The Foodies of G5

A Formal Goodbye to the Foodies Blogs

2009-12-24T03:30:00.001-05:00

Dear Foodies. I write this post on Christmas Eve (in Singapore) to formally wish you all a fond farewell and to announce the ending of our foodie blogs. These blogs won't be taken offline; rather, I'll keep them online for the sake of memory and archive purposes, at least for another year or two. But let me explain my reasons for officially ending the blogs here:There's nothing sadder than a

Abscences make-up; Anyone Can Cook

2009-12-09T15:52:00.006-05:00

For my slideshow, "Anyone can Cook", i chose to include a bunch of college students as the target of the picture. For one, this was a lot easier on me as i know many more college students than any other demographic and as a visual essay designer, in my opinion, it is best to present what you know. However, i also wanted to use college students because not only is my target audience composed of

Wendys Rap

2009-12-08T18:47:00.003-05:00

This is the Wendys Rap, we actually tried it on my local Wendy's...they laughed. I think this was a pretty cool interpretation of what food can be used for. Not only is it just to fill us but we can make movies with it, rap songs with it, and even some crazy art. The idea of rapping at drive thru's caught on and eventually one of the fast food chains made a commercial using the rap as a

Food Fight!

2009-12-08T18:43:00.001-05:00

This was a really cool video i found while searching on youtube for the term "food fight". It seemes to be created by a bunch of still pictures instead of any digital animation. The hamburger is my favorite, seems like its one of the most ruthless of the foodies!- Giovanni Mannella

Missing Mom's Meals

2009-12-06T23:10:00.005-05:00

Although I feel blessed to be born into a rich culture with a tradition of exotic foods, I have always preferred American foods over Indian. Maybe because my mom always cooked Indian food at home, and eating good American food was a rare treat. My parents always teased me, saying that once I left home, I would really miss my mom's home cooking. I resisted this claim, insisting that I would love

Soan Papdi

2009-12-06T23:10:00.004-05:00

Yesterday my friends and me had ordered some pizzas from Papa John's. As we relished upon those pizzas, all of us suddenly had a craving t o have something sweet. And that point struck me about those Soan papdi I had been preserving since I had come from India. So quickly this wonderful delicacy was brought and we had a great time eating them. I have always been a great fan

Home Coming :)

2009-12-06T21:01:00.004-05:00

Its been almost 4 months that all the International students have not got to taste their home food. But no more of it, as the exams approach they also bring with them that its almost time for everyone to get back home. Everyone would be having their own countdown calendars as to how many days are left for them to get back home. I also have one. But more importantly everyone is waiting to eat home

Keep yourself healthy and fit

2009-12-06T20:25:00.003-05:00

There are many chemical processes that are going in one’s stomach at any given time of the day. Because of this food consumption of food is very essential. These chemical activities are carried out by enzymes which break down the food that we eat to give our body the strength to do our daily work which can either be physical or mental. Because of this it is very important that students and small

Rice

2009-12-06T19:37:00.002-05:00

On the first day of class, Dr. Tiff asked us to name our favorite foods and to tell the class why we liked it so much. I said rice because you can do so many things with it. I have not changed my mind about my favorite food, despite Brittain constantly ruining it. I am not a Brittain hater, but I just don't like their rice. Rice is NOT supposed to be crunchy! Their rice is overcooked and

Homemade Food

2009-12-06T05:37:00.001-05:00

It's the time of the semester when most students here at Tech are longing for homemade food. After a grueling but fun semester at Tech, I am eagerly looking forward to returning home to Dubai and enjoying all my favorite food that wasn't available in college. I am mostly implying Indian food but there is a host of other foods which I am looking forward to. Before coming to Tech I almost took

Meal Plan at the Student Center

2009-12-06T05:25:00.001-05:00

It might be hard to believe but I discovered last week that I could use my meal plans in the student center. I wasted no time at all. As soon as I received this important piece of information I made my way to the student center. Coincidentally the dining hall was closed for some time to prepare for the dead week feast. The food available through the meal plan was the buffet at the left hand side

