west side
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Baconery
This week’s piece is somewhat of a departure from the normal post about an ethnic restaurant but it’s about a no less unusual find. Baconery is an eatery located on Columbus Avenue between 104th and 105th street. As the shop’s name suggests this establishment is a bakery; what’s peculiar about it is that there is [...]
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Westside Watch: A Breakfast of Champions
Unlike most of my fellow students, I am an early riser. No matter what time I go to bed, my body loves to wake me up around 7:30 every morning, even on the weekends and even when I don’t have class until 10:10. I’ve tried to sleep past 7:30 and it simply does not work. [...]
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Westside Watch: Adventures in the World of Veganism
One of our new bloggers, Sarah gets down at our beloved 110th & Broadway, 24 hour grocery store loved for its salads by the ounce, cold oatmeal, and funky produce. Today, Sarah gives us the lowdown on kale. For a food geek like me, Westside Market is heaven. Every nook and cranny of the store [...]
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Executive Board Meeting!
Tonight (10/15), we will be meeting in East Campus 1604 at 5 pm for food and discussion of our upcoming events. Anyone interested in the club (or just interested in food) is welcome to attend. If you are from JTS or Barnard, wait until 5 pm in the EC lobby, and Matt will come to sign [...]
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West Side Watch: Tamarind
Every once in a while, this elusive ingredient makes its appearance in West Side Market. Tamarind is a tree native to tropical Africa, but today it is grown in many parts of the world (such as Southeastern Asia, Mexico, South America, and the West Indies). In fact, prior to my research, I thought that tamarind [...]
