Turning an Avocation into an Education
Certificate in Food Studies student Ilana Hardesty shares insight into what it’s like to go back to school after 32 years.
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Playing with Your Food
Student Marina Starkey writes about her course of study in Food Communications in the BU Gastronomy program.
Hungry For Words
By Rachel DeSimone In the second grade, I wrote an elaborate “scary story,” complete with colorful illustrations and as much suspense-filled detail as a seven-year-old could muster up. My family praised my work on high, fulfilling their parental duties, and it was set—I was going to be a writer. After about six more imaginary career […]
Yeast
By Sonia Dovedy The dense odor overwhelms my nose while walking down the supermarket aisle. I’m looking for a simple bottle of water so that I can quaff my thirst in this wind-chill. Turns out, the bottled water section just so happens to share shelf space with…the bread section. You know, ten weeks ago, I […]
A Dish through Time & History: Cauliflower Soup 1901-2015
By Louise Beck Brønnum Have you ever wondered why your grandmother’s stew tastes ten times better than the one you try to make yourself? It’s all bound to tradition, the context of time and place. By making a very simple recipe from two different time periods, a reflection of these influences becomes clear, and even […]