Your guide to gluten-free delivery options around campus


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When it comes to food, USC students appreciate two things — convenience and a good price. With food delivery apps like Tapingo, GrubHub and Postmates, getting “fast” food delivered to their doorstep has never been easier. Yet for Trojans who are gluten-free, getting a quick bite to eat is not so easy. Los Angeles is […]

You’ve got a Donut Friend in me


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★★★★★ The moment I strolled into Donut Friend last week, overwhelming nostalgia for Toy Story, one of favorite childhood movies, hit me. A colorful, welcoming mural on the wall together with a unique assortment of playfully-named donuts, greeted me. As we all know, the theme song of Toy Story kindly reminds us that “you’ve got […]

Top four L.A. spots for crispy rice sushi


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If you have yet to taste this foodie phenomenon, you are missing out. We all love sushi, but why not spice up your spicy tuna rolls by adding a warm and buttery crunch? Crispy rice makes any sushi roll 10 times better, adding delightful consistency and flavor. Trust me, once you try crispy rice, you […]

Start your day right: Six breakfast ideas for students


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1. Vanilla scones and chocolate   Grab and go! Make this over the weekend so you have some treats for the week. Ingredients:    2 cups of all-purpose flour   ½ cup of sugar    1 ½ teaspoon baking powder    ¼ teaspoon baking soda    ½ teaspoon salt    1 bar of unsalted butter
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Alfred Coffee: Why are there so many locations?


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First things first, I’m the realest. Just kidding. I mean, I am the realest, but that’s not where I’m headed. I need to start this review with a heartbreaking disclaimer: Between 49 different coffee shops and innumerable revisits, I’m starting to feel like I am extremely close to hitting my lifetime quota of vanilla lattes. […]

Four on-the-go snacks to keep you fueled for success


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I sit down in my three-hour lab section, and, without fail, my stomach starts to grumble. The worst thing about having back-to-back classes isn’t, as I thought, speed-walking frantically from Kaprelian to VKC in 10 minutes while dodging bikers and skateboarders. It’s the non-stop chit chat from my stomach when the clock strikes 6 p.m. […]

How to get your red velvet fix in the City of Angels


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I don’t know about you, but I’m an avid lover of all things red-velvet. To be honest, this dessert is just chocolate cake dyed red. But I truly believe that redder is better. From waffles to pancakes to cupcakes, red velvet is here to stay. Here are four places in the great city of Los […]

Ground Zero: USC’s coffee-saving grace


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Sit tight and grab a cup of coffee, Daily Trojan readers, because you are in for a long, highly requested review of one of my favorite coffee shops. Due to unfortunate circumstances in timing before my freshman year, I lived in Trojan Hall. While the Yelp reviews were not particularly enticing, I had to make […]

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 […]