Reflecting on the Armenian genocide: Embracing roots and ancestral food

Armenian culture continues to stand strong post-genocide. Personal essay by Nina Rodriguez Today marks the 108th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Throughout 1915, 1.5 million Armenians, including some of my ancestors, were killed by the Ottoman Empire during World World I. Armenia was the only Christian nation in the Caucasus region, and it was the mission of the Ottoman Empire to annihilate all Christian Armenians. … Continue reading Reflecting on the Armenian genocide: Embracing roots and ancestral food

Olive you: How to love olives

Love olives in every dish! By Alexandra Cuoco “How I Met Your Mother” introduces us to the romantic humor behind one of my favorite foods, olives. Ted Mosby believes that the way that he knows Lily Aldrin and Marshall Erikson are truly soulmates is through the “Olive Theory”: the idea that one partner must love olives if the other one does not. Ted believes that … Continue reading Olive you: How to love olives