Eating with your parents will be a special experience, as you are up and coming into the world of work, freedom and independence. And while you can make it all the more memorable by bringing them to your favorite restaurant, that’s only the beginning. Here are some tips for having Read More…
What’s the best thing about having your parents visit you for the weekend? It is undeniably the two or three days of freedom from the monotony of the dining halls and from spending money of your own. As well as spending that cherished, quality time with them, of course. My 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…
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…
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…
Brushing your teeth is great for your oral health and general social acceptance, and eating your fruits and vegetables will make you grow big and strong, but why do these foods make things taste so awful? Read More…
I sympathize with those of you who sift through bags and bags of Lucky Charms to painstakingly remove all of the hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers and blue moons. Even worse, what is one to do when traveling abroad, and cereal marshmallows are nowhere to be found? Read More…
Some of my grandma’s favorite stories to tell me are of the dinner parties she used to throw and attend when she was of college age. Friends, friends of friends, significant others and sometimes a stranger gathering together to share a good ‘ol-fashioned Texan dinner. The communality of sharing a Read More…
When I found out that my family was going to New Orleans for a week during winter break, I immediately started looking up delicious restaurants and specialty dishes. The first full day I was there, I was not about to pass up any chance to try the local fare.
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The night before I visited UC Berkeley for the first time, a family friend handed me a handwritten list. “This is everywhere you need to eat,” he said. “There are a lot of choices out there, but these are the ones that I remember after 30 years.” Read More…
