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The College Gourmet is an Opinion culture column written and created by Julia Dwight ‘22 to discuss cooking tips for students, explore local restaurants available to students, and more.
With the return of the Shamrock Shake at McDonald’s, I am once again reminded of the long and winding lore of the fast food franchise.
When I was younger, I used to pour over my family’s old community cookbooks. I flipped through aged pages dotted with cooking stains, reading 90s-era recipes for tri-color pasta salad and chicken entrees.
It’s a wonder why I’ve never done a coffee article, considering there’s enough coffee shops in Hoboken to caffeinate a small army.
I tried all the Oreo flavors so you don’t have to.
Well, not all of them. That’s because there are over 80 varieties of America’s Favorite Cookie, most of which I don’t believe can be found outside of a lab.
Dr. Lecter ate liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti. Frank Thorn ate Soylent Green. Jaws ate the boat. Horror movies are positively epicurean!
If you have a good pair of sneakers, a day to kill, and a big appetite, I highly suggest walking across Manhattan.
I’d like to start off this column with a quick eulogy. Rest in peace, plastic McDonald’s Happy Meal toy. You filled our hearts and our landfills.
I tried the Pizza Republic macaroni and cheese this week.
Yes, I know I’m a senior. Yes, I know it’s essentially a crime to live here for this long without taking a trip to the “Mac Daddy of Hoboken.”
A couple of months ago, between Zoom lectures, I logged on at precisely noon, with my credit card ready, to make a very important purchase.