The environmentally-conscious omnivore has been subject to a barrage of unsettling, even horrifying, news surrounding the meat industry. Animal welfare is the lowest of priorities for large producers. Labor standards in meat packing plants are appalling. The greenhouse gas emissions from cattle alone rival those of the transportation and construction sectors. Animal products are causing …
From ancient feasts to modern-day dinner parties, the shared experience of eating with others transcends mere sustenance, weaving threads of connection, culture, and community. In this essay, I delve into the multifaceted benefits of commensality, which is the practice of eating with others, particularly within the context of dining cooperatives like the Oberlin Student Cooperative …
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*Not Sponsored* “Come try our plant-based bodega staples!” declare A-frame chalkboard signs on New York City’s sidewalk. Last summer on a visit to NYC, I noticed this phenomenon of seemingly oxymoronic foods peddled outside of the delis typical to the corners of city blocks. Plant-based bacon, egg, and cheese? New York’s delis are not known …
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TO WATCH DOCUMENTARY, CLICK HERE Artist Statement On a cold, rainy day in March of 2024, members of Tank dining co-op– one of Oberlin College’s student dining cooperatives– erupted in a passionate discussion surrounding the ethicality of purchasing different fruits for the co-op. I have been a part of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (or, …
Content warning: This article includes the discussion of difficult and personal topics, such as disordered eating, calorie restriction and counting, and calorie burning. Please keep this in mind while reading this article, and feel free to skip around if something makes you uncomfortable. I watch the girl who stands in front of the …
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An Essay in the Style of Pinball♦ ♦ This is where you will find my unserious thoughts… and a few very serious citations. Consider it a game of pinball where you, dear reader are the the ball bouncing back and forth between my writing (you’ll see why) When I turned 21, I went to a …
During the year 2023 I spent a semester studying abroad. I studied abroad in the Scandinavian country of Sweden, known for its tall blond citizens, its welfare model, and for some, its love of coffee. When I arrived in Sweden with my program (the uselessly named “Swedish Program”) they gave me a crash course in …
Accounts from an oyster-loving soul. A five-year old in a purple t-shirt sits at an unfinished wooden table in a sparsely decorated restaurant with screened windows to keep mosquitos out in the humid summers. Salt-laden marsh air meanders through the dining room. To their right, a man in a tan button down is shucking oysters, …
“You get up when the world is warm, or at least, when it is not so cold. You are, therefore, able to prolong your Saturday nights.” Guy Beringer, 1895, Inventor of Brunch Brunch is an illusion of the good life. It is fun; it is social; it is glamorous in one way or another. In …
