Fixing the rainy day blues: One-minute chocolate cake
Every once in awhile, I come home between classes and feel an intense craving for chocolate cake. But what am I to do when I only have half an hour to satisfy this craving? Read More…
Category Archives: Eating Berkeley
How to: Caramelize onions
While caramelized onions may transform a haphazard meal into something more gourmet they suffer from the most evil of sins – preparation time. Read More…
Add a little (chow) fun to your life
Teeming with carrots, zucchini, broccoli and baby bok choy, Mandarin Garden’s chow fun is a veggie-lover’s dream. Read More…
Bill could mandate that state institutions purchase food locally
If passed, Assembly Bill 199, the “Choose California” bill, would mandate that state institutions purchase foods from California farms so long as their prices are not more than 5 percent more expensive than identical items from outside the state. Read More…
How bright does Burma Superstar shine?
A full bar and a wildly successful sister establishment in San Francisco could be the reasons for the huge line outside Burma Superstar in Oakland’s Temescal District on a Wednesday night. Read More…
Dungeness crab in the city, by the bay
Dungeness crab season is on. It was delayed twice in the Pacific Northwest because the crabs there weren’t big enough, but not here in the Bay Area. What my companions and I got a few weeks ago were two-pound crabs, roughly one-fourth of which were meat, tossed in garlic and Read More…
In search of the Bay Area’s best macarons
One of my favorite food groups is macarons even though they are neither healthy nor an actual food group. Because they are so near and dear to my heart, I went on a trip around the Bay Area to sample macarons, a trip that yielded some delicious and some not-so-delicious Read More…
Fun food fact of the week: The origin of SPAM
Shockingly, most people don’t know the origin of this American food staple. If simply reading the word SPAM has not yet triggered your gag reflex, read on for some fascinating facts. Read More…
Reflecting on New Orleans cuisine
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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Discovering dairy at home: Homemade yogurt
Yogurt is a good place to start because it is an extremely easy dairy product to make. The process only involves heating up milk, adding cultures and then incubating for a few hours. Read More…