The Bowdoin Gourmet

I just wanted to let The Bowdoin Gourmet readers know that I’ll be on spring break until March 27th.  There won’t be any new posts between now and then, but you can always browse previous posts if you’re looking for some collegiate culinary inspiration.

See you in a few weeks,
- Mark

You’ve heard a lot of my thoughts on Bowdoin’s food. Here are what some other students wrote on comment cards in Moulton:

“Espresso Bar = Awsome!!!”

“Please don’t put out so many good entrees on one night”

“Pork tacos…”

“Moulton Union dining hall hell yes!!!”

“I really like the Golden Cheese Soup! Mmmmm.”

“Could you put raspberries in the lemon-poppyseed muffins?”

Well there you have it – the students have spoken.

Each Friday I’ll be writting a haiku poem about the most inspiring food experience I had that day. Check back tomorrow for the first in the Friday Haiku series.

• I have a passion for good food.
• Bowdoin College serves good food; perhaps the best among all colleges in the country.

I am in unique position to offer an inside look at the Bowdoin College dining experince, long recognized as distinguished but never truly revealed to those outside of the Maine college campus.

There is a lot to reveal . As an outsider looking in on a college campus, its easy to forget or dismiss the importance of good food for ensuring students’ well being. But when, like me, you’re eating the school’s food 3 times a day, 200 days a year, it takes on enourmous importance.

Bowdoin’s great food makes my college experience much more enjoyable. It helps me feel happy and healthy, and I feel very lucky to be at Bowdoin in part because of it. With this blog – the Bowdoin Gourmet – I therefore hope to show others what dining at Bowdoin is really like and to highlight the impact that Bowdoin’s dining services has on so many people.

I think that BowdoinGourmet will attract a diverse audience of readers:

• Students from other colleges, wanting to know how their food compares to Bowdoin’s
• Parents of college students, curious about how their children eat at school
• Prospective students, wondering what they can look forward to if they choose Bowdoin
• Food journalists, looking for the inside scoop on the fabled Bowdoin dining experince
• Fellow Bowdoin students, seeing how their gustatory habits compare to mine
• and General foodies, captivated by Bowdoin’s unique culinary experience

I look forward to blogging the Bowdoin Gourmet, sharing it with readers, and participating in the discussion that are sure to ensue. Enjoy!

I’m returning to Bowdoin on August 23rd, so that’s when you can expect to see new content on BowdoinGourmet.com. Until then, I’m working on setting up the website and thinking up topics for feature stories. Since I want to have lots of delicious pictures on the blog, I’m also improving my food photography skills.

Just to whet your appetite, here are a few of the things that I’ll be bloggin about when school starts:

• The Annual Lobster Bake – A Bowdoin institution
• Tasty produce from Bowdoin’s own organic garden
• Amazing fresh fruit at the breakfast bar
• Make-your-own gourmet sandwiches for lunch
• Dinners featuring food from local Maine farmers