashville" candle pouring where you can enjoy the sounds of Marquise Hendo and Nashville Hot Chicken made by yours truly!

🕯️ GIVEAWAY 🕯️ Get ready to celebrate! We’re treating two lucky winners to tickets to GKB Candle Co.’s celebration with a candle pour, delicious bites from Reservations Chef Jeremy, and live music by Marquise Hendo. 🎶🥳 Enter for the chance to win two tickets for GKB Candle Co.’s grand opening this Saturday, July 27th! ✨ TO ENTER: comment your favorite candle fragrance. 💐

Giveaway closes at 5pm on Friday, July 26th. One winner will be selected at random from Facebook and Instagram entries and notified via DM on Friday, July 26th. Giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook. Winner must be a U.S. resident 18 years of age or older, and must be able to claim prize in person at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie. Official rules: https://www.shoppesatgrandprairie.com/terms-of-use/ & https://www.shoppesatgrandprairie.com/privacy-policy/

A day or so late, but we had a great time with the Peoria Area Economic Development Council at the Peoria Riverfront Museum hosting their welcoming reception for the Brazilian delegation that was being hosted.

Thank you to Chris Setti for tapping us for this.
We hope to do more for you and for the city soon!

Alright everyone...We have 2 installments of Rhumboogie on the Plaza at Peoria Riverfront Museum left! This Thursday, July 18th, come out and enjoy the music, food and the summer!

Get your tickets at riverfrontmuseum.org or at the door.

Come boogie with us!

Join us for the smooth sounds of Preston Jackson and Friends with Judy Page on the Sun Plaza! Preston, the artist behind "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" shares a mellow, groovy sound, complete with the powerhouse vocals of Judy Page.

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza: Preston Jackson and Friends with Judy Page"
Thursday, July 18, 2024 | Doors open at 6 p.m., Performance at 7 p.m.
Get tickets today: RiverfrontMuseum.org

Reservations will be back with some awesome New York-style street food eats, and Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" will be open for viewing!

Join us on the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Sun Plaza for a summer music series featuring local and regional jazz artists, inspired by Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story." This summer music series will take place every month on select Thursday evenings from May 30, 2024 to August 15, 2024, featuring artists from the Chicago area as well as regional and local musicians. Get down and boogie with us!

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza" sponsored by Friends of Bronzeville to Harlem.

Next Tuesday is the day for TACOS 🌮, candles, and good vibes. We'll be at GKB Candle Co at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie.
Get your tickets at www.gkbcandleco.com

Come boogie with us!

Join us for the smooth sounds of Preston Jackson and Friends with Judy Page on the Sun Plaza! Preston, the artist behind "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" shares a mellow, groovy sound, complete with the powerhouse vocals of Judy Page.

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza: Preston Jackson and Friends with Judy Page"
Thursday, July 18, 2024 | Doors open at 6 p.m., Performance at 7 p.m.
Get tickets today: RiverfrontMuseum.org

Reservations will be back with some awesome New York-style street food eats, and Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" will be open for viewing!

Join us on the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Sun Plaza for a summer music series featuring local and regional jazz artists, inspired by Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story." This summer music series will take place every month on select Thursday evenings from May 30, 2024 to August 15, 2024, featuring artists from the Chicago area as well as regional and local musicians. Get down and boogie with us!

"Rhumboogie on the Plaza" sponsored by Friends of Bronzeville to Harlem.

Taco Tuesday is approaching!

I love Salsa Verde.

It's gonna be some kind of Taco Tuesday at GKB Candle Co with Salsa Verde.

Maybe you can pour your own scented candle that's green like Salsa Verde.

You know, steak, chicken and shrimp tacos all are delicious enhanced by.....Nevermind, you get the picture. Ha!

Come and have a great candle pouring experience at GKB at the brew location in The Shoppes at Grand Prairie!

I love Salsa Verde.

It's gonna be some kind of Taco Tuesday at GKB Candle Co with Salsa Verde.

Maybe you can pour your own scented candle that's green like Salsa Verde.

You know, steak, chicken and shrimp tacos all are delicious enhanced by.....Nevermind, you get the picture. Ha!

Come and have a great candle pouring experience at GKB at the brew location in The Shoppes at Grand Prairie!

It's a beautiful day on the Riverfront....
Come out to Rhumboogie on the Plaza at Peoria Riverfront Museum

There will be live music from Soul Message, visit Preston Jackson's Bronzeville to Harlem exhibit, and of course....Food!

