On the Menu

April 13, 2015

A Caffeine Addict’s Guide to Santa Barbara: Vices and Spices

By Julia Chung

The guide continues with this Upper State based coffee and gift shop.

April 10, 2015

Sushi Cafe Supplies Calories, but not Necessarily Smiles

By Allison Wright

Sushi Cafe reminds us why ‘it’s more important to know the bad sushi places than the good ones.’

April 9, 2015

Bomber Diary 3: One Girl Drinks One Beer, Because Science

By Allison Wright

Science quickly devolves to live-Tweets in this journal-entry-esque beer review.

April 9, 2015

4 Food Porn Instagrams to Turn On (Your Taste Buds)

By Lianna Nakashima

Don't worry. This porn is SFW.

April 8, 2015

Don’t Pass Up Passover: Chocolate-covered Matzah

By Erin Gurewitz

Chocolate-covered Matzah tastes like a combination of a heath bar, peanut brittle and chocolate — in other words, heaven.

April 7, 2015

Los Angeles in Seven Days, Seven Meals

By Lianna Nakashima

No one questions L.A.'s position as a food destination, but sometimes it seems like you need a guide to figure out which little restaurant is a winner and which is just another waste of time. This selection of hot-spots ...

April 6, 2015

Armpit No More: Good Eats in Barstow

By Marisa Ratchford

One self-proclaimed desert rat gives you the inside scoop on the best pit stops to take on your I.V. to L.V. road trip.

April 2, 2015

Waffle Window to the Soul

By Allison Wright

Some say that life is series of soul-searching moments, one following another. We may never truly find that much sought-after goal, but every once in a while, we catch a glimpse. Peer through the panes into a little slic...

April 2, 2015

The Pros and Cons of the Four Dining Commons

By Lianna Nakashima

n The Menu takes on the perennial debate: Which dining common is the most highly revered among freshman?

March 31, 2015

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck: Both Delightfully and Sickly Sweet

By Kelsey Tang

A global sensation, the lovable Japanese character will launch its own Hello Kitty Cafe in Orange County this upcoming summer. In order to build anticipation, the company has released their exuberantly pink Hello Kitty C...

March 9, 2015

OTM On The Road: A Gatsby-esque Dinner in Aspen

By Claire Nuttall

Alight from a horse drawn sleigh. Hear the crunch of your boots on packed snow. Remove your coat and gaze on the exposed wood beams of Aspen's Pine Creek Cookhouse.

March 5, 2015

Munch & Muse: The Great M&M Taste Test

By Simone Dupuy

Ten reasons why you should totally eat every type of M&M, and maybe ten reasons why you shouldn't.

March 5, 2015

A Caffeine Addict’s Guide to Santa Barbara: The Daily Grind

By Julia Chung

Take a break from your daily grind at The Daily Grind.

March 4, 2015

Purim: A Time to Drink, Eat and be Merry

By Erin Gurewitz

Tomorrow is without a doubt the most joyous holiday on the Jewish Calendar, Purim, partly because of Hamantashen. Make the traditional triangular, jam filled cookie with this recipe

March 3, 2015

The Rotating Tap

By On The Menu Editor

For those too lazy to check each individual restaurant, we do it for you. Check "The Rotating Tap" every week for the latest information on craft beer draughts in I.V.

March 2, 2015

Miso Hungry: A Novelty Restaurant

By Kelsey Tang

Me-so hungry...for what? If you don't mind riffs on raw fish, maybe a sushirrito is for you.