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(Ashi Jindal / Heights Editor)

Embarrassment: An Occupational Hazard of Being Alive

Isabella Pieretti February 4, 2025
I am not a chef. Not even a cook. I fall into the category of people who scrounge together meals, occasionally and eagerly resorting to Lower Live. I treat cooking as a necessary but unfortunate chore. No one is to blame but myself.
(Parker Leaf / Heights Editor)

Food for Thought

Jenny Hotchkiss November 19, 2023
Whether I am critiquing, discussing, photographing, preparing, or passionately consuming it, I am unapologetically obsessed with food.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Oct. 1

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Oct. 1

Opinions October 1, 2023
We at Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down hope you take some time to yourself over these few days off—relax, focus on your mental health, and remember how much there is to look forward to in the weeks to come.
Saving Love for the Weekend

Saving Love for the Weekend

Valerie Cherbero May 3, 2017
"As BC students, we have a million doors open to us. We’re told to pick one, any one, but it must be prestigious and, most of all, it must be fulfilling. What are we to do with that? Sometimes this opportunity feels more like a burden than a gift, and the weight on my shoulders becomes nearly too much to bear."
The Case for a Cooking Class at BC

The Case for a Cooking Class at BC

Valerie Cherbero January 22, 2017
"An elevation of the culinary arts would do more than ease the stress of the core. It would bring life to food on campus."
Finding Creativity in the Kitchen

Finding Creativity in the Kitchen

Valerie Cherbero August 31, 2016
"I try not to give in to food snobbery, but I can’t help thinking that Blue Apron has taken art and creativity out of the kitchen."

The Art of British Culinary Competition

Valerie Cherbero March 16, 2016
First, you must turn off the Food Network. It pains me to say it, as someone who wants to continue the conversation about cooking, but those dumbed-down, high-drama reality shows add little to the celebration of food.
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