Dining

Sweeten or spice up your life at the Green Bean

Walking into the Green Bean, customers are greeted by the chatter of students working and talking, the rumble of milk steamers, and music ranging...

Dining Services struggles to respond to food inflation, staff shortages

Occidental College’s Marketplace and Tiger Cooler, the two main sources of food on campus for students, have struggled to respond to inflation and industrywide labor shortages,...

A peek into York Blvd’s newest food hot spot: Bagel + Slice

Bagel + Slice, a new restaurant serving locally sourced pizza and bagels, will open next to Oxy Arts in a shared building on York...

New neighborhood eateries spice up affordable dining options

Author: Macarena Blando Demarco One of the many perks of living in Los Angeles is never running out of places to explore, and the neighborhood surrounding...

Staff Profiles: Campus Dining’s Michael “Meesh” Montygierd

Author: Emma Lodes|Donovan Dennis The Pacific glows an azure blue through a wall of windows 18 stories above the California shore. Chic and modern seats, petite...

Clue in: it was GameHäus Cafe, in Glendale, with the coffee

Author: Brenna Reid The unimpressive exterior of GameHäus Cafe in Glendale disguises a hidden gem: a warm and welcoming oasis stocked with a profusion of food...

How to get a lot out of your latte; Green Bean do’s and don’ts

Author: Cordelia Kenney "Dirty Blue Velvets" might just tear this school apart. For those who have sampled this bizarre amalgam of coffee and tea, these three...

Innovation Kitchen puts new spin on Panda Express favorites

Author: Henry Dickmeyer Immediately before placing their order at the front of the ingredients bar, customers at Pasadena's new Panda Express "Innovation Kitchen" see a sign...

Sam Dalsheimer Conquers Crazy Hook’s Fire Chicken Challenge

Author: Claire Diggins   It is Thursday morning. I read a text from my friend saying, "The thing that I said never happened to me after eating...

Minimal money, maximum fun for a night out in Los Angeles

Author: Leah Nomkin Task: Explore the neighborhoods surrounding Occidental to see what local restaurants and events Los Angeles has to offer for one night under $15....

Students flock to historic neighborhood bar

Author: Hannah Teskey Many Occidental students who frequented The Hermosillo or The York last year can now be found packing into the small, dimly-lit space at...