Columbia Dining Services announced today that Wilma Jordan, who has cooked us omelettes and brightened John Jay Hall with her eternal smile for 27 years, is retiring at the end of the semester. Here is the official announcement: After 27 years of service to the Columbia community, our beloved Wilma Jordan will retire at the end of […]

Fall registration is upon us, so we’ve compiled a set of classes that are probably awesome but are definitely oddly-titled. We’re almost certain they have an ambiguous practical application.  That said, it’s a privilege to attend a university that can offer such amenities as wild classes for its undergrads, and if we can’t take them, […]

The culinary contrarian returns and takes us on a colorful experience through the rarely sampled world of food. There’s always that one weird item on the menu you’ve always been too scared to try, and now you don’t have to. It was a sort of vaguely damp and just-a-bit too cold night. Tuesdays are rather […]

Well, it’s that time of year again folks.  That time that makes us feel warm, fuzzy, and excited about the possibility of gifts: finals time!  the holiday season!  And naturally that means the very exciting annual Tree Lighting and Yule Log Ceremony! The lighting of the trees ceremony will begin at 6pm tonight at College Walk […]

A tipster who can now consider herself the poet laureate of Bwog’s soul just sent us a way too accurate description of Columbia student’s lives right now: Write a sentence. Eat some food. Write a sentence. Eat some food. Write a eat. Sentence of food. Eat a sentence. Write some food. Food. Food. Food. Never […]

In an effort to be of continual service to the Columbia community—and to avoid our collective mound of work—Bwog brings you a series of narrative reviews for the questionably labeled baked goods available at your favorite only Butler dining option: Butler Cafe.  (Daniel’s?) Swirled (Cheesecake?) Brownie None of these 1970s Japanese studies are showing up on […]

After six years of faithfully dishing up feel-good Southern food, Rack & Soul is turning off its ovens and closing its doors. The 109th Street establishment endeared many in both of its past locations with its ribs, fried chicken, and biscuits. The owner, Michael Eberstadt, broke the news with a sign. Mouth-watering meat via Shutterstock

The hectic lifestyle that accompanies being a Columbia student leads many to stay within the confines of campus. Some don’t have time to explore the city, while others often don’t know where to go. It is also especially disappointing to take the time to leave campus and return disappointed. Luckily, Columbia has its fair share of entrepreneurs, […]

Dining Services can play the role of mother when needed. The question is whether or not the mother is a kind one that gives you unlimited fro-yo, or an overbearing one that tells you things you already know. A tipster too busy indulging in Chipotle to deal with lines at the Action Station sent us […]

Mornin’ freshpeople! We heard you were on an island last night! How the kids branched out before: NSOP renting out iconic New York places has been a tradition. Last year, 2014 was on a boat, 2013 danced in the zoo, and 2012 bonded in Victorian Gardens. But maybe dear ol’ 2011 had it best when […]

Burgers, cookies, and salads—oh my! Few things are more important in the life of a Columbia student than eating a good meal. It’s an exciting week in the Columbia culinary world. Boringside Heights—all minutia, all the time.

Nom^3’s take on Meatless Mondays, NOMdays, launched yesterday in Lerner. Clients picked up pre-ordered meals, which they had chosen from an option of three vegetarian dishes. Bwog was sort of impressed, sort of not. MENU 1: Quinoa with avocado and pumpkin/marinated cucumber and chickpeas/apple The ratio of the portions was surprising. A generous helping of […]

Inspired in part by Meatless Mondays, the folks over at NOM^3 have started a lunch subscription program called NOMdays. Now you can pay in advance for a tasty meal to be picked up on the Lerner ramps at lunchtime Monday. While pretty snazzy, this program is not the end of bold new projects for NOM^3—they still […]

Take a break from your Facebook study break and go check out the Chinese Students Club’s Night Market 2010: CU EXPO on Low Plaza. There will be much food (possibly even free, if you pull the right strings), performances, and fun to be had. In this time of seemingly unending midterms despair, this is a […]

Honest Tea is out in front of the 116th Street gates. Take a bottle, and pay a dollar in the box, but you’re on the honor system–nobody is watching! Update: In other food news, it is half-off day at Haagen Dazs! Photo by David Hu