It is a hot, humid afternoon, and you and your friends are walking around Shattuck aimlessly. Or maybe it’s a cold evening and either your GSI has just slashed your grade, or your lover, your heart. What you want now is some steaming matcha, as thick as they can make Read More…
What sucks the most about not having a car in the Berkeley area? Not being able to easily get to In-N-Out. Relying on public transportation to take you out to Oakland or Richmond merely increases the craving for that burger that’s too delicious for words. The experience is miserable. But Read More…
If you’re a mac and cheese enthusiast, your response to the picture above may or may not have included drooling and crying tears of joy, followed by an awkwardly erotic food-gasm from this top-notch food porn. None of that soft-core Kraft bullsh*t. If you reacted in any of these ways, Read More…
Since the start of last fall semester, I have been one of two food managers at Cloyne Court, the largest house within the Berkeley Student Cooperative system. I decided to run for the position the previous spring, when my fellow housemate Maddie Tien asked if I would join her in Read More…
Attention, soon-to-be-graduates! The semester is quickly coming to an end, and what better way to wrap up your college experience than with a handful of tacos and some tequila? Read More…
Unfortunately, this week’s fun food fact is not, in fact, so fun. You may have heard recently that the seemingly innocuous challenge of eating a tablespoon of cinnamon, also known as “The Cinnamon Challenge,” can actually be extremely dangerous. Read More…
Teance is a serene oasis that shoppers on Fourth Street could duck into to seek shelter in from the hustle bustle outside and at the same time still feel connected with the outdoors through the abundance of sunlight, the water cascade that showers from the ceiling into a small pond with goldfish, the fresh flowers and even the bamboo coasters. Read More…
Spring has finally sprung in Berkeley, and with it comes an exciting array of Spring produce, including asparagus. While to some, this means delicious asparagus risotto, grilled asparagus and creamy asparagus soup, to others this signifies the return of the dreaded asparagus pee. Read More…
Opening on Tuesday, BUILD aims to offer something different from usual college pizza fare — a place where customers have the opportunity to create traditional, customizable, Italian-style pizzas. Read More…
Today is National Grilled Cheese Day, and in its honor, let’s take a closer look at that favorite comfort food. The epitome of the college diet — cheap, easy to prepare, tasty and nostalgic — grilled cheese has a special place in all of our hearts. Grilled cheese might be Read More…
