Category: Outside the Classroom

Cooking with Chef Jacques Pépin

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by Claudia Catalano Student Claudia Catalano recounts her experience cooking with Chef Jacques Pépin, one of the founders of the Gastronomy Program at BU and a celebrated chef in his own right. It’s 7 pm on a Wednesday night. Eighty ticket-holding foodies sit attentively while gulping down sparkling rosé. I’m standing underneath a kitchen demonstration […]

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Working at Momofuku Milk Bar

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by Kendall Vanderslice Student Kendall Vanderslice recounts her experience shadowing Pastry Chef Christina Tosi at Momofuku Milk Bar’s Williamsburg kitchen. When I was in elementary school, every trip to my grandmother’s house included preparing a boxed cake mix. At home, my family maintained a diet free of sugar, dairy, meat, and anything flavorful, but at […]

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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 […]