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Critic-Turned-Cook Gives Top Marks To Fall Quarter Fare

Since September, I've been prepping in Darlene's cozy kitchen at the University of Washington, playing a minor role in getting meals out for the 70 perpetually hungry guys at Alpha Sigma Phi. Matt Hansen serving pot roast with au gratin potatoes. [Photograph: Leslie Kelly] Finals are over. Fall quarter's finished. And frat house cook Darlene Barnes has earned straight A's for her from-scratch fare made with sustainable, mostly organic ingredients. Each week, Darlene posts menus on her blog and on the fridge in the dining hall. I don't think she repeated a dinner the entire quarter. The Alpha Sigs experienced a season of first tastes. Grits, collards, braised Lacinato kale, beautiful oven-braised short ribs, brie baked in puff pastry and...

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2 Comments | Posted by Leslie Kelly, December 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: Alpha Sigma Phi, Critic-Turned-Cook, University of Washington

Critic-Turned-Cook: The Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity Kitchen

"If there's one thing all the guys seem to agree upon, it's milk. Man, do they drink a lot." A table of Alpha Sigma Phi brothers at the University of Washington. [Photograph: Leslie Kelly] When my friends and family learn I'm working as a prep cook at a fraternity house at the University of Washington, I get loads of ribbing. My former boss, Tom Douglas, actually rolled his eyes. A few ask the obvious questions and no, I haven't met anybody named Bluto and I have not tried a keg stand—not yet. (Though this 83-year-old woman is inspiring.) One of the things I've so appreciated about my time at Alpha Sigma Phi is the opportunity to see some stereotypes shattered....

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4 Comments | Posted by Leslie Kelly, October 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: college, Critic-Turned-Cook, University of Washington