On the Menu

February 5, 2015

Weekly Food Photography Tip: Know Your Angles

By Rae Ann Varona

No matter what angle you choose, it'll be acute, right or obtuse.

February 4, 2015

Bomber Diary 1: Victory at Sea

By Allison Wright, Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

Welcome to the Bomber Diaries. These may be beer reviews, but they may not come in conventional forms. Historical fiction, poetry, a sensory exploration, anything is possible! This week we explore Ballast Point's coffee ...

February 3, 2015

Op-Ed(ible): Hershey’s Marks War on Cadbury

By Erin Gurewitz

Cadbury Dairy Milk and Caramello fans boycott Hershey's in the wake of a recent deal between the two chocolate giants. Have you taken a side?

February 2, 2015

Recreating Recipes on a Budget: the Pho Baguette

By Kelsey Tang

For those who can't venture to the Costa Mesa pho baguette mecca, making your own version of a Vietnamese style French dip is not only doable, but easier than you'd expect.

January 29, 2015

Microwave Meals in Minutes: The Starving College Student’s Guide to Cooking Mug Meals

By Marisa Ratchford

Three perfect recipes for midterm season, these one minute mug meals are the ultimate late night brain food.

January 29, 2015

The Ultimate Super Bowl XLIX Finger Food

By Danny Mauldin

Okay, so tri-tip may not be finger food by most standards, but what’s stopping you from really digging in?

January 29, 2015

Weekly Food Photo Tip: Color!

By Rae Ann Varona

Get your AWB on point!

January 28, 2015

The Portola Brunch Defense

By Lianna Nakashima

One writer fights the odds, and the layout, that inhibit the least well regarded dining common: Portola. Lianna Nakashima goes out of her way to brunch at this less than favored university housing eatery. Here's why.

January 27, 2015

McDonald’s Celebrates 44 Years of the Egg McMuffin

By Robert Johnson

In honor of Herb Peterson Day, OTM relates some of the implications of one of McDonald's most iconic menu items.

January 22, 2015

Sweet Alley: Since When? Since Now.

By Marisa Ratchford

With less sun, another batch of boring classes and spring break so far off in the distance, it can be tough to stay on top of it all. With an innate need to stay happy despite the odds, the Winter Quarter brings out the ...

January 22, 2015

Weekly Food Photography Tip: Lighting

By Rae Ann Varona

Food photography is probably one of the most popular kinds of photography right now. If you aren’t a fan of food photography, keep reading and see if you change your mind. If you are a fan of capturing your culinary fi...

January 15, 2015

Join The Club: Fine Dining any Day of the Week

By Lianna Nakashima

The Ucen's The Club transports visitors—including undergrads—from an everyday college campus to a fine dining experience.

January 8, 2015

Utah’s Microbrewery Problem

By Allison Wright

Whose problem is it? The state's, the drinkers, or the brewers themselves? All of the above. Craft beer faces incalculable obstacles in the Beehive state, where absurd laws lead to a world of typically low ABV, subversiv...

December 12, 2014

…and a Happy New Beer

By Allison Wright

On The Menu amassed a collection of six limited release and holiday beers, (all conveniently available at I.V.’s KnB), with the intent of determining which are worth the hype.

December 4, 2014

Q & A: The New Face of Sweet Alley

By Allison Wright

On The Menu met with new owner, Nicholas Mason to discuss candy, Isla Vista and the future of the sugar business.

November 26, 2014

Slapsgiving 2014

By Lacy Wright

Maybe you have seen Facebook photo albums or noticed the the hashtag trending on Twitter. Perhaps you have taken part in one yourself. Friendsgiving reigns this November and just in time for the official holiday, one OTM...