The holiday season is here. This, coupled with the upcoming finals week, can equal stress times infinity, and it’s quite easy to turn to food for comfort. In an effort to amend our eating habits, we’ll start with a healthy breakfast at home, but eventually return to our old ways, ending the day with a calorie-loaded meal. I’ve decided to journal my food intake for one day to track what I eat and see whether or not my eating is powered by my need to energize or is based mostly on how I feel at that moment.
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It’s a tough choice between a chain restaurant such as Panda Express for pre-packaged California Rolls or a unique and hidden fresh sushi joint run by a Japanese family.
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The popular tastes of iconic Parisian cafés come to life in Hillcrest
French flavors and flair combine into an unforgettable experience at the quaint Mille Feuille. Friends, families and couples regularly plan trips to the restaurant where indulgence is encouraged with sweet specialties such as chocolates, patisseries and afternoon tea. It is the pleasant sugar fix many people look for after a week of work headaches and sleep deprived study sessions.
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Various Web sites help amateur cooks speed up the process
Remember the good old days when you came home from school and there was a nice warm plate waiting on the table? Unfortunately, this has changed from an everyday occurrence to the rare visits you take home where mom is able to cook up a feast for you. While those days are long gone, many resources exist for students who want to learn how to make a meal that does not include ramen noodles as the main ingredient.
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Avoid the stress of breaking eating habits with the help of alternative meal options
As we approach the end of November, despite the apparent lack of seasons in San Diego, there is a definite switch in mentality as fall has finally settled in. The weather is crisp, people don coats and scarves, and there is an air of seriousness as everyone buckles down to prepare for finals.
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Contemporary decor and age-old taste are coupled in new North Park restaurant
Executive Chef Matt Gordon of Urban Solace has a lot going on in his head: It’s where his creative process happens.
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One Web site is helping restaurant enthusiasts beat reservation queues
Waiting for the next available seat at your favorite restaurant for two hours may not be your idea of the perfect night out. Waiting will no longer be an issue when you plan ahead and make reservations at a local trendy restaurant of your choice through the Web site www.opentable.com.
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The San Diego Food Bank is gearing up for upcoming holidays with local help
Food security is defined as the availability of food and the access that one has to it. If one lives in hunger or fear of starvation, they are considered to be food insecure. Many are aware that poverty and hunger are global epidemics. But what about local hunger?
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San Diego is undoubtedly known for its great weather and endless summers. The fact that summer is over means absolutely nothing. Unlike Ohio, Pennsylvania or New York, residents of San Diego are still wearing Rainbows and board shorts, lying out by the pool and soaking in the succulent rays.
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The noise is pounding in your ear, you look around at all your friends singing as loud as they can, “Stacks on deck/Patron on ice/and we could pop bottles all night/and baby you could have whatever you like.” Surrounding a small black coffee table in front of you, you and your friends look down at 10 small shot glasses lined up like a miniature army waiting to be consumed.
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The infamous words are upon us, “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!”
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The alluring smell of kettle corn and foreign dishes might be the reason why many flock to farmers markets all over San Diego, but these specialty markets offer so much more than food. People attend farmers markets for the great deals, fresh produce and specialty goods.
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It’s almost that time of year to slip on that little white dress or put on those tight leather pants: Flaunt your confidence in a Marilyn Monroe mini and don’t be shy to shake those hips Elvis Presley-style.
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Truly, blurting the rhyme, “Trick or treat, smell my feet; give me something good to eat!” does have a prerogative. At this time of the year, almost everyone’s stomach will be craving for the candy goodies, the nutty chocolates, artificial treats that have a mysterious taste, the sweetness of a caramel apple and all the other sugary treasures. But most of all, the sight of a golden glowing pumpkin will be the big treasure.
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When most people think of cheese, they reminisce about the numerous birthday parties spent at Chuck E. Cheese and childhood lunches consisting of macaroni and cheese. What most people do not think of however, are the healthy facts about cheese.
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On the outside, Heaven Sent Desserts may look like any other upscale dessert and coffeehouse, but it is the story woven into every detail of Heaven Sent that makes it unique.
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“Kosher Boy,” the remix of “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” is just one of many examples of the growing popularity of Judaism’s unique principles. Kosher is basically a Jewish law that sets standards on food (and even objects) in order to make it “fit, proper or correct.”
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You can argue against it as much as you’d like, but the truth is, much of the fraternity system uses alcohol as a way of socializing. Sometimes, this takes the form of massive parties with copious amounts of booze. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you need to get out more on Thursday nights.
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It's easy to fall into the same routine every day: school, work, studying and sleep. Sometimes the one thing you need as a San Diego State student is change - particularly a change that includes caffeine. These four, diverse coffeehouses give you options, whether you want a hip, downtown setting or prefer to end the night with a glass of wine after reading.
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Editor's note: Names in this article have been changed by the request of individuals interviewed. On campus there is a variety of fast-food restaurants that students can visit. There are meals for the health-conscious, for the not-so-health-conscious, for the snackers and for the thirsty. Meal plans are a way of paying for food at the beginning of the semester and not having to worry about money for on-campus meals on a day-by-day basis. Meal plans work in the form of a card that holds a balance allowing you to have a specific amount of money to spend per day on food and drinks. The use of this card is required every day because the meals that are not bought are lost at the end of the day.
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