On the Menu

Recreating Recipes on a Budget: the Pho Baguette

February 2, 2015 by

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

January 29, 2015 by

Three perfect recipes for midterm season, these one minute mug meals are the ultimate late night brain food.
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The Ultimate Super Bowl XLIX Finger Food

January 29, 2015 by

Okay, so tri-tip may not be finger food by most standards, but what’s stopping you from really digging in?
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Weekly Food Photo Tip: Color!

January 29, 2015 by

Get your AWB on point!
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The Portola Brunch Defense

January 28, 2015 by

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 eat...
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McDonald’s Celebrates 44 Years of the Egg McMuffin

January 27, 2015 by

In honor of Herb Peterson Day, OTM relates some of the implications of one of McDonald's most iconic menu items.
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Sweet Alley: Since When? Since Now.

January 22, 2015 by

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 Qua...
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Weekly Food Photography Tip: Lighting

January 22, 2015 by

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 captur...
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Join The Club: Fine Dining any Day of the Week

January 15, 2015 by

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

January 8, 2015 by

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 typicall...
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…and a Happy New Beer

December 12, 2014 by

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.
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Q & A: The New Face of Sweet Alley

December 4, 2014 by

On The Menu met with new owner, Nicholas Mason to discuss candy, Isla Vista and the future of the sugar business.
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Slapsgiving 2014

November 26, 2014 by

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 offic...
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To Shoot or Not to Shoot

November 24, 2014 by

So you get a South Coast Three-Way. You're famished but your dozens of followers NEED to see those luscious layers of meat. Do you snap a pic?
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Not Your Normal Thanksgiving

November 20, 2014 by

Who says Thanksgiving needs to follow an equation? OTM mixes it up with recipes and stories far from the norm.
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