{"id":1068,"date":"2011-09-21T09:45:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T14:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gastronomyatbu.wordpress.com\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2018-03-28T17:53:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T21:53:23","slug":"new-student-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/gastronomyblog\/2011\/09\/21\/new-student-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Student Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Katherine “KC” Hysmith<\/div>\n

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Usually, the first day of school is full of fashion anxiety and worry over what the kids will think about the contents of your lunch box. Fortunately, I\u2019m no longer in primary school, but the terror of meeting new people never goes away. In first grade, my Mom drove me to my new school and even walked in to meet my teacher. This time I had to traverse the labyrinth that is the MBTA, alone. Walk to the 73 bus, change to the red line at Harvard Square, switch to the green line somewhere downtown, and wait the many lengthy stops until you get back to Boston University. I\u2019ve come to the realization that I fail to comprehend the time warp that exists within public transportation. So, I was late for my first day. The door was open, so in I snuck.<\/div>\n

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After a short information session about the wonders of the Gastronomy program with director Rachel Black, we were divided into two groups to tour the city. Instead of simply walking around\"\"<\/a> downtown, our orientation was turned into a food-themed scavenger hunt, highlighting the best bites around Boston. We were armed with a GPS, our poor senses of direction, a list of food-related clues, and shoes that wouldn\u2019t live to see the end of the day. A mix of locals and new arrivals, the first few clues weren\u2019t too difficult to understand. The first clue read like this: \u201cMick Jaggar thinks it tastes so good\u2026\u201d Although many of us didn\u2019t seem like Stone fans we found our way to the Brown Sugar Caf\u00e9, a block or two away from our 808 Commonwealth Ave. starting point. The name of the caf\u00e9 invokes the warm image of baked goods, maybe some gingerbread, and lists of sweetened coffee drinks. This couldn\u2019t be farther from the truth, since Brown Sugar Caf\u00e9 is actually a bustling Thai restaurant.  Alas, there was no time to stop and we had to turn around and head to our second clue.<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Our afternoon continued, packed with tasty introductions to local favorite eateries like Super 88 (another Asian establishment), Bacco\u2019s Cheese and Wine Shop, the Haymarket Farmer\u2019s Market, the age-old rivaling pastry shops in the North End (you know which ones I\u2019m talking about), and a surprise stop to meet current gastronomy students who were working at the Bon Me Food Truck. After several glasses of spicy ginger lemonade and half of a Vietnamese sandwich, we continued on our way.<\/div>\n
Once we finally reached our destination, Ducali Pizza, I realized how hungry you can get while touring the city with a spotty GPS. Sharing trays of gourmet pizza and a few carafes of wine, Professor Black answered questions we had about the program, and about where to find good ingredients in the city. We spent most of the day wining and dining with our new-found peers and let me just say, after several academic orientations, this one is by far the tastiest.<\/div>\n

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A few things I learned during Orientation:<\/div>\n
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  1. While at Bacco\u2019s Cheese and Wine, the owner informed us that Shiraz originally came from Persia (now Iran).<\/li>\n
  2. Supposedly, Modern Pastry is better than Mike\u2019s Pastry.<\/li>\n
  3. Professor Black is a pizza connoisseur.<\/li>\n
  4. I will need to double my workout plan if we continue to eat like we did at orientation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
    Want even more details on our food-obsessed orientation? Check out KC’s blog<\/a> for photos, stories and all of the orientation clues.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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