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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Cooking up Community: Bon Appetit Collabs with Clubs

Cooking up Community: Bon Appetit Collabs with Clubs

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter September 28, 2023

Scents of rosemary and thyme waft through 80 degree heat down Isaacs and toward campus. On Saturday, Sept. 16, Chef Jon and the Bon Appétit team partnered with the Organic Garden Club to present a...

Illustration by Hayden Garner.

Culinary connections: the love our meals give us

Sneh Chachra, Feature Writer February 23, 2023

The first time I remember missing India was when I was licking brownie batter off of a wooden spoon in my apartment in Los Angeles. I was four when I left India, but I still remember my grandmother would...

Illustration by Hannah Paul

Taking time to taste

Dana Walden, Opinion Editor May 8, 2020

As I write this, I am sitting on my back porch in Tennessee; my mamma is grilling buns and okra while the bbq is cooking in the crockpot inside. I can smell her bbq, even through thick walls. Good food...

Illustration by Hannah Paul

Tips and tricks to get the best bang for your buck at Cleveland Commons

Fielding Schaefer, Dry-Erase Board Supremacist February 27, 2020

Your flex dollars are precious. Despite all your good karma from returning your eco takeout and tweeting about social justice, you’re often served less dinner than you’d like. Here’s a foolproof...

Illustration by Elie Flanagan

‘Food At Home’ Actually Tupperware of Slugs

AE, Heir to Rat King September 23, 2019

Junior Margaret Muppenhoush was just trying to do the right thing. She was tired of checking her bank account and only seeing $3.54 on her debit card, so this past Friday, when she got that 4:45 p.m. “Sushi?”...

Walla Walla Tour de Fry

Walla Walla Tour de Fry

Mitchell Smith and Marra Clay April 27, 2017

With just two issues of The Wire remaining, Publisher Marra Clay and I asked ourselves what we had missed this year. One word came to mind: food. Then another: fries. So we decided to embark on a selflessly...

Bon App to Crack Down on Food Theft

Clara Wheeler, Staff Writer October 27, 2016

Bon App is sick and tired of having to buy new food all the time, said representative Flarm Jackson in an interview. “Finding new flavors of bagels gets real old real fast,” he went on. “Honestly,...

Photo by Marra Clay

Taste of Africa Draws Large Crowds

Emma Cooper, Staff Writer April 14, 2016
The Whitman African Student Association (WASA) put together delectable African cuisine as well as a mesmerizing show featuring a traditional Ghanian dance performance, African music, a recitation of African poetry, and a fashion show.
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Eating Cheap in Walla Walla: A Grocery Guide

January 26, 2016

Welcome back to Vegan Beats! After a hiatus, we are back and excited to once again talk food with you. As the new year gets into full swing, money and health-related resolutions can easily get pushed aside...

Are Vegans Smug Enough?

Tino Mori, Columnist November 12, 2015
Don’t let the persona of the vegan stereotype dressed in an organic hemp sweater distract you from their message.
Photo Alan Mendoza

Following Food: The Story Behind Your Dining Hall Plate

Claire Ommen, Features writer October 22, 2015
The food that many students gaze at through the windows of the dining hall three times a day is merely the tip of the vast iceberg that is Bon Appétit's food production outfit.
A Brief Vegan Instagram Anthology

A Brief Vegan Instagram Anthology

Sarah Cornett October 1, 2015

During a summer adventure in veganism, I was quickly led to the exciting world of plant-based Instagram accounts. The Instagram scene opened up an addictive space of beautiful food photography, cooking...

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