Breakfast at Brittain? Yes Please

2009-12-05T19:36:00.002-05:00

Lately I have been up early enough (or up late enough depending on how you look at it) to eat breakfast at Brittain. And I've come to realize that this is the best meal of the day that the dinning hall has. The omelets are amazing, you don't feel weird eating a waffle, and you have the feeling that all your food is fresh. Next semester I might have to start waking up and actually enjoying

A Dead Week Diet

2009-12-05T19:26:00.002-05:00

Today I just came to the realization that my diet last week largely consisted of Rice Cakes and Red Bull. I had a few actual meals here and there, but the dining halls and food court are nowhere near where I study. And eating just takes too much time. I think GT should hire street vendors during dead week and and place them around campus

The Little Chefs Cookbookette

2009-12-04T23:25:00.006-05:00

Holiday Dinner at Brittain

2009-12-04T15:58:00.002-05:00

Yesterday from 5 - 8 was Brittain's holiday dinner. The dining hall was closed from 2 to 5 in preparation, which annoyed me because I went to get lunch at 3, but it was well worth it!I went around 6 planning on just getting a burger or something, but I ended up staying for close to 45 minutes and pretty much pigged out :-PThe got rid of all of the normal food, and had all different, very good,

No Thanks, Freshman 15!

2009-12-03T16:01:00.003-05:00

As you all know, I interviewed the Georgia Tech nutritionist as part of our cookbookette. Before you have an appointment with her, you have to write down everything you eat for the three days prior to the meeting. When I met her, we went over my food journal together and I discovered that I had way too many starches in my diet and not enough colors! Why is Erin bringing this up, you might ask.

Help One Help All

2009-12-03T14:29:00.004-05:00

As I was streaming some videos on youtube, I came across this video and wanted to share it with our section. I wanted to tell and make each one of us feel lucky and totally blessed that we live happily and get to taste so many variety of food. Whereas in this big world there is a community which does not even get a meal forget about dishes of their choice. So I would like to make a humble

Black Friday

2009-12-02T14:02:00.002-05:00

Every year after Thanksgiving, my mom, sister, and I go shopping very early in the morning. We leave around 3:30 in the morning to go shopping. Even though many things we buy or look at will be in stock later, it is the crowds and holiday rush that kind of gets us in the Christmas spirit early. Somewhere between our going from store to store, we stop at Waffle House. Waffle House this early in

Thanksgiving Soup

2009-12-02T12:55:00.002-05:00

Every year, my dad makes his famous homemade soup. Yes, we eat your traditional turkey, ham, stuffing, and sweat potatoes. But after every Thanksgiving meal, my dad takes all the left over Turkey and makes a stew out of it. Im not sure of all the ingredients but I do know that it tastes great. He whips it up pretty quickly so i assume its pretty easy to make. Its a tradition in the Bard family

Someone Alert Michael Pollan

2009-11-30T22:41:00.008-05:00

Dutch Scientists Grow First Pork Meat In LabSo... it turns out the Dutch have discovered a way to grow pork meat in a lab. I don't think that would fall under Pollan's definition of "food."It looks like the project is funded by NASA and PETA. Interesting.* Edited on 12/1/09 to fix a typo. - John

Thanksgiving in Louisville

2009-11-30T21:31:00.006-05:00

For a couple of years our family tried the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and all that good stuff. However, as the years passed the only ones that liked the traditional food were me and my cousins. So my parents and the other elders decided to revert to a more Korean style dinner which is what we had for Thanksgiving this year.Most of my father's side is

Thanksgiving at my Grandfather's

2009-11-30T10:28:00.001-05:00

My thanksgiving this year was smaller than usual. Most of my family could not make it to my grandfather’s house in Dublin, GA this year due to a variety of reasons. Out of my two older sisters the older one and her family came down to celebrate with us, the younger of the two was away on her honeymoon in Jamaica because she had gotten married the weekend before. One of my aunts and uncles showed

Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T23:53:00.002-05:00

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite times of year. My mom has a huge family with 6 brothers and sisters and I have 14 cousins just on her side. This year everyone was coming to my house. But about 2 months ago, my uncle has a terrible stroke and passed away at 58. So needless to say, this thanksgiving was a little more emotional with all my family around, being that this was the

A New Old Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T23:31:00.002-05:00

My Thanksgiving this year was very similar to every Thanksgiving of my life. I celebrated with my entire family. We ate our signiature dishes (turkey, spanakopita, sweet potatoes, casseroles) and held our typical conversations, but this Thanksgiving was special. At my first Thanksgiving living away from home, I felt more thankful of everything in my life. I was thankful to be with my family. I

Food During Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T23:21:00.002-05:00

Thanksgiving was not completely as I expected. There was the fact of a lengthy holiday and four days without any work. But when it came to food, it was a bit of a struggle especially if you stayed back at campus. That's exactly what I did. Most of my friends left campus to visit friends and family in other states such as Florida, Alabama and New York. For them good food wouldn't have been a

Missing Britain

2009-11-29T23:11:00.003-05:00

I was one of the few people who stayed here during Thanksgiving. What i have learned through this ordeal is that people just do not have an understanding how important the dining halls are. Most of the day I was stuck worrying what I could scrape together to make a meal. And most of the day I had to worry about what I was going to eat that night. At least with the dining halls those

Tailgate Approved!

2009-11-29T22:52:00.002-05:00

Everyone's seen the Tailgate Approved commercials by Bud Light (if not: one, two, three, four, five). Their latest product is the 3-in-1 Condiment Gun. It's a gun that dispenses ketchup, mustard, and relish, all at once!I'm a big fan of the commercials, so I thought I'd check out the website. On the page for the 3-in-1 Condiment Gun it said that there was only one being sold. I clicked the

A Simple Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T22:40:00.002-05:00

Every year, as long as I can remember, our extended family will gather at one of our houses and conjure up an elaborate meal for Thanksgiving. Every year, the kids will play while the adults go about buying the ingredients needed and spending countless hours in preparation for the feast. Every year, the entire family would gather around the table to tell stories and catch up on life. But not this

The First Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T21:53:00.002-05:00

Since being at Tech, I have made friends with many new friends, most of whom are not from the United States. One of my friends didn't have a place to go over break, so in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I invited him to spend the holiday with my family. My friend is from England so many of the foods my family enjoy for Thanksgiving are not too common to him. But as far as I can tell he enjoyed all

Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T21:22:00.003-05:00

Thanksgiving, a time when a family can just spend time with one another. This Thanksgiving was a really relaxing holiday, considering the fact that I got no work done whatsoever. For Thanksgiving, I went to visit some close friends of my family in Birmingham, Alabama. According to my mom, I have known my childhood friend since I was 1. Anyways, the drive was about two hours and my family and

Food, Food, and... wait for it... More Food

2009-11-29T20:05:00.003-05:00

Thanksgiving is the major holiday for my Dad's side of the family. All of my aunts, uncles, and cousins come from wherever they are working or studying to my grandmothers house (which is next door to my house) for the weekend. This year we are up to 20.The holiday started on Tuesday evening when everyone started to arrive. On Wednesday my grandmother ("Sito" in Lebanese, pronounced "sit-too")

Thanksgiving in Orlando, FL

2009-11-29T20:00:00.002-05:00

My Thanksgiving was very good, we had my fathers side grandparents come over and we all ate a very good lunch! Here is a pic of the top left corner of my kitchen, where all the food is displayed on one of the islands.As you can tell, we had a great deal of food! My favorite was the potato boats (double cooked potatoes) and of course, a massive turkey leg. We prepared Wednesday and cooked all

Double Cause for Celebration

2009-11-29T18:58:00.002-05:00

Over the break, I not only had a major holiday to celebrate, but also my 18th birthday! I turned 18 on November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving this year. It can be difficult to celebrate my birthday with friends some years, as it has fallen on the same day as Thanksgiving several times in the past and people generally have other plans with their family.This year, I decided to invite some

