All of us coffee drinkers have consumed countless lattes with designs in our foam, but it takes a true coffee aficionado to pause and fully consider the quality of the design….The baristas who make our drinks, however, not only think about their designs, but they also compete with them. Read about the competition and lessons learned here.
– Lara Norgaard, Spoon University
Julie Goldstein writes about quinoa (keen-wah), which she has found in good supply at dining sites across campus:
“Quinoa has proven to be one of the biggest food trends of the 21st century. Although its popularity may be associated with the recent decades, this grain has been around for quite some time. The cultivation of quinoa can be traced back to the ancient civilizations of Andes in South America, with its use as a food source starting around 4000 BCE….The grain is known to have a high nutritional value, containing all the essential amino acids along with particularly high concentrations of protein. Quinoa also has significant amounts of iron and zinc, and is a good source of dietary fiber.” Read more, and see pictures of quinoa dishes here.
– Julie Goldstein, Spoon University
Countdown to Alumni Weekend: Please join us in McCosh 46 from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 29 for a panel discussion and film screening. Panelists are Kelly Caylor, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Timothy Searchinger, Research Scholar, Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP), Woodrow Wilson School; R. Gordon Douglas M.D. ’55, Professor Emeritus, Weill Cornell Medical College; Craig Leon ’85, Producer, Modern Nature. Sponsored by the Princeton Environmental Institute, Program in Environmental Studies, and Princeton Studies Food.
Ross Wishnick
Lance Liverman
Princeton University students, in a current online column in the Princeton Packet, are commended for their upcoming Truckfest, with proceeds from the event to go to nearby anti-hunger charities.
Civic activists Lance Liverman and Ross Wishnick also ask for volunteers and for donations “you may be able to spare” from the Princeton University community, so that the meals can be provided more frequently than just on Tuesdays.
Here’s more from Pam Hersh, in her “Loose Ends” column:
[Lance] Liverman and Human Services Commissioner Ross Wishnick were the brainstormers behind a new free meal program in Princeton. Mr. Liverman took the idea to his church, the First Baptist Church of Princeton, which connected with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), to produce a weekly (every Tuesday) free meal program, beginning May 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Everyone is welcome — no questions asked — to come to the church’s lower auditorium (at Paul Robeson Place and Green Street) to get a takeout meal that may be enjoyed on site or at home…
Lance encourages everyone in the neighborhood — whether or not they need food — to stop by and socialize and “get to know your fellow citizens. Also, we always could use volunteers and any donations you may be able to spare. It would be great if we could do this more than once a week, but that takes volunteer power and dollars. It would be great to get a group from the university to come by on a regular basis,” he said, praising the various volunteer services provided by Princeton University students…
Princeton University students are raising money Saturday for food security charities in Trenton and the region. All 11 of the Princeton University Eating Clubs on Prospect Avenue, in conjunction with the Pace Council for Civic Values, are hosting TruckFest from 2 to 6 p.m. on Prospect Avenue (which will be closed from Washington Road to Olden Street). Food trucks will be parked in front of each eating club and selling the specialties prepared by the eating club chefs.”
That last sentence, however, isn’t quite right. Yes, food trucks will be parked in front of the Eating Clubs, but they will be selling their own specialties, not items prepared by eating club chefs, said Jennifer Cohan, a volunteer publicist for the student organizers.
Artisan cheeses from Valley Shepherd Creamery.
Spring weather ruled for the beginning of the Princeton University Farmers’ Market, which will be on campus each Wednesday through May 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors include Terra Momo Learning Kitchen, Valley Shepherd Creamery and Tassot Apiaries.
The market is co-sponsored by the High Meadows Foundation Sustainability Fund, the Office of Sustainability, the Graduate Student Government Events Board, Campus Dining, and the Office of Community and Regional Affairs.
Honey and NJ-made maple syrup from Tassot Apiaries proved popular at the Farmers’ Market.
Natalie Russano, of Terra Momo Learning Kitchen (in the Princeton YMCA), offered meals to go.
Illustration by Hannah Miller ’16
More than 15 food trucks will open for business along Prospect Avenue on Saturday, April 25 from 2 p.m-6 p.m., for Truckfest 2015, with proceeds going to support Send Hunger Packing through Mercer Street Friends and Meals on Wheels, two food security charities in the area.
The event is hosted by the 11 Eating Clubs, along with the Pace Council for Civic Values, Princeton Prospect Foundation, the Student Projects Board, edWeb, and Worldwide Learning Services.
Particularly enticing: Mausam Curry and Bites, El Lechon de Negron (Puerto Rican), BrazBQ (Brazilian) and The Feed Truck (breakfast and house-made jams).
Tickets will cost $2 each and will be sold in front of Robertson Hall on the day of the event. Tickets can be used to purchase food or can be entered into the raffle. Princeton undergraduates can buy tickets from noon-6 p.m. in Frist on Friday, April 24.
For more information, write princetontruckfest@gmail.com.
Eric Wood, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Eric Wood, CEE, recently was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He was cited for “development of land surface models and use of remote sensing for hydrologic modeling and prediction.” From the Terrestrial Hydrology Research Group site: Research includes land surface – atmosphere interactions for climate models and watershed models; impacts of climate change on hydrologic and water resource systems; and remote sensing of hydrologic systems.