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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

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Food Studies professor wins University Distinguished Teaching Award

Steinhardt professor Amy Bentley makes the food studies department proud with achievement for outstanding student engagement in teaching.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer May 3, 2024

The annual University Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes a few full-time faculty members for their commitment to engaging with and mentoring students in their respective fields....

One hand holds a green bowl filled with hashtags, and another feeds the hashtags into the mouth of an anthropomorphized phone.

From table to phone: NYU’s food influencers on standing out online

From saturated fats to saturated markets, the New York City food scene is a social media playground. NYU food influencers are here to play.
Kasey Goldenberg, Contributing Writer March 8, 2023

The phrase “phone eats first” is emblematic of today’s food world’s obsession with aesthetics. Social media is changing the way people dine, drink, cook and interact with...

An illustration of a Rooted Fare Dried Chili Sichuan Sauce jar with red chilis and garlic bulbs laying next to it.

NYU alum’s business partners with immigrant chefs to spread the sauce around

With help from her aunt and a childhood friend, Steinhardt alum Ashley Xie’s school project has become a business that supports immigrant chefs by helping their sauces reach a national market.
Jules Roscoe, UTA Staff Editor March 2, 2022

Anyone who has tried their hand at cooking knows that the sauce is the hardest part of a dish to get right. Too much salt, too little garlic — it's a complicated yet sacred element...

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Zella Christenson | The Queen of Food Studies

Yasmin Gulec, Under the Arch Editor December 6, 2018

Sounds of laughter and the smell of Thanksgiving dinner oozed out of the apartment where NYU Navigator’s all-girl Bible study group hosts its weekly meeting. While the group...

Food Insecurity Programs Serve Only ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

Food Insecurity Programs Serve Only ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

Due to fears of overuse, an NYU program meant to address food insecurity has been kept quiet.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor September 10, 2018
Due to fears of overuse, an NYU program meant to address food insecurity has been kept quiet.
Many stores like Whole Foods are flooded into affluent neighborhoods, but remain hard to reach in minority demographics.

How Affluence Affects What Stores Carry Organics

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer April 25, 2016
NYU Food Studies professor Carolyn Dimitri published a study in the Journal of Food Products Marketing to determine what makes food truly "organic."