My First Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T17:31:00.004-05:00

Who does not look forward for breaks? I guess each and everyone looks forward for them may it be a teenager or an oldie. Thanksgiving is a festival in which families get together and meet their near and dear ones. While everyone awaits to celebrate thanksgiving day, similarly one awaits for black friday wherein one goes out to purchase goods and presents at very cheap price. This was my first

Family, Food, and Fun

2009-11-29T15:51:00.002-05:00

Over thanksgiving break I went back home to the large town of Villa Rica Georgia. Every year we host the great feast at our our house for our family, and this year was no different. According to tradition everyone brings a different dish (can be for the main course or dessert) to our house, but we reserve the honor of cooking the beloved turkey. The food was incredible as always and everybody

My Surreal Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T15:16:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving is always a truly enjoyable time at my home--usually we have quite a full table of guests, ranging from co-workers to extended family and friends. An average number is around 20, and we buy the biggest turkey we can find. As you can imagine, quite a bit of work goes into preparation--Thanksgiving starts well before Thursday, and I start feeling the "Thanksgiving" excitement days

First Fondue

2009-11-29T14:23:00.002-05:00

My best friend came home from Dartmouth College for Thanksgiving. I spent the majority of my nights over this break hanging at his house. On Friday night, his parents invited two of my other friends and me over for fondue. I had only had dessert fondue before, so this would be quite an experience. For those of you who don't know, fondue is a unique form of communal cooking. There are vegetables,

Tired of Turkey?

2009-11-29T14:18:00.002-05:00

Every year for Thanksgiving my family visits my mother's parents for lunch and my father's parents for dinner. At my mother's parents we had the typical Thanksgiving dinner; turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, etc. However, the dinner at my father's parents was anything but ordinary. My grandmother decided that she had eaten enough turkey and that she wanted some good ole southern barbecue. I

Mashed Potatoes Follow Up

2009-11-29T01:15:00.002-05:00

For those of you who read my past post on how my grandma puts food coloring in the mashed potatoes every Thanksgiving, I know you are absolutely dying to know what color they were this year. Drum roll please... the mashed potatoes were a pale green. I think she attempted to make them blue but either ran out of food coloring or just put too little in. These potatoes are a tradition in our family

A Turkeyless Thanksgiving

2009-11-28T20:11:00.003-05:00

I thought that I would never be stricken by homesickness, however now that I'm home during the jolly holiday of Thanksgving, I don't want to leave home. My Thanksgiving dinner was rather unique. We decided to not serve turkey. No way! No turkey in thanksgiving, yes, it's rather strange. However, the reason for this is that my sister is a Jehovah Witness, meaning she doesn't celebrate holidays

I love Thanksgiving

2009-11-28T14:11:00.002-05:00

I love coming home from school and seeing all the people that I missed. I rarely miss my parents, but I always miss my sister and my grandparents, and my cousins. Every year for Thanksgiving we go to my great-grandparents' houses for lunch and dinner and then go back to my grandparent's house for the weekend. I guess I haven't eaten real food in a long time, because I was famished! I was so

Put Your Foot in It

2009-11-26T22:35:00.003-05:00

This Thanksgiving, I experienced something which reminded me of In Defense of Food. On Wednesday night, my parents, my sister, and I went to my Aunt's house to have Thanksgiving dinner with my mom's side of the family. My mom bought a sweet potato pie, my favorite dish of the season. After dinner, I cut a huge piece of that pie and gobbled it down right in front of the TV. On Thanksgiving day, we

Blog #4 Pollan Critique

2009-11-25T22:51:00.000-05:00

In his book, In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan expresses the extreme central belief that the American Diet or, as Pollan names it, the Western Diet is the downfall of society’s health. In depth portrayals of Americans’ failure to eat natural, organic meals, or even meals at all with a family at a table and having consistent snacking in between allows Pollan to make the assertion that it is our

Redifining the Modern Diet

2009-11-25T21:36:00.001-05:00

Michael Pollan encourages Americans to reconsider the way in which they approach food. With scientific research, he shows us how ridiculous Americans truly are when it comes to eating; and in turn convinces us to change our ways to be healthier and more cultural. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants"(Pollan 1). Pollan starts off In Defense of Food with these seven words

