Category: Outside the Classroom

An Intense Week of Jewish Food Culture

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by Andrea Lubrano Alumna Andrea Lubrano describes her exploits during the week-long Tent: Food NYC, exploring Jewish food culture in New York City from October 19th through the 26th, 2014. New York City, a land made up of culinary diversity, was host to twenty remarkable individuals this past October during the first Tent: Food NYC, […]

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A Whirlwind Culinary Exploit in Asheville

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by Debra Zides Student Debra Zides recaps her gastronomic escapades in Asheville, North Carolina. Last weekend I hopped a flight into Charlotte, North Carolina, grabbed a rental car, and drove two hours to the artisan community of Asheville for a whirlwind weekend exploit. For years, friends had been telling me about the town’s great restaurants, […]

A Day to Celebrate Food

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by Kimi Ceridon Student Kimi Ceridon recaps October 24th’s Food Day Event in Boston. Food Day comes but once a year. With no gimmicks, costumes, bunnies or men in red suits, Food Day in the United States not only celebrates the foods that sustain us but also encourages people to think about their diets and […]

You Too Can Can

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By Kimi Ceridon Student Kimi Ceridon offers her picks for fall canning cookbooks and tutorials. It is October. The garden is on its last legs. It is time to start looking into the pantry for the saved morsels of summer. It is past peak tomato season, but canned tomatoes and tomato sauce are excellent first […]

Get Hired or Die Baking

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by Leigh Shaplen Student Leigh Shaplen shares her path to finding a food career, as well as some handy tips. She is currently residing in California while finishing her MLA in Gastronomy. Ten hours after packing up my life in Boston and moving back home to San Francisco I am in route to Napa for a […]

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