By: Bethany Richardson Cooking for one’s self can be a time-consuming task, even if you are like me and generally enjoy being in the kitchen trying new recipes. I do my best to make the majority of my...
By: Thomas Siebertz I love going out to eat, whether I’m trying out a new restaurant or just getting together with friends at our usual spot. As a food inspector and student of food science, when I go out, I...
By: David Bloom The deadline to submit your Chapter of the Year Competition submissions is soon approaching. The goal of this competition is to highlight and honor some of our most exceptional student chapters. Awards will be given...
By: Thomas Siebertz At the International Boston Seafood Show this past weekend, I met Dr. Jesse Trushenski with Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a member of the National Aquaculture Association and had the opportunity to interview her about...
By: Kim Au The Mountain West Area College Bowl was held recently at Chapman University in Orange, CA and I was proud to be on Chapman University’s team. The night before the competition the teams were able to...
By: Thomas Siebertz The 2013 International Boston Seafood Show is finally underway! For those of you not familiar with it, it’s the largest seafood show in North America where industry, government and academia come together to exhibit new...
By: Emily Del Bel It never fails to amaze me to think of the types of foods that were invented without the detailed understanding of food chemistry that we have today, either by much trial and error, or...
By: Thomas Siebertz Why is it so hard to put down that bag of salty, crunchy chips? When we eat certain foods, chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine are released in the brain, which makes us “feel good.”...
By: Kate Sweitzer Food is rising to the forefront of more and more people’s attention in recent times. I was excited to see that an entire exhibit was recently designed to showcase many aspects of food and its role...
By: Kim Au Along with inconsiderate people, overuse of the work “like,” and tailgaters, waste is one of my biggest annoyances. We live in a world where an island of garbage in the middle of the ocean is...