Monday, June 23

Trucking Around: Sushi truck re-rolls classic ingredients for novel portability

Food trucks are a vital part of the Los Angeles culinary scene, with many accumulating hordes of followers who aggressively pursue them around the city. The sheer magnitude of trucks can make dining choices difficult, but columnist Alisha Kapur has narrowed down 10 to try out and review. Read more...

Photo: The Jogasaki Sushi Burrito truck serves burrito-sized sushi rolls, such as the Popcorn Lobster Burrito made of crab meat, avocado, cucumber and langostino tempura encapsulated in soy paper. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)


First openly gay Marvel character comes to the rescue on LGBT advocacy

Marvel Comics has seen an increase in mainstream popularity with the recent release of several box-office hits such as “The Avengers.” Since its inception in 1939, the comic book company has created thousands of characters. Read more...

Photo: As of 1992, in an issue of “Alpha Flight,” Northstar (right) became Marvel’s first openly gay character. In 2012, he married his boyfriend, Kyle Jinadu, (left) in an issue of “Astonishing X-Men.” (Marvel)


Statement shoes make strides in UCLA campus style

It doesn’t take UCLA students long to realize that campus is filled with hills, stairs and strangely-taxing slight inclines. When 20 to 40 minutes of a student’s day is spent walking to and from campus, the right shoe can make all the difference. Read more...

Photo: (Hediy Cadena/Daily Bruin)



Graduate student wins California Strawberry Festival’s recipe contest

Strawberry season in California brings many tasty things: strawberry pies, strawberry jams, even strawberry beer and strawberry caviar – delicacies presented at the annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard. Read more...

Photo: The annual California Strawberry Festival took place Saturday in Oxnard. English graduate student Alethia Shih (left) won The Berry Blast Off Recipe Contest Championship for her strawberry-based poke cake. (Marina Romanchuk-Kapralau/Daily Bruin)


Best friends show off wit, comedic banter in original program

The friendship started with a rejection. Last year, Kim Seltzer, asecond-year computer science student, applied to be on the staff of UCLA’s comedy magazine Satyr. Aliya Kamalova, current editor in chiefof Satyr anda third-year global studies student, interviewed Seltzer and did not accept her to the staff. Read more...

Photo: Second-year computer science student Kim Seltzer and third-year global studies student Aliya Kamalova will host “The Best Friends Show” at Nerdmelt on Friday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


Trucking Around: Vietnamese truck offers four options, achieves spicy simplicity

Food trucks are a vital part of the Los Angeles culinary scene, with many accumulating hordes of followers who aggressively pursue them around the city. The sheer magnitude of trucks can make dining choices difficult, but columnist Alisha Kapur has narrowed down 10 to try out and review. Read more...

Photo: The Mandoline Grill is a food truck that serves up Vietnamese cuisine, such as Banh Mi. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)



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