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Food

Photo: Jacques Pépin with his little black curly dog and a glass of white wine.

Culture

Jacques Pépin’s New Cookbook Celebrates His Twin Passions: Cooking and Painting

December 4, 2025

Photo: A young Asian man leans up against his store front. He is wearing a gray shirt and a navy button up.

University News

Round of Applause: Chompon “Boong” Boonnak’s Mahaniyom Wins Prestigious Michelin Awards

November 24, 2025

Photo: A composite image of four different photos of Jacques Pepin whipping up some pancakes. He wears a navy polo shirt in his kitchen. From left to right, he smiles for the photo, he stirs a mixture in a bowl, Pepin throws a dash of an ingredients in the bowl, and lastly, Pepin poses for the camera with his apron, while the food cooks on the pan.

Food

In the Kitchen with Jacques Pépin

March 22, 2024

Photo: Adeena Sussman, a white woman with curly brown-blonde hair and wearing a light blue collared shirt and black apron, smiles as she poses for a photo. Her hands work on some pastry dough on the counter in front of her as she smiles in a bright kitchen.

Alumni

Adeena Sussman Releases new Jewish Cookbook, Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours

November 16, 2023

Photo: An Asian man with short black hair smiles as he sits in a chair next to a standard order at his chicken shop.

Alumni

Nashville Hot Chicken Comes to Cambridge, Mass.

August 4, 2023

Patriots fans Molly Winsten (Sargent’18) (left) and Erin Truex (SSW’15) didn’t meet at BU, but as players on the offensive line of the Boston Renegades women’s professional football team. Photos courtesy of Food Network

Food

Two Alums Crowned Winners on Food Network’s NFL Tailgate Takedown

February 8, 2023

Photo: Businessperson Catarina Chang (SHA'11) poses for a photo at Sunset Cantina on January 17,2023. A young Asian woman wearing a long-sleeved jewell blue blouse, poses with arms folded over each other on a wooden divider. Wooden dining tables can be seen in a seating area behind her. The ceiling/walls are decorated with brightly colored fan ornaments of various sizes.

Food & Dining

Sunset Cantina Reopens, with an Alum a Co-owner

January 25, 2023

Photo: A large piece of butternut squash manicotti topped with Brussels sprouts, pickled apple, and almonds is shown on a white plate. A slight sprinkling of Parmesan cheese tops the dish.

recipe

VIDEO: What’s for Thanksgiving? Try This Fall-Themed Manicotti with Squash and Brussels Sprouts

November 18, 2022

Photo of Sumit Sharma (right, in red) and his brother Vanit Sharma (at left, in blue) posing with four packs of Rupee beer at Dorchester Brewing Company. The brothers are Indian American, have dark hair, and smile as they pose. Sumit sits on a metal stool and Vanit stands. A wooden bar and taps are seen behind them.

Entrepreneurial Alum

The Beer to Have When You’re Having More Than One…Curry

July 7, 2022

Composite image: at left, Photo of Pastry chef Tie Whittaker (MET’12), owner of dessert company Buttermilk Boutique, holding an award. Whittaker is a young Black woman, wearing a black chef's jacket and cheetah print headband, smiles as she holds the glass award in her hands. At right, a photo of a three-tiered tower of macarons, with bright pink ones in the bottom tier and pale pink ones in the upper two tiers.

Food

Keeping Her Grandmothers’ Recipes Alive

March 21, 2022

Composite image. At left, a LVNGBook cookbook rests on a table next to wooden spoons and a bowl of salt. At right, portrait of Shaun Chavis, a young black woman with crimson colored hair. She smiles and wears a black blouse.

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Shaun Chavis

November 22, 2021

Photo of Chef Priyanka Naik, wearing a brightly colored floral dress, and holding a plate with an ice cream cone in her right hand, and eating an ice cream cone dripping with an orange sauce in her left hand. She wears a light blue headband, pink hoops, and stands in front of a bright blue background.

Alumni

Priyanka Naik’s The Modern Tiffin Features Vegan Recipes with a Global Influence

October 18, 2021

Photo of Daisy Figueroa (LAW’21) in a black t-shirt and jeans ripped at the knee standing if front of a larger mural with the virgin mary and graffiti painted all over it. The photo has been edited so Figueroa is in black and white and the mural is brightly colored.

Student Activism

Student Activism Today Is Leaving a Mark on Climate Change, Antiracism, Housing, and More

March 26, 2021

Photo of David With in a black vest, shirt, and baseball cap, standing with his hands in his pockets and looking off to the side. His the black trailer where he runs his BBQ business out of is behind him; blue sky and trees are seen in the background.

Alumni

From Seminary to Short Ribs

January 22, 2021

TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of Urban Grape in Boston, pose for a photo on November 2, 2020. A floor to ceiling rack of wine bottles is seen behind them.

Alumni

New Scholarship at MET Seeks to Draw More People of Color into the Wine and Beverage Industry

November 19, 2020

A photo of an assembly line with apples on it

Food

How COVID-19 Changed Our View of the Food Supply Chain

October 12, 2020

Photo of Flagg (left) and her boyfriend, Aaron Bourget, picking up a donation from Bagelsaurus in Cambridge during a volunteer shift for Rescuing Leftover Cuisine in August. Both wear masks, Lizy carries a tub with brown bags.

Food Rescue

2020 ENG Grad Fighting Waste and Food Insecurity

September 15, 2020

Composite image of Boston restauranteurs and alumni: Andrew Holden (SHA’04), Ali Fong (CAS’01), Michael Lombardi, and Fernanda Tapia (MET’09). Video play button is overlayed.

Restaurants

Can Boston’s Restaurant Scene Survive the Pandemic?

August 4, 2020

Nicholas Chen (CFA’17) poses for a photo inside his Board game café Tavern of Tales.

In the City

CFA Alum Opens Board Game Café in Mission Hill

February 5, 2020

Bags of Cotton Candy Grapes on display in a groccery store

Food

Why Kara Nielsen Sees Cotton Candy Grapes in Your Future

January 24, 2020

Why Kara Nielsen Sees Cotton Candy Grapes in Your Future