BLOG POST 4

2009-11-25T05:50:00.001-05:00

In the book “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto”, Michael Pollan’s aims at preaching that the modern diet consists mainly of processed foods which need to be rejected and a much more healthy diet must be adopted through practices similar to those of one’s ancestors. He puts forth claims with reasonable evidence that what we are eating today is not food, but ‘edible

A Holey Argument

2009-11-25T02:05:00.004-05:00

Michael Pollan, in his latest book book, In Defense of Food, argues that for Americans to become healthier they must do two things: return to eating traditional and ethnic foods, and modify our eating habits to mirror those of the French. While he does a satisfactory job arguing the latter, he does not do so for the former. Specifically, he has a lack of evidence, he makes sweeping

In Defense of Ethos

2009-11-25T00:37:00.002-05:00

What comes to mind when the words “Western diet” are mentioned? Red meats? Sugary desserts? Along with the Western diet also comes nutritional science and a general excess of food. In his latest book, In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan makes a strong argument against the Western diet and all that it represents and promotes the adoption of Traditional diets. He accomplishes

Overload

2009-11-24T18:59:00.004-05:00

The human mind is a fascinating piece of work. Some people dedicate their lives and their brains to determining how it is able to process so much information. All this research is not necessary to prove that the human mind cannot process an infinite amount of information at one point in time. In the bestseller, In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan argues that the western diet has become too

Blog Post #4: Pollan's Guiltless Act of Brainwashing

2009-11-24T17:40:00.001-05:00

In the world of controversial issues, many times the truth about the matter is lost in the midst of misinformation, hollow words, and emotional drama. While it is impossible to fully eliminate bias, as whether we are influenced by the media or our peers we all approach contentious issues with some level of pre-conceived ideas about the issue, Michael Pollan, in his book In Defense of

Best Chick-Fil-A Excursion...ever.

2009-11-24T17:01:00.002-05:00

After Calculus today, my friend Claire and I were dying for some Chick-Fil-A. We both hadn't had real CFA since coming to school, and were in desperate need of some! Claire has her car here, so we jumped in and attempted to find a Chick-Fil-A....unsuccessfully. We typed it into her GPS and it took us on a very scenic tour of Atlanta...and we ended up at a hospital. Apparently the hospital had a

(Blog Post #4) Pollan's Bestselling Success

2009-11-24T16:58:00.002-05:00

Pollan's bestseller In Defense of Food argues that a more healthy and fulfilling diet can be achieved by rejecting the Western diet and adapting practices similar to those of ones ancestors. Pollan's book is both convincing and intriguing. He uses scientific facts, data, and research to draw conclusions for his argument. He supports the shift away from the fast food culture and a way of

Got Milk?

2009-11-24T16:42:00.002-05:00

A couple nights ago at Brittain, they ran out of milk! I had just finished my chemistry lab and was starving so I decided to dash to the dining hall to get some food before it closed. I saw the dinner entrees and turned away like every other night. Then I decided to get some cereal which is always good. I got a bowl, filled it with cereal, and walked over to the milk dispenser (is that what its

Jenny Craig

2009-11-24T15:39:00.003-05:00

If anybody is interested, my friend's mom went on the Jenny Craig diet a couple months ago. Within the first month she lost 11 pound and is now up to 18 pounds. She said it really works, however it requires a lifestyle change. She said she stopped eating the food, thinking she was at a good place, but because she did not maintain the active lifestyle and specific types and amounts of food she

One Thanksgiving Down, One More to Go!