Get your tickets at www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org

Today is the day!

If you missed it last month, make sure that you don't miss this month's event! Once again, there will be live entertainment, drinks and.....BBQ. Just think about the BBQ! Ha!

Get your tickets at riverfrontmuseum.org

This is definitely an elevated candle pouring experience. We had alot of fun with this last time. Come out with your partner and experience this with us!

We have tickets left for this fun blindfold couples event this Saturday! Chef Jeremy from Reservations will be providing the taste experience 🔥

Checkout our last couple blindfold 5 senses experience: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRKEfVeG/

www.gkbcandleco.com ✨

In the 2nd installment Rhumboogie on the Plaza, we're going to what is my favorite city outside of Peoria, Chicago, where the Bronzeville neighborhood is located.

Until I was around 8 or 9 years old, my Great Grandmother, the late Valeska Hinton lived in the Hyde Park Neighborhood in Chicago. From her condo, we had a partial view of the Lake, neighborhood, and a sliver of buildings which may or may not have been downtown as I get older and memory is fuzzy...Who knows? Ha!

That was great, but it was the happenings on the streets and surrounding neighborhoods that got me! We walked to the beach and the museum in Hyde Park, and when we got in town, my Mom and Uncle always went to Lems BBQ, (which to me was the Chicago version of Big John's and Gulley's on MacArthur Hwy for those that remember), a few blocks south.

Bronzeville, just northwest of Hyde Park, which the likes of Louis Armstrong and Gwendolyn Brooks resided in, is considered by some to be the original Harlem. It was the epicenter of Black culture and finance in Chicago and the North. It was home to the Chicago Defender, the first African American publication to reach a subscription list of over 100,000.

With the second Rhumboogie on the Plaza, I want to celebrate my deep love of Chicago and the food of the city with Ribs and Rib Tips with fries like I got at Lems or Alice's. We'll have Grilled Polishes like at a small place like Tony's or Jim's on Union. For the Pescitarians, we'll have more salmon since it went so well the last time around, as well as sides like Mac-n-Cheese, Baked Beans, grilled veggies, fruit and more!

We hope everyone comes out and visits Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem" Exhibit, the music and food right on the Riverfront!

Get your tickets at www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org

With this first installment of the Rhumboogie on the Plaza series, we've decided to take the food experience to Harlem and celebrate the West Indian Culture that heavily permeated the community during the Harlem Renaissance and became intertwined with the neighborhood.

After being settled by the Dutch and other European countries, the early 1900's Harlem saw a migration of Southerners and an even larger influx of immigrants from St. Kitts, Antigua and other West Indian countries.

During the later 1900's, and to this day, the West Indian culture is deeply embedded in the neighborhood. In the many times that I've visited, I walk through and stop at The Golden Crust on 125th to grab a Beef Patty. I also stumbled upon Jacobs, a Caribbean Soul Food Buffet, on Malcom X Blvd that I fell in love with. It's a down home kind of place with good food!

With visiting and then later living in Northern New Jersey, in the metro NYC area, I was surrounded by Caribbean culture, but since my first visit to Atlanta in the 90's, the Jamaicans made me feel as if I could be a part of their tribe. Ha! Whether stateside or on the island, they've shared some stories, history and as it pertains to this event....some of THE RECIPES!

All of this is to say that, we'll be serving our Jerk chicken (which has become popular with many of our catering clients), Jerk Salmon, both served with traditional Rice and Peas and Cabbage or our Curried Veggie Skewers. We'll also have fruit cups ans Rudy Rum Punch available.

We hope that everyone in Central Illinois comes out and enjoys the Museum, music and food!

Thank you to the Peoria Riverfront Museum for this partnership!

As one who's spent time in Bronzeville and Harlem, two cultural epicenters for commerce, music and fashion, we're proud to be a part of this celebration inspired by Mr. Jackson's exhibit at our beautiful museum.

Last night was a great time at the Peoria Riverfront Museum for the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce's Welcoming Ceremony of their Annual Convention. It's a great opportunity for Black Businesses from across the state to network, share information and support other businesses.

We want to thank the Organization, Janice Ivory, Kenyatta Fisher and Larry Ivory for allowing us to be a part of this and provide the catering services again this year!

Also, thank you to Sample and Mills for providing the tasty Snickerdoodle Cupcakes as well as Kamiya and Towanna Wyatt for those amazing Cheesecake shooters!