Posted by
Jill Cowan on Friday, April 25, 2008 08:11 pm
Would it smell as tasty? Would anyone have any idea that you were referring to the Durant Food Court? No, “The Asian Ghetto” is not actually its official name, and tomorrow the Asian Pacific American Coalition wants to make sure you don’t forget it.
In honor of “the nationally recognized” Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the APAC–with the help of the Telegraph Berkeley Improvement District–is putting on a culture and food festival on Telegraph Avenue from 12-3 p.m. The theme is “Not an Asian Ghetto: More than Just Take-Out,” as a way to “combat negative aggregation of cultures into a single ‘Asian’ monolith and the stereotypical portrayal of ethnic enclaves as traditional ‘ghettos.’” read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Monday, March 03, 2008 09:43 pm
As a brilliant advertiser once said, “Pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, pizza at suppertime … ” Well, with all the pizza available in Berkeley, you can eat pizza any time. In fact, there’s so much pizza in Berkeley that we had to limit our pizza crawl to a certain type of slice–New York style. (Sorry, but that means Zachary’s and Cheeseboard are out.)
Our pizza odyssey begins at Fat Slice. We decide that a slice of pepperoni will be our standard. We also come up with a system for measuring the “grease factor” that consists of us counting the number of napkins through which the grease on a chunk of the given slice permeates. It’s fool-proof–or so we think… read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Friday, February 15, 2008 11:01 am
Anyone who eats at Crossroads on any sort of regular basis knows that eating there requires incredible amounts of strategy. We could get into the minutiae of general Dining Commons analysis, but believe us–given the amount of conversation devoted to exactly how crappy the food is at Crossroads at any given time, it would require a different post altogether.
Regulars at the Dining Commons also know that every conceivable holiday is acknowledged in some way or another, lest something affiliated with our notoriously diversity-sensitive institution be considered even the teeniest bit intolerant. This acknowledgment usually takes the form of cheesy decorations and a vaguely themed menu. Last night, though–last night was different. Not only did Crossroads serve decent food, but it also bequeathed its Valentine extravaganza with a title that was, well, not exactly politically correct: Chocolate Fest.
There, we said it. May we remind you that it’s Black History Month? Yeah, we won’t even get into how that’s being celebrated in the DCs. Anyway, we digress. read more »
Up through the end of finals, the staffs of the Doe and Moffitt Libraries will be on full alert for expected increases in the smuggling of foodstuffs. Students living in libraries for the last week have had to act surreptitiously to remain well-nourished.
Library staffs have been regularly patrolling these study areas with garbage bags and confiscating everything edible. These patrolmen and women are so confident in their ability to spot even a crumb that they boldly announce their presence in hideous bright lime t-shirts. Apparently, having any sort of fashion sense is not a prerequisite for being a library administrator.
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