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Lactase: The Dairy Lover’s Favorite Enzyme
Food as Science

Lactase: The Dairy Lover’s Favorite Enzyme

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Most of you ice cream and cheese lovers out there probably haven’t thought twice about what happens to those creamy indulgences after you devour them. Or more specifically, what happens to the sugars, or lactose, found in that dairy. Culinarian writer Ili didn’t think about it either until her stomach forced her to. Unfortunately, many others like Ili are unable to digest lactose with the proper enzyme, lactase, and are diagnosed as lactose intolerant. Biologically speaking, it turns out that lactose intolerance isn’t uncommon at all, and may even be a more natural state for the human body. Continue reading →

Plan Your Perfect New Year’s Party
Food / Online Issues

Plan Your Perfect New Year’s Party

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If you’re having more than a few guests over for New Year’s Eve, try putting together a champagne bar. Though a stocked cocktail bar may sound daunting to manage, but if you have three variations on plain old champagne and a selection of fun flavored syrup or fruit purée, your guests can assemble their own drinks! A ton of champagne cocktail variations can be found compiled here. Continue reading →

Food / Food as Science

Why aren’t we eating five meals a day?

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Breakfast was nonexistent until the 17th century. The Romans only ate one extravagant meal a day, lounging and splurging on grapes and wine. In the late 1700s, breakfast consisting mainly of eggs, coffee, and tea emerged as a symbol of the wealthy.

When the Industrial Revolution implemented fixed working hours, laborers were forced to eat an energy packed meal before going into work. Eventually, people of all classes began eating a meal before their workdays to fuel themselves throughout the morning, giving rise to what we now know as breakfast. Continue reading →

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When the farms come to the city: Columbia Greenmarket

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Columbia Greenmarket Review ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY AMELIA EDWARDS | FALL ISSUE 2014 With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we are always on the lookout for a touch of comfort that you can bring home or to your dorm room. With its proximity to Columbia University, the Greenmarket is the perfect place to visit for any … Continue reading →

Where to eat around Columbia: Off Broadway Edition
Food / Summer 2014 (Vol. 2)

Where to eat around Columbia: Off Broadway Edition

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Places like Milano Market, Dig Inn, Community, Absolute, and Nussbaum are a CU student’s staples for a reason. But if eating chicken on rice is starting to give you the same feeling of emptiness inside that biting into a John Jay pizza bagel gives you–it’s time for a shake up. You’ll be surprised at some of the secrets “Boringside” has been hiding… Continue reading →

Where to eat while you still have time
Food / Summer 2014 (Vol. 2)

Where to eat while you still have time

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The start of the year, when the muggy city summer still clings to the first few weeks of September, is the perfect time to get out into the city.
Whether you’re new (Welcome!) or returning, here are some places that you should get to while you don’t have too many obligations. Bookmark this list, click for directions, grab your metro card, and leave that Milano sandwich for later! Continue reading →