BY: MEGAN LOW Plant-based products are all the rage right now – from protein beverages to meat analogs – and milk is no exception. However, when we think of milk coming from a nut, does it really make it…...
BY: MEGAN LOW Arguably one of the most polarized questions of mankind is this: is caffeine effective on you? Some people swear by it, almost as if needing their morning coffee for sustenance; and others, like me, still fall...
BY: ERICA KOSMERL & ELLIOT DHUEY After long a day of work, the last thing you want to do is to use up more of your already-depleted energy by going to the gym. You try to talk yourself into...
BY: MEGAN KESLER Imagine for a moment, that the year is 1875 and you are living in the great city of Dublin, Ireland. Except on this particular day in June, the city is not so great because it’s on...
BY: NORA IDRINA Chocolate has always been important one way or another, serving various purposes at different points in history and geography. In modern times, one of its most instantly recognizable uses is in romance where it plays a...
BY: JO-EZER LAU Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year within Chinese communities, marks the first day of spring, or rather, the vernal equinox. Furthermore, as its name indicates, the months are derived from the lunar cycle,...
BY: ANGELINA SCHIANO My boyfriend’s mom takes Christmas cookies very seriously. We’re talking at least six different types of cookies every year, perfectly arranged on platters and magically produced any time a guest walks into the house. This year,...
BY: MEREDITH MYERS Introduction In today’s new food product environment, it seems both hip entrepreneurial startups and hallowed titans of the food industry alike are in a race to create the latest, greatest, and most importantly the most natural...
BY: ANGELINA SCHIANO Ah, winter. Fireplaces, scarves, and finally focusing on peppermint mochas instead of pumpkin spice lattes. Say what you want about these sugary drinks; they’ve made Starbucks millions. The coffee beverage industry is extremely lucrative, with US...
BY: NORA IDRINA Thanksgiving Turkey Science: The Sequel For the last article, I did a bit of research to find out why Thanksgiving turkey is so hard to get right. Ultimately it boiled down to having to balance cooking...