Zach Martinucci named each batch of his sourdough bread after the characters in the TV show “Westworld” – Abernathy, Bernard and Maeve. Maeve – a rosemary sourdough loaf with roasted pumpkin seeds, polenta and olive oil – was one of the two breads the fourth-year anthropology student featured at “Spoon UCLA: The Great College Bake […]
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Club cooks up kosher cuisine for Shabbat dinners
Thursday evenings are meal prep nights for Elisa Gurevich. Last week, the co-director of Chabad House at UCLA set a large stainless-steel bowl filled with bread dough onto a long wooden table in her family’s Westwood townhouse. By 8:30 p.m., the members of the Kosher Cooking Club had entered the home and had begun to […]
A Taste for Adventure: Silkworm soup flavor surprises, texture proves to be deal-breaker
Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Each week, columnist Matthew Fernandez will plunge into LA’s culinary scene and try food he’s never eaten before. “The Lion King” was one of […]
Cents of Style: SquaresVille’s playful styles are ideal for costumes, not daily wear
Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for students on a college budget. Each week, columnist Linda Xu explores different secondhand shops in Los Angeles and discusses her thrifty outfits. SquaresVille has every college party […]
A Taste for Adventure: Comparing the pungent aromas of jackfruit, durian
Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Each week, columnist Matthew Fernandez will plunge into LA’s culinary scene and try food he’s never eaten before. I eat a lot of fruits […]
Students showcase classic swimsuit trends at Sunset Recreation
The grassy lawn by the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center pool is a prime location for students to flaunt their new swimsuit styles while soaking up the sun. Students opted for simple bikinis that are easy to tan in but also feature trending prints and colors. Although the classic triangle top with cheeky bottoms are hardly […]
Student designers, models step up to the runway for FAST fashion show
Taylor McGee’s fingers have been bleeding a lot in the past few days. She’s been hand-embroidering five of her 11 original fashion pieces. The third-year psychology student joined the Fashion and Student Trends club last year, and will be presenting her designs, along with about 70 other student designers and models, at the annual FAST […]