Words often fail to capture Ike’s Place. Technically, it is a shop that sells sandwiches…but Ike’s Place should not be confused with your neighborhood Subway or Quiznos. No, Ike’s is where you discover tastes you didn’t know bread could contain, and culinary masterminds push the boundaries of flavor pairings. Onion rings and jalepeno poppers? Sure. [...]

Cheese. Tons and tons of cheese – oh, and an alcohol bar (for all you 21 and over!). That pretty much sums up what I found at “homeroom: mac + cheese”. It’s located in Oakland but is a mere 20 minute drive down College for those of us lucky enough to have a car, or [...]

After consecutive days of eating out with friends and snacking on junk food, there comes a time when you realize you have a collection of slowly wilting vegetables and a stagnating carton of milk in the refrigerator, plus a rock-hard loaf of bread sitting on the counter waiting for your attention since your last over-enthusiastic [...]

Most students who live in apartments and cook for themselves know the goodness that is Berkeley Bowl – cheapness (compared to Safeway and Andronico’s), convenience (if you live on south side or an 18 bus stop), and uniqueness (you’ll find a lot of harder-to-find locally grown and organic foods there, plus stranger people…it earns the [...]

Despite the huge multi-cultural presence and how Berkeley is this huge melting pot of diversity, finding food that tastes like it was made in your mom’s (or dad’s) kitchen is an actual challenge on a college kid’s budget – especially if you’re looking for Indian food! This is precisely why I decided to trudge over [...]

There was a new store in the area and, naturally, I felt the need to try it out. Toaster Oven had been open for a while now but I always thought I was way too busy to venture out of my comfort zone (called Chipotle). But, that’s the great thing about Toaster Oven – it’s [...]