2009-11-24T15:27:00.002-05:00

With my family we typically have two Thanksgivings. One with each side of the family. This past Sunday we had our first. There was the largest array of food I have seen in a very long time, maybe even bigger than past Thanksgivings! There was my mom's sweet potato soufflé, green bean casserole, homemade macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, corn, black eyed peas, and rolls. It

Subway

2009-11-24T03:35:00.002-05:00

Certain people say that Subway is a place to eat healthy. According to me it's arguable. I like subway but have never noticed it to be healthy food. I am not saying it is unhealthy food but it also doesn't seem to be extremely healthy. For example, once I was having a subway sandwich and my friend asked me whether I was trying to eat healthy. I was surprised at his question. I eat at subway

Rule #1: Suprise yourself

2009-11-23T23:57:00.000-05:00

I've eaten at Brittain's pasta line a handful of times. However, the first few times I was disappointed--what I got was fairly tasteless. Then, I had an idea. Imagine being the cook that has to make hundreds of plates of pasta every day. The vast majority of people plain and simple don't have the cooking knowledge to know what spices and sides create the variety of tastes possible, so you're

Ice Cream!

2009-11-22T22:12:00.002-05:00

My GT 1000 for physics majors decided to have an ice cream social since there is only about 15 people in the class. My friend organized the whole thing and decided that we should all meet today at 3:00 pm at Marble Slab. As you can imagine not everyone showed up, only 3 other people and myself showed up. But that means more for us. I ordered the cookie dough ice cream with butterfinger. So

CSA? Possibly

2009-11-22T21:08:00.003-05:00

So after finishing Pollan's book, I looked into the whole CSA (Community Supported Agricultre) thing. The basic premise is that you pay a fee upfront, and every week they deliver produce to you or you go pick it up at some designated point. And I see both pros and cons to this idea. I mean it seems like a proper alternative to a farmers market. You don't have to drive to get your fresh food. But

(Don't) Eat Mor Chikin

2009-11-22T20:59:00.002-05:00

Chick-fil-a use to be something special to me. I use to ride by there maybe once a month at the most and rejoice when I took the first sip of their lemonade or took the first bite of my 8 piece nuggets. Now not so much. I have been eating chick-fil-a at teh student center literally almost every weekday. And though there are other options, it seems like I always end up with a chicken sandwich in

Late Night Feasts

2009-11-22T20:49:00.002-05:00

Now that we're all in college and not bound by our parents restrictions I think most of us engage in Dr. Tiff's so called "stupid undergraduate things." This primarily consists of late night ventures. Late night quests almost always end with a food, delicious insomniac feasts. Here these typically occur at Wingnuts, Lucky Buddha, or Goodfellas. At the hour of our feasts, quality is typically low

Mental Obsticals

2009-11-22T18:40:00.003-05:00

The only word you will hear about Britain is how much it sucks. Most people have failed to realize its the constant reinforcement of them hearing about how much it sucks, coupled with the lack of variety that will make them think that it sucks. When people look at a task in a negative way, or tell themselves they can't do something, they have automatically just set themselves up for self

Need Advice on where to eat for thanksgiving

2009-11-22T18:30:00.002-05:00

I am one of the few people who is not an international student who is staying here for Thanksgiving. I had come up with some rationalizations in my mind that would help me cope staying here while everybody i knew got to go home. One of those was that there was surly going to be some good food at Britian during the break. However today i saw the sign that said: Thanksgiving is coming to

My Week of Food in Review

2009-11-22T17:26:00.003-05:00

I always have interesting food experience's and this week was no exception. I figured a week as diverse as this one demands recognition.Monday: Lunch: Chick-Fil-A Supper: Double Cheese with Bacon, ketchup, and Tobasco Fries 1:00 A.M.:WingnutsTuesday: Lunch: The Varsity Supper:Chick-Fil-AWednesday: Lunch:Ham and Cheese

Revelations

2009-11-22T16:25:00.000-05:00

People talk bad about the dining halls, and I admit I have done my fair share--and it gets old. However, I had a revelation last week just how bad it is. I love food. However, during a 1.5 hour break between English and CS 1371 last week, I was contemplating skipping lunch. I usually never skip meals--I look forward to them. However, Brittain sounded horrible--the food is very heavy, with

Prickly Pear

2009-11-22T15:56:00.000-05:00

I think Griffin and I must be living parallel lives, because I also ate Mexican with my big sister in my sorority this weekend. One of the main reasons that we love each other so much is because we both love to eat and have similar tastes (we’re both obsessed with ketchup and chick-fil-a sauce…its unnatural). So as usual we were hungry Friday night and decided to get a bite to eat. WE stumbled

