ABOUT

What I Do:
I delegate responsibilities amongst the officers, work closely with community partners (including non-profits and cooperatives on and off campus) facilitate events, and fund-raise.

Favorite foods:
Fresh organic produce from Whole Foods, my grandmother's baked ziti, tropical fruits, pastas and noodles of all kinds, curries, anything Italian, Thai, Indian, Spanish, or Japanese. My favorite local restaurants are Ajanta, Trattoria La Siciliana, Cesar, and the Lao/Thai Soulfood Kitchen on Solano.

Interests:
Cooking, baking, the family farms back home, music festivals, hiking, new recipes, strength training, Pilates, complete proteins, holistic health and healing, poetry, peace, gratitude.

What I Do:
As the Vice President and Senior Officer of Cal Cooking Club, I make sure things run smoothly by allocating my time where needed. Whether it is in preparation for a special event, a general meeting, or just giving advice and lending a hand with committees, I work closely with the president and secretary to make sure all aspects of Cal Cooking Club are working together and oversee plans made by the committees.

Favorite Foods:
Some of my favorite foods are avocados, eggplant, hummus, gouda and grapes, black bean dip, tortilla soup, pad see-yew, phish food ice cream, lemon bars, and much more!

Interests:
I like to snowboard, play soccer, tennis, and golf. I also enjoy reading and traveling, and I love to cook and bake!

What I Do:
I do behind the scenes paper work to keep the club afloat. I also send members information regarding upcoming events and another announcements. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or comments regarding the Cooking Club.

Favorite Foods:
Mangos, nectarines, macaroni and cheese, Ramen, hot cheetos, white chocolate raspberry mousse, gelato, cheese(!), papaya salad, chive/shrimp dumplings, ROAST DUCK.

Interests:
Park hopping, listening to new types of music, sitting on grass, latin rock, beaches, biking, philosophizing, chillaxing, and baking! All with good company of course :)

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Favorite Foods:
Vegetarian anything.

Interests:
Hiking, running, traveling, languages.

What I Do:
I coordinate home clinics, cooking classes taught by Cal Cooking members.

Favorite Foods:
I love cheese. Like, a lot. And even more than that, I love cheesecake. As for a cuisines, I prefer Thai food. But honestly there are very few foods if any, that prepared well, I would not love.

Interests:
Eating, cooking, adventures, movies, music, cool people and good times.

What I Do:
I help organize the clinics. I send notifications to clinics attendees, take attendance, handle paperwork, and collect membership dues and clinic fees.

Favorite Foods:
I love all kinds of food. I'm always open to trying something new, and my tastes are always shifting. Lately I've been enjoying simple food: rice and beans, grilled vegetables, roast chicken. My favorite restaurant is La Note.

Interests:
I like cooking and entertaining. One of my favorite ways to relax is to spend a day cooking (and drinking) with my friends. I like to learn new techniques and new cuisines. My favorite cooking magazine is Cook's Illustrated. Apart from cooking, I like playing the synthesizer, reading, learning new skills, working out, and meeting new people. In my day life, I'm a grad student in physics.

What I do:
I help organize the clinics. I send notifications to clinics attendees, take attendance, handle paperwork, and collect membership dues and clinic fees.

Favorite Foods:
I'm up for anything that's not too unhealthy! Italian, Asian, American, Ethiopian, you name it! As long as it tastes good!

Interests:
COOKINGGG, exercising, exploring new places, socializaing with friends, watching movies, reading, etc.

What I do:
The Dining Committee eats at local restaurants. The Dining Committee explores the local food scene by adventuring on eating trips to unique restaurants, bakeries, and food establishments. We discover new cuisines, share fun dining experiences with fellow food enthusiasts, review restaurants, and eat great food.

Favorite Foods:
Vietnamese food, my mother's homemade food, food that brings back happy childhood memories, lemon on pizza, and caramelized onions or a fried egg on top of anything usually makes the dish better.

Interests:
Traveling, food adventures, photography, and exploring the Bay Area on a bicycle.

What I do:
I ask for help and donation from local communities to fund our club events/projects. This semester, we are planning a project to feed homeless by cooking with donated ingredients.

Favorite Foods:
Egg tarts, red velvet cupcake, anything with cheese!

Interests:
Baking, skiing, working out at rsf, blogging.

What I Do: I'm in charge of the Snack Stop that sells baked goodies on Sproul Plaza weekly. I coordinate and organize tabling shifts and keep track of the inventories at the table.

Favorite foods: Sweet crepes, cupcakes, mochi, gelato, sushi.

Interests: I love to bake cupcakes and make desserts! (Sprinkles cupcakes are my favorite.) I also think Hello Kitty is awesome!

What I Do:
I design, code, and illustrate for this website. I also retouch photos before posting them and routinely update the website.

Favorite Foods:
I love Italian food. In general, I enjoy exotic and spicy foods. I enjoy eating more than cooking in general, although that may change.

Interests:
Things that smell nice (scented candles, tea, coffee, perfumes, etc). Going out. Having fun. SLEEPING. ßOh, and of course, cooking.

What I Do:
I advise the president and provide logistical support for the club.

