In the summer of 2011, Alex and Mat Winnicki opened up a quaint seasonal food stand called Satay Brothers at the Atwater Market. The brothers were astonished with the extraordinary response to their traditional Singaporean street food. Customers quickly began flocking back to their humble shack due to the exceptional[Read More…]
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McGill beats Concordia; wins $1,000 for Right to Play
This past Saturday afternoon, McGill’s chapter of Right to Play—an organization devoted to promoting and funding youth athletics in Africa and Northern Ontario—prevailed in a poutine-eating contest over students representing Concordia’s John Molson School of Business. McGill’s Andrew “Junger” Jung, Nicholas “Big Cheese” Norkser, John “Dirty Mike” Hopkins-Hill, and Doug[Read More…]
Leftover Thanksgiving Recipes
Turkey, turkey everywhere! After a Thanksgiving feast, you probably can’t take any more turkey. Try some of these ideas to use up the extra Thanksgiving goodies. Most can be frozen and kept for those days when you are ready to indulge in more. Layered Stuffing Casserole: Mix your leftover stuffing[Read More…]
10 tips to help you hit the books this midterm season
1. Plan and Prioritize. Studying always seems overwhelming when you have everything due at the same time—which seems to happen frequently. It’s essential to put your obligations into perspective by making a prioritized study schedule. A schedule will allow you to spend less time deciding what to do, and more[Read More…]
Student of the Week: Kelly S.
Q: What is your motto? A: YOLO. Q: If you could be anywhere else in the world right now, where would you be? A: The Caribbean. Q: Who is your hero? A: Ellen Degeneres. Big fan. Q: Denim jackets or leather jackets? A: Both. Like a mix of the two[Read More…]
The best of the left-overs: turkey soup
Prep: 30min Total Time: 2h30min Makes: 6-8 servings Step 1: Make the turkey broth In a large pot, boil together for 1 to 1 ½ hours: – 2L water or chicken stock – 1 Turkey, all meat, fat removed – 1 onion, roughly chopped – 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped[Read More…]
The style guide for fall 2012
This Fall’s trends stormed the runways of New York and Paris Fashion Week. Here are some of our favourite wardrobe staples, accompanied by tips on how to wear them all without committing fashion overkill. THE PEPLUM This feminine fad isn’t ready to go yet. The peplum, a small flare or[Read More…]
How to limit your social media use
For one week, I sacrificed my beloved Facebook account and Blackberry in the name of research. My aim was to calculate how much time is wasted texting, posting, ‘liking,’ Instagramming, and so on. I wanted to measure effective work yielded to the amount of time that would have normally been[Read More…]
Thanksgiving Stuffing
This tasty recipe is sure to make your side dish a main event this holiday weekend. Whether you’re serving it in a turkey or as a vegetarian alternative, you can bet it will be a hit! This recipe makes enough for about 8-10 people, so you may want to halve[Read More…]
10 Reasons why autumn is awesome
If you’ve been outside in the past month, you have likely noticed that summer is now over. Though the change of season signals an inevitable descent into the cold, dark winter, the drop in temperature gives students and Montrealers alike a chance to switch up their wardrobes and pastimes. Put[Read More…]
