Blogger Jen Smith presents "The Art of Pickling" at the Hammer Museum

Pickles can polarize. For some, they are the bane or delight of existence, for others they fall somewhere in between. I belong to the latter category of extremes. When I heard that the Hammer Student Association was putting on an event called “The Art of Pickling,” I felt obligated to go. An art lecture and a pickling lesson after which you get to take home your own jar of pickles and marmalade? As a personal rule, I don’t turn down free food.