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A student shops at the C-Store on the Lancaster campus, Oct. 24. PHOTOS: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK

Dining options at UCity and Lancaster campuses limited

Grace O’Meara ’27, Assistant News Editor October 29, 2025

As the Lancaster and University City campuses continue to undergo changes following its mergers with St. Joe’s, one ongoing challenge for both locations is on-campus dining options. At the Lancaster...

The Passion Bowl from Amazonia Açaí comes with açaí base, passion fruit cream, cookie pieces, chocolate chips, strawberry, banana, mango and coconut. PHOTO: LISBETH URENA ’27/THE HAWK

Discover Madrid’s restaurants: Four places you can’t miss

Lisbeth Urena ’27, Features Reporter October 22, 2025

You can’t turn a corner in Madrid without stumbling into a tapas bar, hole-in-the-wall café, or Michelin Star restaurant. In my time here, I’ve discovered numerous restaurants and cafés, and the...

A customer visits one of two refillery stores that Wakanda Food Accelerator set up in shipping containers in the township of Alex as part of a project called Gcwalisa. PHOTO COURTESY OF WAKANDA FOOD ACCELERATOR

Fit to be king

Lilli Dellheim ’25 M.A., Special to the Hawk July 13, 2024

Johannesburg, South Africa – Miles Kubheka, a food entrepreneur and systems-change enthusiast, has a history of finding inspiration and solutions hidden in plain sight.  “I think I knew I wanted...

Hannah Madeya posing at her kitchen counter with with ingredients she used as part of her attempt to try three-ingredient meals for a week

Finding the limit in cooking

Hannah Madeya April 17, 2024

Most children ask for a new bike, toys, a coloring book or, now, the latest iPhone for their 10th birthday. Not me. I asked my parents to buy me five mystery ingredients and set up a two-hour timer so...

photo of author Monica Sowinski ’26 pours oatmeal base to begin making her oatmeal

Building up the boring base

Monica Sowinski ’26 April 10, 2024
Transforming your everyday plain oats
Savannah Warner ’24 attempted to make home-cooked meals for a week in place of takeout last semenester.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Taking out takeout for a week

Savannah Warner February 28, 2024

I often find myself scrolling through the Grubhub app, despite having an entire cabinet stocked with food. As the essays and assignments start to pile up, the urge to give up on cooking and pick up Wendy’s...

Sultan Mohiuddin, an employee of Big Guy Halal
Food, cooks a lamb gyro hoagie.
PHOTO: MAX KELLY ’24/THE HAWK

The search for affordable food cart bites

Max Kelly February 21, 2024

I love to try new foods but as a college student, I don’t have award-winning restaurant money. So, late last semester, I embarked on a mission to find some great meals for a reasonable price amidst...

Philly fan explores famous market

Juliet Menz February 7, 2024

After 21 years of claiming to be a die-hard Philadelphia fan, I have finally crossed a Philly destination off my bucket list: the Reading Terminal Market. Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, the Reading Terminal...

The storefront of South Philly Barbacoa is decorated with a mosaic sign, located at 1140 S. 9th St.
PHOTO: MAX KELLY ’24/THE HAWK

Exploring Mexican culture at Italian Market

Max Kelly January 31, 2024

Marcos Tlacopilco is the kind of person I hoped to meet during my first excursion to Philadelphia’s famous Italian Market: an immigrant, a restaurant employee who worked his way up to owner and a colorful...

Katie Cappelletti ’24 prepares a meal at her off-campus house, Jan. 25.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KATIE CAPPELLETTI ’24

Meal prepping as a college student

Katie Cappelletti January 31, 2024

Setting aside time to go to the grocery store every night and then cook meals at home is not really feasible for most college students. As a result, many of us resort to eating out several times a week,...

GRAPHIC: HANNAH MADEYA ’24 /THE HAWK

Miso soup

Lanie Stem December 6, 2023

I adore sushi and going to Japanese restaurants to try new things on the menu. However, as much as I have been curious to try miso soup, a staple at Japanese restaurants, I’d rather fill up on sushi...

GRAPHIC: HANNAH MADEYA ’24 /THE HAWK

Portuguese bread (& butter!)

Natalia Pereira November 29, 2023

The one food I have always identified with Portuguese culture and my family is traditional Portuguese bread, specifically the family recipe that has been passed down on my mom’s side through generations. Both...

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