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BYOB or…  Bring Your Own Bowl

BYOB or… Bring Your Own Bowl

How we could all make our lunchtimes at MIT zero-waste

April 29, 2019 | Clara M.

I don’t know about you, but I like to take a break at lunchtime. When, two years ago, I started my PhD, I used to walk everyday out of building 54 to go to the Stata Center cafe, Sebastians, or the irreplaceable Saté Grill food truck. I would put in my order, and in no […]

The Simple Pleasures of Gardening

The Simple Pleasures of Gardening

Reaping actual fruits and vegetables while at MIT

April 22, 2019 | Mukund G.

There are few things in life as satisfying as eating home-grown food. Whether it is flavorful herbs, juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers or other delicious produce, it is simply delightful to consume freshly picked fruits and vegetables. This is especially true after the endless supply of greasy pizzas one inevitably ingests as a grad student. Moreover, […]

The Art of Microwaving Food at MIT

The Art of Microwaving Food at MIT

How to avoid inviting harmful chemicals to your table

March 25, 2019 | Clara M.

My mom has been in the fertility business for more than ten years, developing solutions to ease the exhausting hormonal treatments required before in vitro fertilization. She introduced me to the concept of EDCs, or endocrine disruptor chemicals, which can interfere with the hormonal response of living beings. These hormone-mimicking chemicals are commonly found in […]

Eating and Socializing on a Budget in Cambridge

Eating and Socializing on a Budget in Cambridge

Cooking dinner with friends as an alternative to overpriced, generic restaurants

April 4, 2018 | Elise N.

Ok, so you’re in a restaurant looking at a menu. The walls are unrefined brick or cement with steel beams, the ceiling has an old warehouse look, the lighting is dim, there are subway tiles on the floor and Edison style lightbulbs. The menu has fancy cocktails and dishes like pork belly, brussel sprouts, and […]

Craving a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin

Craving a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin

Learning to contextualize desires

March 9, 2018 | Shayne O.

Five years ago, I ate a red velvet muffin every morning for about six weeks. It was the first semester of my freshman year, and I enjoyed the community of regulars that came with this breakfast ritual. The muffins were always these amorphous, half-goo red masses with too much sugar and never enough love. You […]