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Catch up with the food world here. This is your guide to college-student-proof recipes, restaurants worth your money, reviews of the best coffee shops and more. Enjoy these juicy posts, from our kitchen to yours.

Colorado Donuts’ artistic treats are a feast for the eyes


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★★★☆☆ My next stop on my road trip of donuts in L.A. was Colorado (Donuts), and like any good foodie, I decided to do a little Yelp research beforehand to prepare for the experience. To be quite honest, Colorado Donuts, much like the actual state of Colorado, is not the best of the west. I […]

The not-so-sweet ways artificial sweeteners harm health


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The tall glass bottle on the counter of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center’s Coffee Bean brings me a kind of happiness that no words can describe. For me, no coffee drink is complete without at least four teaspoons of that gooey “classic syrup” of straight liquid sugar that I have emptied into my cup more […]

Rewts: It’s always tea time


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Looking for a new, chill study hub where you can sip on something sweet? Rewts Tea Bar is your destination. Conveniently located on South Hoover, a hip tea bar nestled in the busy L.A. area sits across from student favorites such as the Nature’s Brew and Bacaro. Rewts Tea Bar offers visitors not only a […]

The SoCal “poke” trend


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Poke  /poʊˈkeɪ/ , the Hawaiian verb for “section” or “to slice or cut,”is a raw salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. Who knew poke was going to be L.A.’s next big food craze? It seems like just yesterday people were asking me what in the world “poke” was, and yet now, you can […]

Students should join in on the chia craze


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Oftentimes when we scroll through the headlines, we see titles such as, “Acai berry: How to lose weight quick” or “Quinoa: The way to a healthier life.” We are introduced to so-called superfoods that promise to do magical things, all the while thinking, “How is that possible?” Soon enough, we find ourselves on the fifth […]