In several places around the world, pregnant women frequently engage in pica — a scientific term for the craving and consumption of various items that are not food, most popularly earth, clay and rocks.

A study by Cornell Prof. David Levitsky, nutritional sciences, studied the phenomenon of the fabled freshman fifteen and found that freshman tend to gain around four to six pounds in the first 12 weeks of college. In a new study on North Campus, Victoria Garland ’12, biology and society, and Louise Mendes ’12, psychology and nutritional sciences, are looking at the correlation between nutrition education and weight gain in freshmen during the fall semester.

The term “student-run” usually conjures the image of a haphazard experiment. Yet, when I attended last week’s “student-run” Damiani Dinner at Taverna Banfi, I felt that I absolutely needed to rethink my definition of the term.

Taste, a sense often neatly organized into four categories –– sweet, sour, bitter and salty –– may, in fact, be significantly more complicated.

David Roger ranks the top five spots in Ithaca to get a great brunch.

“The future of eating food will be delicious,” announced Dan Barber, a world-renowned chef and owner of the Blue Hill Restaurants in Westchester County and Manhattan.  Barber gave a lecture, “Cultivating Flavor- a Recipe for the Recipe” at Call Auditorium on Monday.

Spring break in Cuba.

Elisabeth Rosen '12 explains how her craving for grilled eggplant calls for an affordable, fresh grocery store in Collegetown. 

A tour of food television.