I grew up in Vietnam, where street food is a significant part of the culture, where my paternal grandmother experienced relentlessly with cooking. My grandmother cooks by instinct, by vibrant and alive recipes negotiating from her mind to her hands. I miss my familial and local cuisines more than I can remember them. When I …
I grew up in a family that consumed a lot of animal products on a regular basis including meat, eggs, and dairy products. I never questioned the environmental or humane implications of the food I ate until I came to Dickinson and became involved in sustainability. After learning about the carbon footprint that animal products …
Hello, my name is Isaiah Bañuelos, I am from Riverside California repping the Inland Empire! Food has always been a part of life, whether that has been helping my grandma preparing the masa for the tamales, cutting the fruits with my Tia on a hot summer day, or simply cooking for my family alone, it …
My name is Caleb Chastain, I hail from Reisterstown, Maryland, a small town in northern Baltimore County. I am a double major in Law and Policy and Political Science here at Dickinson College, so a class on cooking is a welcome change of pace from the constant social sciences and writing courses I am taking. …
Hello all! My name is Romario Cruz and I’m a current first year at Dickinson College. I’m from from Los Angeles, California a city somewhat bigger than the town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Food’s always been very prominent in my life, I love it! Where I’m from it’s very easy to find different many different dishes …
Cooking was always something that I saw my parents and grandparents doing as a child and as I’ve grown older I’ve become increasingly interested in it. My parents have almost always followed the recipe to create tasty food. My grandmother; however, rarely ever followed a recipe and still created delicious food. I joined this …
Hello! My name is Sammy Jo, and I’m not a huge cook, foodie, or anything of that nature. However, just this year my 12 year old sister was diagnosed with Celiacs Disease. In order to accommodate her and to make her feel less left out, my family decided to go as gluten free in our …
I’m from Philadelphia and have lived there my entire life. Food has been an interest of mine since I was a child because of the fortunate experiences I’ve had with unique foods. Every Sunday my mom, sister, and I would make some type of morning treat. Either banana bread, pancakes, brownies, cookies, etc. Being in …
We are making cheesecake in an Instapot. We didn’t have to make it in an Instapot but we are. Oliver’s mom has made it before and it is good 🙂 Oliver Iyer and Dylan Suplick
I like food-Oliver Hello, my name is Oliver Iyer and I have been working in the kitchen my entire life. From a young age, I’ve always wanted to help my parents make meals in the kitchen (even if I was slowing them down.) As a high schooler, I’ve worked “back-of-house” at multiple restaurants in my …