By Ann Crosby
Every year, trick-or-treaters flock to the streets, filling their bags with candy; on average, 50 percent of Americans eat some kind of Halloween candy each year, and 45 percent purchase Halloween candy for trick-or-treating.
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As we move toward the drizzly heart of fall, mushroom foragers across the Pacific Northwest are commencing their fall mushrooming season. If you’re interested in snagging a few different mushrooms for yourself, you’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll find a guidebook tailored to Oregon, containing everything from what treasures to expect, to methods for consuming them safely.
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Fall is here, and with the changing seasons comes some cozy recipes.
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The summer is coming up, so I'm here to offer two new food places that might be new to you, including an Indonesian restaurant and a Scottish one.
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In a world where recipes can span back thousands of years, the mug cake is a very recent invention. Mug cakes are, as the name suggests, miniature cakes constructed, cooked, and eaten from mugs. They first rose to prominence in 2009 in a popular YouTube video, although a recipe in a cooking magazine was already circulating in 2008.
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Portland is a city known throughout the United States for its food scene, and one of the reasons for this is the food carts. Organized in groupings known as “pods”, these carts specialize in a myriad of cuisines, ranging from sweet delicacies like bubble tea and waffles to savory options from around the world.
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With Halloween just around the corner, kids across the country are preparing their costumes, carving their pumpkins and getting ready for trick-or-treating. But perhaps the biggest excitement is for candy.
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Like many of you, I am a big fan of that delectable cheesy bread that is pizza.
My journey with cheese pizza began when I was young, and I have since refined my tastes. I am not a snob, but I do enjoy a good slice and have reasonable requirements.
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Over the past five or so years, there has been has rather large resurgence of Korean/Korean fusion food, which have all risen in popularity. Why is this, and what makes this food so desirable?
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Since the start of quarantine in 2020, the TikTok app has risen in popularity. There is a wide variety of content on the app including dancing videos, comedy sketches, and even cooking tutorials.
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Cornell Farms, popular lunch spot for Catlin Gabel (CGS) students, has found ways to adapt throughout the pandemic and is ready for students to come back with open arms.
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COVID-19 has significantly impacted restaurants, from slashing profits to causing shifts towards delivery and pickup. During the recent wildfire smoke, food cart pods handled more than COVID-19.
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Food can hold both positive and negative associations. Food can be both affirming and constraining, especially for people from immigrant families. CGS social studies teacher Maureen Reed teaches a class called “American Identity, Culture, and Food” and explores topics of food in the context of culture.
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Food banks are struggling with a decrease in resources and volunteers as the coronavirus pandemic spreads and most are not currently accepting volunteers. Many people who staff volunteer food pantries are retirees who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 infections.
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Have you ever wondered if faculty have talents outside of teaching? Well, it turns out some of them are pretty good home cooks. Below you can enjoy short profiles and signature recipes from Rick White, Kenny Nguyen, Bill Ouellette, and Blythe Butler.
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“We got known as a place to go to get incredible food...We created a buzz that literally didn't just happen here; it happened world wide,” said local food cart expert Scott Bachelar, who is known as the “Mayor of Food Cart Town.”
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