Gastronomy students are always busy, both inside the classroom and out. On the rare occasion that school is not in session, students take advantage of the chance to get away and explore life outside of the program. In this mini series, students will recount their 2014 Spring Break to provide insight into gastronomy life outside […]
by Bethy Whalen The picture that I sent my mother and sister was captioned: “I made a new friend!” It was a picture of me, holding up a massive hog’s head in a plastic bag. On February 15th, I joined my friend Sarah and her family in Ruckersville, Virginia for their annual hog butchering. Every […]
By Marleena Eyre On February 22, 2014, an uncharacteristically warm day, members of the BU Gastronomy Students Association spent the afternoon stretching cheese curds into velvety mozzarella and turning fresh milk into ricotta. Microbiologist Dr. Benjamin Wolfe, who is teaching Microbiology of Food for the BU Gastronomy Program this semester, hosted the GSA’s Cheese Making […]
TED talks have taken the world by storm as they bring together professionals and amateurs alike, to talk about big ideas. This Saturday, March 1, 2014, the Gastronomy Students Association would like to invite you to a viewing party of TEDxManhattan’s: Changing the Way We Eat. They will be streaming the conference live and would love […]