As chef of Northwestern’s chapter of Gamma Phi Beta, Eddie Gonzalez has spent many hours stirring, slicing, preparing and baking in the sorority house’s kitchen….
Moving from the comfort of your own home to a cramped dorm room can be a difficult transition. Above all, the loss of a stocked…
As we try to survive these March snowstorms, and there’s no question we all want to stay as warm as possible. Instead of having to…
Dance Marathon: the music, the lights, the moves…and the food. Thirty hours of dancing multiplied by more than one thousand students equals a huge responsibility…
It can be a struggle to put together the best meal in the dining hall before going out on a Saturday evening. No one wants…
In celebration of our winter issue, we’re throwing a launch party, and you’re invited! This Saturday, March 2 from 4-7pm, join us at World of…
Whether it’s the ominous possibility of the dreaded freshman fifteen or those constant reminders from your mom, it’s no secret that maintaining a balanced diet…
Norris Mini Courses are a great opportunity to have a casual and fun learning experience without the pressure of grades and schoolwork, especially when truffles…
Dance Marathon fundraising doesn’t have to be all frozen hand-inducing canning and writing letters to relatives you’ve never met. One of the easiest ways to…
So the Dance Marathon half money deadline came and went, and you’re wondering just how you’ll raise the next $200 by March. Yes, it’s always…
On the night of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Spoon staffers joined two leaders of Northwestern’s Campus Kitchen at the Allison Dining Hall to prepare…
Chicago-based restaurateur, cookbook author, TV-star and James Beard Award-winning chef Rick Bayless paid a visit to Frontera Fresco yesterday for its grand opening. The ceremony…
With sorority bid night over and a slew of students newly affiliated, it seems all anyone is talking about are the sororities or fraternities they’ve…
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We’ve spent months reading the flyers and advertisements in Norris, with growling stomachs just waiting to be filled with delicious Mexican food. And now the…
With finals approaching and ice starting to crystalize on your windows, you aren’t going to be spending that much time outside. If you live in…
While blenders are fast and can make large portions, they take up a ton of kitchen space and don’t fit conveniently into a dorm room….
Freshman year, when I realized dorms don’t come with fully stocked kitchens, things took a turn for the worse. I longed for the appliances to…
This article may prove to be irrelevant for those, like me, who don’t believe in leftovers (as in, I don’t leave anything left over), especially…
On one of the last warm days before winter set in, more than 200 students flocked to Scott Circle on Oct. 24 to take advantage…
Snack food is a staple of dorm life, whether it keeps you semi-conscious at 3 A.M. as you finish a paper due in five hours or…
After busy and stress-filled weeks, weekends tend to come as major relief for us students with hectic lifestyles. For a couple short days, we are…
Last Monday, on the ground floor of Norris, a small group of students pulled their chairs together to talk about vegetables. Well, vegetables, and milkshakes,…
Let’s face it: eating healthy sucks. There is no healthy eating plan that includes any of my favorites: thin crust sausage pizza, Starbucks iced lemon…
Admit it. You’ve succumbed to the lure of those gleaming blueberries, gave in to the crisp, emerald broccoli or just flat out purchased plums you…
We’ve all had those quarters where there’s no time to go home between classes, and if you live off-campus, daily lunches and snacks at Norris…
Living in a dorm room without access to a kitchen can often be a challenge. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of the top ten…
We all know it. The intoxicating aroma of warm, buttery popcorn that envelops you the second you walk through the theater doors. It’s the kind…
It’s 2 A.M., you’re slaving over a 10-page paper, and you’re hungry. This all-too-familiar scene is what often gets college students into trouble. Eating late…
As Northwestern students, we probably don’t need to eat a lot of IQ-improving foods. But a little boost here and there wouldn’t hurt. We’ve compiled…
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