Favorite Foods:
I have to have protein. All the time. If I don't, my body will catabolize. Besides meat (from Cafe Rouge's meat market,) I enjoy farmers' market produce and meals at Amanda's, Gregoire's, Guerilla Cafe, Ryowa Ramen, Cafe Rouge, and Sea Salt.

Interests:
Bodybuilding, Olympic lifting, learning about wine, finding great restaurants, making delicious food

What I Do:
I meet all the wonderful local chiefs and set up clinics so you can enjoy their delicious creations.

Favorite Foods:
I love French food and of course vegetables from my garden; there's nothing like fresh picked tomatoes and corn. I'm really into buying local organic produce because it's a better for you and for the environment and tastes much better.

Interests:
Being outdoors, snowboarding, yoga, gardening and rock climbing. I'm also interested in photography and love to travel, dance and go to concerts.

What I do:
I am in charge of getting funds for the Cal Cooking Club. That involves talking to food businesses and restaurants and coming up with fun, creative ideas to raise money at Cal. If you have any ideas, talk to me, and lets try them out!

Favorite Foods:
Sushi! gelato, pink berry, Basically SUGAR

Interests:
Motorcycles, walking my dogs, traveling, tasting new food, snowboarding, playing video games.

Legacy:
Andrew Moisey established the foundations of our club by writing its constitution and designing our business cards and merchandise. He also led our meetings with unrivaled rhetoric and showmanship. Thank you Mr. Moisey!

What I Do:
I offer advice to the current officers and enjoy club events as a lifetime member.

Favorite Foods:
I think prosciutto crudo ham is the greatest of foods. I don't care if it's from Parma or San Daniele, or even the United States. I don't like it with melon, and don't start with me on that. Just the ham, please. But god. Sushi. Go to Zushi Puzzle in San Francisco and sit at the bar and kindly request of the enormous man that he give you whatever is freshest that day, and that you don't care what kind of fish that means. And you won't. Do this with someone you care deeply for.

Interests:
I'm not a scratch golfer but I'm getting ever closer. Maybe I'll try out for the Cal team before I get my PhD. And I like photography a lot. In fact, photography will be my career someday, if the whole Professor of Photography thing doesn't work out. I like making movies too, and teaching Berkeley students how to become artists. And I adore the animals before I eat them. Eating animals is wrong. No animal should have to die to suit my palette. Unfortunately, a lot have and do. Someday that will change again.

What I Do:
I enjoy the Cal Cooking Club as a lifetime member.

Favorite foods:
I cannot think of any food that I do not like, except for maybe emu. I am pretty adventurous when it comes to food and I will try anything at least once. When I cook, one of my all-time favorite recipes is the Barefoot Contessa's salmon with dijon mustard and soy sauce. So good! But if you have a sweet tooth, take the 1 down Telegraph and hop off at Bakesale Bettys's. Her scones and ginger snaps are unreal!

Interests:
cooking, farmers markets, travel, family, friends, pilates, spinning, hiking, Jamie Oliver, movies, books, etc.

What I Do:
I build relationships with restaurant, bakery, and factory chefs. With their permission, I bring the Cooking Club to their facilities, showing members what goes on behind closed kitchen doors.

Favorite Foods:
Dessert first! Especially if it involves chocolate or something creamy. Otherwise, if it's new and/or exotic, I'll try it! But a simple "meal" of artisan bread with a good extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of salt and fresh ground pepper will always do.

Interests:
Grab life by the horns! More realistically: when relaxing doesn't get too addictive, I love traveling, playing, listening to, and sharing good music, exploring the outdoors (swimming, hiking, snowboarding, one day- skydiving), the arts, or anything that defines a culture (this includes food!), reminiscing about good times, and creating unforgettable memories.

What I Do:
I enjoy watching the Cal Cooking Club grow and participating as a lifetime member

Favorite Foods:
What I like most are vegetables. Any dish with fresh greens (or reds or yellows and oranges) I am guaranteed to like. My favorite Berkeley dishes are the vegetarian sandwich (just say #2) at Semifreddi's bakery on Claremont Ave. and the Eggplant and Tofu dish at Thai Basil in the Asian Ghetto. Mmmm.

Interests:
Cooking isn't the only thing I enjoy! I also love traveling - especially to places where I can speak Spanish or work on my French. I also spend a lot of my time at the piano as well as on the road - running. One of my favorite things to do, however, is art. Sculpture is my favorite division - I can spend hours playing with clay.

What I Do:
I enjoy participating in the Cal Cooking Club as a lifetime member.

Favorite Foods:
If I have to choose, I suppose I'll go with fresh fruit and vegetables. I love pretty much all of it--pomegranites, figs, nectarines, olallaberries, corn, squash, eggplants, green beans... I could go on and on. Growing up right next to the Central Valley (in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas) has spoiled me for life.

Interests:
I love reading, especially literature and poetry, although I'll try almost anything. Some of my favorite books include A River Sutra, War and Peace, The Harafish, the Bible, The Brothers Karamazov, Brave New World and His Dark Materials trilogy. I also like to travel and to learn other languages; right now I am studying Latin and French. I'm majoring in Comparative Literature at Berkeley.