First Time at Lucky Buddha

2009-11-22T13:25:00.000-05:00

My friends and I were playing badminton at the CRC for about 2 hours. It was 10pm when we left and we were tired and hungry. One of my friends recommended Lucky Buddha. I had heard about it both through posts on the blog and other friends so I was ecstatic to go. When we arrived, it didn’t seem like anything special, small place and pretty empty. We decided to order the dinner combo; we ordered

Mexican heaven!

2009-11-22T01:12:00.001-05:00

My Big sister in my sorority, Sarah, and I were going to dinner one night. Our friend Tara decided to join and we were all craving mexican food. We considered Taqueria del Sol or La Parilla, but decided on a way better option- Laredo Nuevo Cantina. This place is AMAZING. Seriously. The cheese dip was phenomenal and the food is beyond excellent. It's relatively fast, too. It's our new favorite

Moose Tracks

2009-11-21T19:44:00.002-05:00

Last night a few of my friends and I went to dinner at Ray's. Our outing turned into a girls' night. Everyone knows a girls' night is not complete without ice cream. We headed to Eastside Market and I bought a large carton of Moose Tracks ice cream. For those of you who have not tasted it before, Moose Tracks is one of the best ice cream flavors ever created. It is composed of vanilla ice cream,

Peanut butter

2009-11-20T14:17:00.002-05:00

Peanut butter has got to be the most amazing invention ever. I would not know what to do if there was a shortage on peanut butter, I would probably kill some people (not really)! Anyways, since I was little, I have always had an interaction with peanut butter. I remember back in elementary school when my teacher did an activity with the students with peanut butter. She brought in a lot of

Taste of Taiwan

2009-11-20T13:38:00.002-05:00

The Taste of Taiwan event is going on this Saturday at the CCC (Chinese Cultural Center). At this event, the hosts there will be serving Taiwanese delicacies from Boba Milktea, Taiwanese sausages, shaved ice, spring roll, rice noodles, tea egg…etc. Performance will range from singing to drumming! Anyways, you guys should definitely check it out because Taiwanese food is really amazing and the

McDonalds - After 10 weeks

2009-11-19T22:38:00.002-05:00

So if you have not read my Graded Blog Post about my review on McDonalds, well you should. And to supplement that i found a video online that i believe will really change your mind. Notice how the McDonalds food does not decompose as fast as the "real" food. Make sure you have sound when you watch the video!After seeing this, i will never go back to Mcdonalds or for that matter any fast food

72 Oz Steak - Go Big or Go Home!

2009-11-19T15:34:00.002-05:00

Check this out - 72 oz Steak!This looks really good and now i am even more anxious to go back home to have a freshly cooked steak, because we all know brittain would never serve anything like that! So for all you meat lovers out there, this one definitely takes it for one of the largest steaks i have ever seen and one of the largest i think i could eat given that i starved myself for a few

Fast Food Thanksgiving & Fancy Fast Food

2009-11-18T22:15:00.004-05:00

I subscribe to Wired's top stories via RSS (if you don't know what RSS is I highly suggest looking into Google Reader, but that's a blog post unto itself) and I came across an interesting article. It explains how to turn fast food into a Thanksgiving dinner. The topics discussed:Make a corn dog look like a drumstickTurn french fries into mashed potatoesTurn cranberry juice and a strawberry

Woody's? Ummm No Thank You

2009-11-18T18:30:00.002-05:00

I do not think it is very good that I am already tired of Woody's. I try to avoid eating there as much as possible, especially after these last few weeks. I had a chicken bone in a burrito. Another day soon after, I picked up a taco which I soon found out had no meat of any kind in it. The sign did not say Vegetarian either. Also, lately I have noticed a lot of tofu related foods and things like

