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November 13, 2014

OTM On The Road: Next Stop Praha

By Allison Wright

The journey continues in the Golden City of the Czech Republic: Prague. Follow along on a whirlwind exploration of dumplings, pilsner and gypsy punk in the heart of Bohemia.

October 29, 2014

UCensation Attracts Students with Free Smells, Sounds and Samples

By Allison Wright

Comprised of cheap burgers, a pumpkin carving contest, photo booth and free samples, the event served as a convenient stress reliever for midterms

October 25, 2014

Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman Awes With Multimedia Show at Campbell Hall

By Allison Wright

The lights lowered. With hushed voices, the mostly balding, erudite and otherwise hipster-bespectacled crowd leaned towards each other’s eager ears, their eyes rendered inert by the expanding blackness. Other than a po...

October 23, 2014

Three Recipes to Try on National Food Day

By Allison Wright, Kelsey Tang, Lisa Maillard, Marisa Ratchford

Not sure how to start "eating real?" Let the OTM staff help you out with these easy, feel good meals.

October 20, 2014

Beer Lovers Converge at Pints for the Park, Drunken Happiness Ensues

By Allison Wright

While my wings were made of foam instead of feathers, and my halo my drunken glow, I wondered how this could be anything other than beer heaven...

October 16, 2014

The Great Pumpkin Beer…Or Is It?

By Allison Wright

Observing taste, smell and general chug-ability, check out OTM’s definitive (and highly subjective) assessment of 2014’s pumpkin beers.

October 15, 2014

Aladdin Café: Garlic, Hummus and Humility at IV’s Newest Eatery

By Allison Wright

“There’s nothing like this here ... I want to bring a taste of Mediterranean into I.V., to bring a better image of Middle Eastern culture”

October 13, 2014

The SB Beer Fest: Prepare for Local Malt Annihilation

By Allison Wright

Have you ever spent at least 15 minutes in Keg & Bottle’s bomber aisle? Do you follow a brewery on Twitter? Have you ever uttered, “Wine? I’m more of a beer person.” Does the sound of drinking as much beer as...

October 9, 2014

The Cultural Inebriation of Oktoberfest

By Allison Wright

OTM takes on oktoberfestbier for the first time. Deeply colored like an especially frothy cup of black tea and an almost biscuit-like malt, one märzen is particularly smooth and poundable.

October 6, 2014

Ogle Some Avos: The California Avocado Festival in Pictures

By Allison Wright

OTM Rocks out with its guac out.

October 2, 2014

OTM On The Road: Strasbourg

By Allison Wright

This chocolate may perhaps be the catalyst for the ultimate mouth-gasm...

September 25, 2014

Get Avo Crazy

By Allison Wright

A world of creamy, green goodness awaits.

September 25, 2014

A Bite from the Editors

By Allison Wright, Kari Newman

On The Menu co-editors share their views on food and life.

July 22, 2014

On the Menu Goes On the Road

By Allison Wright

On The Menu Editor Allison Wright chronicles her delicious backpacking travels.

October 30, 2013

Buddha Bowls: A Welcome Addition to the I.V. Food Court

By Allison Wright, Bianca Tran

From melons to mushrooms, BBQ chicken to volcanic cinnamon bread, Buddha Bowls brings a new set of flavors to Isla Vista — and makes us wonder why we haven’t been eating pizza out of a bowl until now...

October 16, 2013