cooking
Nixtamalization: diving into a Mesoamerican cooking technique
October 4, 2026The relationship between science and cooking might not be something many people think about consciously, but the two have always been connected. Scientific discoveries throughout history have allowed people from all over the world to invent culinary techniques or methods of food preservation. For example, the 1679 invention of the pressure cooker — which works via a compounding steam that increases the pressure and temperature of food inside to cook it — has made cooking easier on many fronts. These practices have opened the door to a world of endless culinary possibilities, but such examples of science-based cooking techniques are…
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Jules Sherred makes cooking accessible in Crip Up The Kitchen
March 20, 2024Jules Sherred’s Crip Up The Kitchen is a debut cookbook with a twist — it’s written by and for disabled people, giving them the tools to prepare food for themselves and others. The book contains dozens of recipes, as well…
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“Tea-Chings” uses cooking as a medium for ancestral storytelling
June 6, 2022By: Jocelyn Stevens, SFU Student This year’s rEvolver Festival by Upintheair Theatre presented Harvesting Ancestral “Tea-Chings,” by Siobhan Barker in a live screening Zoom event and Q&A on May 26. The event featured cooking and storytelling intertwined to share experiences about…
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Fantasy foods to bring you into another world
October 31, 2021by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer I frequently fantasize about the types of foods my Dungeons and Dragons character eats: soups, loaves, and chunky legs of meat and vegetables laid out like a magnificent feast. And during the Halloween season, what…
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SFU student accidentally wins award for culinary excellence
July 28, 2021By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate Second-year SFU student Luke Kee was surprised after being voted the winner of an international award for culinary excellence on July 25. “Man, I don’t know,” Kee said to The Peak in an exclusive interview. “This…
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Student recipe box: It’s soup season, my dudes
October 7, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief A fun fact about me is that I have a Pinboard called “SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP.” I am not ashamed. In fact, now that sweater weather has rolled in, I am thriving. Here’s why soup is…
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Adulting 101: Fall produce and how to eat it
October 17, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor The fall solstice was officially September 21, but the season’s coming doesn’t really feel real until Thanksgiving, Halloween, and midterms start to loom on the horizon. Luckily, you can turn autumn into your best food…
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Adulthood 101: Know your BC produce
May 21, 2018By Courtney Miller Have you ever wondered how people just seem to know when apples, or peaches, or other produce are in season? Or, even further, what does “in season” even mean? Have no fear, friends: as a culinary school…
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Suya Life: bringing Nigerian street food to Vancouver
March 26, 2018By: Alex Bloom In March of 2017, Suya Life began. Now, as they celebrate their one-year anniversary, they have plans to expand their services. It started as a simple love of food, and that food was suya. What is suya?…
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The student cookbook
September 20, 2017Authors: Yelin Gemma Lee, Victoria Lopatka, Gabrielle McLaren, Jessica Pickering Vegan Buddha Bowl Around $11.23 per serving (assuming you don’t have a lot of this stuff already) I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but this heat and…
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