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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...

Kevin Hoban ’24, Taryn Bellamy ’24, Adamaris Bovasso ’24 and Anna
Owens ’24 at the HawkHUB and Sharing Excess Trader Joe’s pop-up Nov.
11 on Campion Lawn. PHOTO: ALLIE MILLER ’24/THE HAWK

Meal swipe donation program launches to help students in need

Gavin Kuebler November 29, 2023

Starting Nov. 27, St. Joe’s students with meal plans will have the opportunity to donate unused swipes to students in need. The meal swipe donation program, a partnership with HawkHUB, the Office...

GRAPHIC: HANNAH MADEYA ’24 /THE HAWK

Fluffernutter

Tyler Goodwin November 15, 2023

In 1918, Emma Curtis, a Massachusetts entrepreneur, published a recipe for the “Liberty Sandwich” — marshmallow creme and peanut butter between two slices of bread — in a booklet of recipes advertising...

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