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...

Cafecito Organico provides hot roasts but cold climate

Cafecito Organico joins Eagle Rock's multitude of coffee shops as the new, socially conscious and cultured kid on the block. But like any new...

New BBQ joint provides good meat with a side of family values

Just three blocks from Occidental, wedged next to Yellow Liquor on the corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Ridgeview Avenue, is Max City...

Turn basic ingredients into lavish meals, all in REHS halls

Last semester, the Bell-Young kitchen enabled a friendship between Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) major Nick Theyerl (junior) and the Bell-Young cleaning staff. The...

Marketplace encounters troubles with casual workers

The introduction of new temporary workers at the Marketplace has caused concern among existing employees, some of whom believe the training of these new...

Lessons in gluttony and kimchi – ins and outs of Korean BBQ

All You Can Eat Korean Barbeque, otherwise known as A.Y.C.E., has become popular amongst non-Koreans for its indulgent, interactive food experience. The idea, nonexistent...

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

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

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

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