The mission: to identify the best margarita in New Haven. The establishments: c.o. jones, Viva Zapata and El Amigo Felix The team: two Mexicans (Alberto Ortega '04 and Rafael Pizarra '04), a Texan (Stephen Milbank '04), someone named Margarita (Margaret Aiken '04), and someone who just drinks a lot (William Frazier '04). The chaos: We wanted the...
Meet the motley crew of Purple Crayon members that is Nick Brown, Dan Grollman, Jane Leibrock, Jon Bettin and Marvin Astorga. A motley crew, but their love for ice cream brought them together one Saturday afternoon as they took to the streets of New Haven -- plastic spoons in hand -- in search of the city's best ice cream. Their journey began at Ashley's on York...
Typical of Yale, the night was filled with beautiful people engaging in philosophical discussions. But in conversations more befitting cattle conventions and girls' locker rooms than New Haven restaurants, Will Perkins, Paul Sciarra, Mark Marion and Ian Mills discussed meat. Entrusted with the mission of finding New Haven's best burger, these Silliman seniors...
Without consulting the authorities, three sojourners in the search for darn good coffee assembled to judge the brews at Atticus, Koffee Too?, and The Book Trader Cafe. The lineup consisted of new amour to the bean Anne Akin '03, coffee connoisseur Lucas Hanft '04, and Starbucks veteran Noa Wheeler '05. Lucas brought his cup with him. "I'm on the meal plan for...
Five students gathered in the Branford common room to choose New Haven's best chocolate chip cookie. The student judges clustered around unmarked brown paper bags, each filled with a pile of New Haven's finest cookies. The identities of the cookies would not be revealed until the end of the competition. With a gleaming look of determination in their eyes, the students...
Every Yalie has heard of the legendary Pepe's and Sally's, but the truth is that when Yalies are hungry for pizza, most simply cannot muster enough motivation to get in a car and drive to these favorite spots for a moment's craving. Instead, many students opt for places that are within walking distance. Eight volunteers -- Alex Gamboa, Dave Gimbel, Derek Goeriz, Mike...