The smaller pleasures of the dining hall

2009-11-18T15:54:00.002-05:00

We are almost at the end of the semester and up till now there have been innumerable complaints about the dining hall food. The food at the buffet is hardly praise worthy. The other sections such as the omlette bar and the pasta bar are relatively better. The custom grill is not bad. But let's take a look at some food items other than the main food. I am talking about things such as chocolate

Einstein Bros

2009-11-18T13:39:00.001-05:00

Sometimes between classes I like to run to Einstein's and grab a bagel, like every other GT student, right? Well, recently I have discovered that Einstein's has AMAZING Turkey Chili. They don't necessarily advertise their soups, but trust me, they are the bomb! They usually have Turkey Chili and Chicken Noodle- and it's roughly the same price as a bagel (maybe 50 cents more). It's worth it though!

Birthday Dinner

2009-11-18T12:30:00.002-05:00

This past weekend my girlfriend cooked for my birthday. It was the best meal that I have had in a long time. Being at college, I always look forward to some home cooking. So when she told me she was going to cook, I immediately became hungry. She started off with an appetizer called bruschetta. It consisted of toasted french bread topped with motzorella cheese and tomato. The main entree was

Dunkin' Donuts

2009-11-18T10:26:00.004-05:00

I'm sitting in the food court in the Student Center right now, trying the new Dunkin' Donuts. Dunkin' Donuts is one of my favorite doughnut places; it has great doughnuts (second only to Krispy Kreme, possibly), is relatively inexpensive, and has great coffee. But the doughnuts here were a bit of a disappointment.I got the "Coffee Combo #1," which is two doughnuts and a medium coffee. The

New food at dining hall

2009-11-18T03:04:00.000-05:00

I was making my way through the dining hall as usual when I noticed something different about the layout of the different sections. The place where they served pasta was replaced by another section. It read 'Chillie Cheese Fries'. I was both disappointed and excited. Disappointed because the pasta stall was no longer there and excited because there was something new to eat in the dining hall. I

Women's Eating Dilemma

2009-11-17T23:35:00.002-05:00

I was sitting in Brittain eating breakfast today, and a women's fitness channel was on with two women talking about what some women do when they are depressed. They started talking about how women tend to eat a lot when they are depressed such as ice cream and "high-calorie" foods. This isn't the point of the post though. The two women eventually went ranting on how the depressed women should

F2O?

2009-11-17T01:42:00.002-05:00

Sunday night as I was studying for a CS test, my friends and I started to hear a rumble rise from within. We were hungry. One of my friends brought her car to the library, so she decided to take us to F2O or Fresh to Order. F2O is located in Midtown not too far from the east campus but far enough to take a car at night. This was my first time and my friend had told me that usually guys don't like

2009-11-16T13:37:00.002-05:00

When it gets close to the Holidays I like to be "holiday-ish". One of my favorite things to do at night during the holidays is watch movies and drink hot chocolate. So I bought some hot chocolate this weekend and drank it last night as I popped in a movie. I knew it was hot, but my microwave in my dorm must have been on high. When I first sipped it scalded my tongue and I feel as if all my taste

The True Foodie- Blog Post #3 Revised

2009-11-16T11:57:00.001-05:00

In the last decade, the topic of food gained major resurgence in popularity. The small number of food related programs featured on television such as “The French Chef with Julia Child” has grown exponentially. Food has captured primetime spots in television and has even gained its own network. Out of this resurrection spawned a new class of people: the “foodie”, a class that seemed to descend

Revised: Foodies of Society

2009-11-16T11:45:00.002-05:00

What exactly is a foodie? Upon just saying or hearing the word, many people would assume that it is a person who really enjoys food. However, this broad definition includes most if not all people in the world. To narrow down the true meaning of a foodie, one simply needs to look in a dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “a person with a particular interest in food; a gourmet.”

Food culture of socioeconomic class in America (Revised Blog Post 3)

2009-11-16T11:40:00.001-05:00

Foodie culture is very diverse and can take different forms depending upon one’s socioeconomic status. Though it may not be right to generalize on the preferences and the tastes of the people based on their socioeconomic status, in general the foodie culture of people differs on the basis of their position in society. People with higher socio economic status will have their