Chef is off to college. The dorm food is great.

It has been a long and beautiful summer, and it has finally come to a close. Marked by fantastic meals and great weather, 2009 is definitely a year to be remembered. On top of work, business planning and the start of school last week, Ev has been a very busy man. However thanks again for all the support, as the site is not going neglected. In fact the quite the opposite, I am alloting myself more time to work on the site.

School food is new. I live in a small town now so it is a larger effort to gather food. However the farmers market last sunday was fantastic (have you ever eaten a red peach?) and even though near everything closes at 9. The food in the cafeteria [far left] is not my favorite, but the suite we live in has a kitchen (a small one shared amongst 6 men) and thus, life is good. For example todays lunch of smoked salmon, local strawberries and an unpictured grilled cheese topped instant ramen (pun) by far.

Being a Californian I have unparalled access to a diverse food culture. I can find almost everything in California. Living in the Bay Area, I am a stones throw from Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco and a load of small unique towns and smaller cities. In the past week I have eaten Vietnamese Pho, plantain Chips in Marin, Visited HUGE asian market on the Berkeley Marina while maintaining a fridge full of goodies. It is awesome to live here. Im so lucky. My classes are highly interesting, though plenty challenging (economics and philosophy double major). The philosophy classes talk often of ethics while in economics we study the science of making decisions; I now more than ever think about our american food system and why it is the way it is. Why is Coca-Cola is still successful in keep its vending machines on campus. Why do people still drink Coke. Is it wright or wrong for Companies to distribute a food product for nothing more than profit? Is it morally permissible to sell somebody something that you would not eat yourself. Is it economically viable to run a food business honestly? Will the need for capital and the need for proper satiation find an equilibrium? They have us reading alot...

Needless to say I am having fun, and I have not forgot about the site! Keep Posted Foodies!

P.s. The durian fruit I thought I was adventurous enough to try was so foul-smelling my roommate almost puked, and I couldn't bring myself to try it. Its in the freezer now, zip-locked and under control. Do I smell Shenanigans?

Speaking of Shenanigans, I thought someone would get a kick out of my classy first dorm meal. This pic is from last week, on move in day, after all my crap was unpacked my suitemate pointed out a tupperware with combo pizza crammed inside of it and said that I was more than welcome to have a slice, as he didn't like cold pizza. Well I Do! Ironically I had the cheapest beer Trader Joe's sells- (don't ask me why, this one deserves a post all of its own) and paired the two for an instant college experience.