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The Not-So-Clean Menu

Exploring the costs of “clean” food chains by Stella Coffaro Photograph by Ben Farkas It always starts the same way. Stressed and starving, you power-walk down Comm Ave, convinced that your Cava bowl will be a healthy, satiating meal. You tell yourself it’s clean, fresh, filling—a treat for your tastebuds and your wellbeing. That’s exactly what the health halo wants you to think. Popular food chains like Sweetgreen, Panera, Subway and Cava have mastered the art of sounding

Stella Coffaro

Dec 2, 20252 min read

Battery acid: An exploration of the energy drink

A Taste Test of Students’ Favorite Caffeinated Beverages By Yoni Andorsky Photograph by Carina McCallum The buzz that comes from an energy drink is undoubtedly different from the caffeinated boost from coffee or tea. But why do some people, especially college students, swear by energy drinks—like Celsius and Monster—over coffee? It seems to me as though, as Gen Z has begun to grow into adulthood, that they largely are not big coffee drinkers. Sure, coffee (especially unsweet

Yoni Andorsky

Nov 25, 20253 min read

Boston Culture: Food and Sports

For someone who’s tired of eating at the same spots after every game By Anika Mahansaria Ring the bells: it’s officially hockey season, basketball season AND football season. There’s so much to watch and it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of games without remembering to eat or drink anything. As an avid sports fan—and someone who’s at 80% of these games—I have officially found the perfect post-game food options. Spot 1: Hub Hall It’s kind of basic but still a relia

Anika Mahansaria

Nov 18, 20252 min read

Boston Fusion Foods

A real taste of what it means to live in a city By Carina McCallum Photo by Carina McCallum If you’re looking for food that can give you a real taste of what it means to live in a city, there’s no better way to start than with fusion cuisine. Fusion cuisine—defined as a cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions that originate from different countries, regions or cultures—allows you to capture the essence of a city in just one bite. Fusion foods are about

Carina McCallum

Nov 11, 20252 min read

The Art of Girl Dinner

How a fridge full of leftovers became an internet sensation By Clara Kye Photo by Emma Almaraz After a long day of classes, you come home starving—too tired to walk to the dining hall and too broke to order food from Uber Eats. You open your nearly empty fridge and see a bag of baby carrots, leftover guacamole from your Chipotle bowl from yesterday, and a few saltine crackers. You grab these scattered ingredients, carefully place them onto a paper plate and voila: you get you

Clara Kye

Nov 4, 20252 min read

Pumping Pumpkin

“Pumpkin spice latte, please. I want it freezing though.” By Yoni Adorsky Graphic by Rhiannon Li Every year, sometime around mid to late August, grocery stores, coffee shops and food brands shift their focus to one flavor: pumpkin . Even before summer is over, people all over the country become fixated on pumpkin spice lattes, cinnamon rolls and apple pie. Nothing else seems to matter, and people will throw their money at baristas to get their fall-spiced fix. But who does

Yoni Andorsky

Oct 27, 20252 min read

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