Food
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Get him to the Greek restaurant!
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In case you missed the most recent renovation in the little building between Phil’s and the King St. residence, there is a new Greek restaurant, Olive Tree, near campus. After getting the most conventional Mediterranean dish (lamb souvlaki) I could think of, I am optimistic that this place can do well by having captured a…
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De-stressing with the Anthropology Student Association
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The life of a student can be extremely stressful, especially with final exams on the horizon. The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that 10-20 per cent of Canadian are affected by a mental illness or disorder. Statistics Canada states that depression peaks during adolescence and early adulthood and experiencing stress increases the risk of…
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Cooking for one can still be fun
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Student life is busy, and constantly filled to the brim with more and more assignments than most find they can keep up with. That’s why — as far as I can tell — most folks choose not to cook a great deal. They’ll order in, or they’ll throw a bit of frozen food in the…
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Reviewing the new health hotspot The Poké Box
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Despite what you might think, one can not just “live the Poké Life”. It requires years of dedication and hard work to catch them all – from collecting Pokémon cards as a kid to secretly playing the video games even today … oh wait, wrong poké. The trendy poké these days can be found at…
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Presidential plates for the 2018 Students’ Union elections
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Over the weekend, news editor Nathalie Bouchard, editor-in-chief Kurtis Rideout and myself reviewed the presidential dishes for the 2018 campaign. Each year the dishes change, last year with only one candidate there was only one meal to try. The BRARitto is the current Students’ Union president Kanwar’s dish — which was universally accepted as absolutely…
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Behold! The true flavour of the holidays
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We inhabit a corporate world and that means that we, as individuals, are valued on a greater scale by our ability to consume. Corporations — businesses both large and small — tap into that need, by which they can tailor our wants and desires to uplift their profit margins. Merry Christmas! Luckily, as a…
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Matcha, Matcha Man, Brandon Chow is the Matcha Man
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What’s healthy, equivalent to coffee and green all over? Matcha! And entrepreneur Brandon Chow has got it by the truckload. When I first started this “Matcha Madness” escapade I had no idea what the wonderful green substance was, admittedly. “The main difference that people don’t realize is that for green tea you just dip the…
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For your consideration: Breakfast Sandwiches
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One of my favourite ways to start the day is with a breakfast sandwich. It’s quick, easy and relatively healthy. However, with so many various places buy one, it can be hard to decide which you want. To make sure you can avoid the trouble, I have taste-tested five different sausage and egg breakfast sandwiches for you! Tim Hortons Timmies’ sausage and egg…
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The best wings of Waterloo
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For those of you who know me personally, you will be able to confirm that one of my favourite food groups is chicken wings. Not just any ol’ chicken wing either. They have to be saucy, crispy, and all flats please! Chicken wings can be a highly controversial and heated topic for those who consider…
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Comparing popular burrito places around Laurier
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Ever since arriving at university, I have fallen in love with the epic creation that is the burrito. So, when my girlfriend – who happens to be an editor at The Cord – suggested I try and find the best one in Waterloo, I didn’t just agree – I enthusiastically took it on as a…
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