The Bakery in Farmville has an established, renowned reputation for serving up some of the most decadent creations in town. While owner Philip’s hearth-baked bread and laky pastries are common fares, Synthia and her staf also make fresh cheese and vegetable spreads in house: tapenade, chicken & ...
The choice between a steamed pork bun and a plate of cabbage stir fried in sesame oil was obvious when I was just a boy in Taiwan: either or both, never neither. Food was always made to taste. I learned an entire vocabulary of food texture and smell before I learned how to write my own name. My father ...
“The dining hall is really good, better than home,” said international student Many Pang in our Features section on Sept 17. When I first read the interview, I was admittedly in shock. In the four years I’ve been here, it’s the first time I’ve heard anyone say so. It’s the first time anyone ...
It’s Week Four: Some of you freshmen may have just gotten your first D on a paper (ever) while others may have been too preoccupied with learning the Buffalo Shuffle to care. Be you a freshman or a veteran Lancer though, the daily grind of 8 a.m. classes or even that senior seminar class available ...
Before I made it to Longwood four years ago, I made the lushest cappuccinos at a Starbucks in suburban Northern Virginia. I could get that foam aerated just right under the steam wand, just like a cream puff if you add the vanilla syrup. Every morning’s routine: After six espresso shots went straight ...
Whether you heard it from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Spiderman’s Uncle Ben or even this writer, with great power does indeed come great responsibilities. Being a first-time college student or a first-time Lancer from a distant land (as I was), you now hold the superpower you have been yearning for ...
