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Louisa Denison

Food Literacy Project Coordinator

Louisa Denison joined Harvard University Dining Services in 2011 as the Food Literacy Project Coordinator. Denison graduated from Harvard College in May 2011, with a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies. While at Harvard, she co-founded the Harvard Community Garden, a space in Harvard Square for student and community growers. Her most recent project involves shopping and cooking from every grocery store in the greater Boston area.

Email: louisa_denison[at]harvard.edu

 Name: Emily Trang

Year: 2016

House: Weld
Favorite foods: goat cheese, jackfruit, brownies, sashimi, salmon, lumpias, spring rolls
Food interests: baking, cooking, trying new cuisine, visiting new restaurants

Favorite food resources: I Dad, Grandma, America's Test Kitchen, Eater, Food Gawker, picky palate, Sicile, Joy the Baker

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Name: Leena Raza
Year: 2016
House: Canaday
Favorite foods: hot breads, Indian, and salads
Food interests: sustainability and nutrition
Favorite food resources: I love exploring (virtual or hardcover) cookbooks from different countries like rasamalaysia.com or http://www.thaitable.com
Name: William Stewart
Year: 2016
House: Hollis
Favorite foods: roasted vegetables and peanut butter (separately of course)
Food interests: sustainability, cooking, organic, supporting local agriculture
Favorite food resources: Food, Inc. and Edible Vineyard

 

Name: Paige Qin
Year: 2013
House: Adams
Favorite foods: hotpot, gelato,all-you-can-eat sushi, fusion foods, & anything picnicable
Food interests: ethnic cooking, restaurant-hunting, anti-wasting
Fun food fact: I never developed a taste for soymilk until I got to Annenberg, where 2% cow milk is not available.

 
Name: Pin-Wen Wang
Year: 2014
Dorm: Freshman Captain, Adams House
Favorite foods: Taiwanese night market food, stinky tofu (it's delicious), shaved ice, seafood, oyster noodles, various steamed buns, & the list goes on!
Food interests: Traditional Taiwenese recipes, finding new and exciting restaurants, anti-wasting, the art of leftover cooking, & innovative cooking techniques.
Fun food fact: The term sandwich was named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who decided to have meat put between two slices of bread for lunch so he wouldn't get his hands greasy and could continue playing his game of cards.
Name: Ellie Lin
Year: 2015
House: Cabot
Favorite foods: soup dumplings, shaved ice, sushi, pig's feet
Food interests: cooking tasty and nutritious foods, exploring new restaurants, attempting challenging recipes
Favorite food resource: Cooks Illustrated

Name: Bonnie Lei
Year: 2015
House: Currier
Favorite foods: exotic fruits, fresh baked croissants, dim sum, ice cream, and all things yummy!
Food interests: sustainable agriculture and fisheries, nutrition, science of cooking, and trying my hand at new cuisines
Favorite food resource: Reading Como Agua Para Chocolate and How to Read a French Fry, Watching Good Eats or Ratatouille

 Name: Taylor Reiter
Year: 2015
House: Dunster
Favorite foods: dark chocolate, smoked salmon, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
Food interests: I love learning about nutrition, food sources, governmental and economic food pressures on food choices, cooking, baking, and the cultures around consuming food.
Favorite food resource: The Salt (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/)

Name: Celia Zhang
Year: 2013
House: Dunster, FLP Captain
Favorite foods: Sushi! When I see sushi, my stomach seems to turn into rubber and I can consume ridiculous amounts.
Fun facts: When I was in China last summer, I made sure I tried nearly every type of exotic chip flavor- from hot pot to lemon tea to sour fish.
Food interests: nutrition, sustainability, and taste
Name: Keerthi Reddy
Year: 2014
House:  Eliot
Food interests: I love cooking (and eating), but a lot of my interest in food comes from how much of an impact our eating choices can have on the world around us. I also find it fascinating how food varies between cultures and how much we eat can say about who we are.
Favorite foods: Berryline. And most fruits.
Favorite food resource: Any websites with (good) recipes.

Name: Jasmine Omeke
Year: 2014
Dorm: Kirkland
Favorite foods: Strawberry Italian ice, Thai-French fusion, crab, French fries, and white chocolate (my absolute favorite!).
Food interests: I love getting out of my comfort zone in the kitchen. I’ll often pair unlikely ingredients together in an effort to concoct something unique. I am also always on the lookout for new recipes!
Fun food fact:  During the summer, I participated in a Gallery 37 culinary arts program taught by chefs affiliated with the Washburne Culinary Institute and the Peninsula Hotel. I learned plating techniques and how to recreate various recipes from unique restaurants around the downtown Chicago area. I still have my recipe pack from the summer, and I am wiling to share it with anyone who asks.
 

Name: Gary Gerbrandt
Year: 2014
Dorm: Leverett
Favorite foods: Pasta in any context, organic fruits and vegetables, elk meat (it's like beef without the fat!), teriyaki, tofu in sauce, and, of course, cake.
Food interest: Trying to understand the myriad things food has meant to the world, from a gift between cultures to the spark which has set off wars. Oh, and watching ridiculously perfectionist chefs do their thing.
Food fact: In Canada, where I'm from, we don't actually eat moose jerky. (Often.)
 
 

Name: Elan Nguyen
Year: 2013
House: Lowell, FLP Captain
Favorite foods: Sushi, fried chicken, chocolate covered strawberries, & bubble tea
Food interests: Nutrition and going organic
Food fact: I have attended two cooking camps in the past few summers- one at Kendall Culinary College in Chicago and another at Johnson & Wales Culinary University in Providence.
Name: John Bedell
Year: 2013
House: Lowell
Favorite foods: mashed potatoes and gravy, kiwi, sweet potato fries and blueberry cheesecake
Food interests: nutrition, taste, and sustainability
Favorite food resource: The Journal of Nutrition
 

Name: Alastair Su
Year: 2014
House: Mather
Favorite foods: Perfectly cooked potatoes, poached eggs with black truffles, Indonesian style fried fish, tonkotsu ramen, anything my mom cooks
Food Interests: I am convinced that the world is separated into two groups of people: those who eat to live, and those who live to eat. And I can assure you, the people who belong to the second group are a much happier bunch.
Favorite Food Media: Heston's Feasts, The Naked Chef

 
Name: Andrew Gelfand
Year: 2015
House: Pfoho
Favorite foods: tuna, spicy tuna, oysters, shrimp, cod, crab, mussels (fish are food and friends)
Food interests: My cooking interests lie in progressive American and frozen confectionaries. Otherwise, I'm passionate about urban food policy and American agriculture. I enjoy exploring the competing interests of high-quality organic, heirloom food production and low-cost efficient ways to feed humanity.
Favorite food resource: An Edible History of Humanity, Stuffed and Starved, and Smitten Kitchen
Name: Dilia Zwart
Year: 2015
House: Quincy
Favorite foods: zucchini, cheese, chocolate, quinoa, baby carrots
Food Interests:  cooking/baknig, gardening, WWOOFing, sustainability
Favorite Food Media: www.smittenkitchen.com

 		 Name: Trisha Paul
Year: 2013
House: Winthrop

Name: Gregory Malecha
House: Dudley GSAS / SEAS
Favorite foods: sushi, pad thai, Thanksgiving Turkey (yum) and burritos.
Food Interests: Food is fun to make and fun to eat with friends. Cooking is great (and productive) stress relief and is a great way to catch up with friends old and new.

 

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