Sustainable eating

April 24, 2025 by

This Earth Day, try implementing some of these practices into your everyday life to help protect our Earth.
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Dubai chocolate: the dessert taking the world by storm

April 17, 2025 by

If you’ve been on any food-related social media accounts on platforms like TikTok or Instagram, you may have seen the viral phenomenon of Dubai chocolate creeping into your feed (or taking over comp...
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Recovering like a pro: food, drinks and remedies after a party weekend

April 15, 2025 by

Whether you’re still recovering from Deltopia or know you’re going to be taking on similar adventures in the future, use this article to help guide your recovery to get back on your feet more quic...
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Much ado about mushrooms

February 27, 2025 by

While mushrooms may seem intimidating and strange with their unusual shapes, colors and textures, I encourage you to give them a try. You just might be pleasantly surprised.
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Brighten up your winters with mandarin cake

February 20, 2025 by

Brighten up your winters with mandarin cake  As the chill of winter settles in, nature offers a burst of sunshine in the form of citrus. While much of the produce aisle leans toward hearty root veget...
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Dinner for Two: A Valentine’s Day Cooking Adventure

February 13, 2025 by

Why not celebrate this holiday with your significant other by having a romantic dinner you cooked together? 
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Ai Cha: bringing new options to IV

February 10, 2025 by

You might have heard of the robots taking over Isla Vista. Or maybe you’ve walked past the Ai Cha storefront and personally seen the claw-machine-looking gadget encased in a pink box machine. In eit...
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When ice cream gets involved in politics

February 1, 2025 by

The famed ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s began posting videos and announcements supporting social justice, environmental and other causes in the days surrounding the inauguration, Martin Lu...
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The Scoop: Recent Food News

January 16, 2025 by

In case you haven’t been keeping up, here is the top food-related news so far in this new year.
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2024 in Cookies

December 29, 2024 by

While holiday cookies are often shaped like Christmas trees, presents, snowflakes and other holiday-themed imagery, this year I encourage you to explore other silly shapes to reflect on what a year 20...
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Panino: Your Next Best Sandwich

November 18, 2024 by

On a warm, sunny autumn afternoon this weekend, I made my way through downtown Santa Barbara towards my long-awaited destination. I had heard stories from some friends that around this area exists a s...
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Celebrate October’s Food Holidays in I.V.

October 24, 2024 by

October is a fruitful month when it comes to food: we eat squashes and pumpkins, Halloween candy, drink Pumpkin Spice Lattes and cook cozy comfort meals such as soups. October has certainly understood...
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Maria’s Tacos: bringing authentic Mexican flavors and community to Isla Vista

October 17, 2024 by

Since opening in June 2023, Maria’s Tacos has been serving authentic and affordable dishes hailing from Mexico to locals and visitors of Isla Vista. The owner, Maria Mayo, shared insights about the ...
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AI in the kitchen

October 3, 2024 by

ChatGPT is known for its abilities to give you (mostly) accurate information about nearly everything or to write emails and papers that you don’t want to do yourself. But apart from functioning as y...
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The (Non)Dairy Decision

September 19, 2024 by

You’ve entered a cafe for your morning coffee or tea, determined to change your regular order and try something new and spontaneous. But the options overwhelm you like waves in the ocean, and you re...
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