Choosing Healthy Foods

Hard to believe that it's already the middle of February – although it sure feels like the middle of winter with the recent (and upcoming) weather – but that means it is almost time for our first signature event of the spring semester. The event, our 14th annual Mardi Gras Celebration , is this Tuesday, February 17 from 8:00 to 10:00 pm in Levine Marketplace. We have lots of fun planning and executing this event but just what goes into transforming Stetson East into a miniature Bourbon Street? Well... Our main goal of the event is authenticity. When choosing menu items for the event, we look for recipes that we can produce in our kitchen both effectively – to honor the traditional Cajun recipes of New Orleans – and efficiently – since more than 600 guests are served in just two hours. We love serving classic New Orleans favorites including jambalaya, shrimp étouffée, and catfish po' boys but we also look for creative opportunities such as last year's pairing of traditional ...

A look back at 2014 and the events that made it special. - - January & February - - café716 Renovation Northeastern University’s 716 Columbus Place is a major administrative building on campus that houses an array of university departments. For years, the only food and drink offered within the six-story building was a small café in the first floor lobby, discernible only by an unmarked doorway in one corner of the space. During the fall of 2013, an opportunity to renovate the building lobby included plans to significantly expand the café’s presence and the new, rebranded café716 opened in January 2014. Many of the building’s employees were counting down the days until café716’s reopening and their patience was rewarded with complimentary sampling events in the days leading up to launch. Chocolicious Valentine's Day Desserts with Guest Chef Amie Smith, Northeastern Alumnae '87 For the love of cooking we welcomed owner of Lulue’s Patisserie and NU Alumnae Amie Smith back to ...