Site-Wide Activity – The Sandbox

Rebecca Nieves wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

For the past 50 years, Lisa Barkley has lived as a resident in a small urban town in Pennsylvania. She’s watched the neighborhood’s barren city landscape transform into a robust agricultural sys […]

Rebecca Nieves wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

Trenton is becoming a heat island.

A heat island is an urban area that tends to have higher temperatures than neighboring areas due to its lack of natural terrain and increased infrastructure.

New Jersey […]

Brian Brown wrote a new post 1 year, 11 months ago

Hello, my name is Brian Brown. I will be discussing the 2007 New Jersey Global Warming Response Act.

Gabby Pacitti wrote a new post 2 years ago

In this audio story, I sat down with Rowan University graduate Gage Hutzley to talk about his experience as a student during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discussed work ethic, mental health, and more, and the impact […]

Gabby Pacitti wrote a new post 2 years ago

Join me as I try out Jersey Girl Cafe in Hamilton, New Jersey! Serving the area since 2011, Jersey Girl Cafe offers a large variety of sandwiches, soups, salads and more, and serves breakfast all day. Enjoy and […]

Hannah Cooke wrote a new post 2 years ago

Conte’s Pizza Review by Hannah Cooke

Come with me on a date to Conte’s Pizza in Princeton, NJ!

Serving the Princeton area since 1936, Conte’s Pizza has always been a staple in the community. They were fea […]

Ryan Condon wrote a new post 2 years ago

Here is my audio story about Rutgers University during Covid.

Kayla Del wrote a new post 2 years ago

Review of Piccolo Trattoria in Pennington, NJ

With delicious and affordable Italian cuisine, Piccolo Trattoria is a top of the line restaurant that caters to different demographics by having a sit down […]

Rebecca Nieves wrote a new post 2 years ago

Rebecca Nieves, a journalism student from TCNJ, visited the restaurant Frutta Bowls at the beginning of November. As a restaurant centered on healthy eats, with smoothies, fruit bowls, and more, she describes her […]

Bella Cantalice wrote a new post 2 years ago

Bella Cantalice decides to give the sport’s bar Aroogas located in Campus town at TCNJ a try! She will give insight into food, drinks, and atmosphere to provide a review on Aroogas.

Bella: So I decided I […]

Caroline Geoghegan wrote a new post 2 years ago

Join Caroline Geoghegan and Avina Sharma (both Class of 2023) as they explore some restaurants TCNJ’s Campustown has to offer, starting with Arooga’s! Arooga’s opened in December of 2021, after the shutdown of […]

Bailei wrote a new post 2 years ago

The Skil-lit cafe is a Trenton native owned restaurant in the downtown Trenton area. It has a wide range of breakfast and lunch soul food available to order. Aside from the tasty food, the cafe has a warm, […]

Veronica Gomez wrote a new post 2 years ago

As a Colombian-American who lives on TCNJ campus (and doesn’t have a car), it’s been extremely disheartening trying to find any food that resembles what I’ve eaten at home, and any attempts made at Eickhoff have […]

Veronica Gomez replied 2 years ago

Transcript:

If you’re the kid of immigrant parents, then you likely know very well the struggle that plagues us all upon starting college: food. And I’m no exception.

For context, I ahve a Colombian mom and a Cuban dad. Aside from the typical American foods, I also grew up eating what many of my peers would only encounter in a select few restaurants: coconut chicken stew, fried plantains, the like—and that’s not getting into the things that would be of a more acquired taste.

Eickhoff hall is not nearly as bad as the people here make it out to be, but if you disregard the soup, this place is HORRIBLE at attempting anything that requires more seasoning than a pinch of salt and pepper. Not too long ago I saw that they had arroz con pollo at Quimby’s—which is one of my favorite childhood dishes—and it was completely butchered.

So you can probably sense my upcoming relief when I found out that a Colombian place had opened up nearby. Behold: Eddy’s Coffee and Grill.

Now, this is a pretty humble place. My friend Emily and I had arrived to a practically empty establishment, so we had the entire place to ourselves. It reminds me of a handful of restaurants I encountered throughout my time in Colombia. The decorations upfront were very reminiscent of those.

I ordered a handful of chicken and beef empanadas, since I wasn’t feeling quite up for something heavy, like their mini bandeja paisa or any of the hamburgers they had listed on their menu. I also had jugo de maracuyá, which is just passion fruit juice, but I like saying its Spanish name because that’s how I grew up saying it.

Overall, the taste was very nostalgic. Emily enjoyed the food as well, but I am mad that she didn’t want to sample any of the fruit juices, which I personally think are the perfect accompaniment to any Colombian meal.

It’s a 9 out of 10 for me.

Liz Ciocher wrote a new post 2 years ago

Video Story

Marie Takacs wrote a new post 2 years ago

The quest for a sandwich 10 years in the making, I ventured to Pennington bagel to see if I could still get The Honey Mustard Special Bagel, my sister frequented while a TCNJ student. Listen to my segment to […]

Myara Gomez wrote a new post 2 years ago

A story about the Collegiate Recovery Community collecting donations for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.

Lilly Ward wrote a new post 2 years ago

Today I will review a popular Princeton eatery on Nassau St., the 2016 winner of the Golden Popsicle award. This restaurant has always been one of my favorite small businesses in Princeton. It has amazing crêpes […]

Arianna McCleod wrote a new post 2 years ago

In this video, my friends and I are reviewing a popular dessert spot on The College of New Jersey’s campus. Insomnia Cookies is located in TCNJ’s campus town, across from Aroogas, Barnes and Noble, and Yummy Sus […]

Amber Nodes wrote a new post 2 years ago

By Amber Nodes

Panera Bread, located at 900 Lion Road, Ewing Township in TCNJ’s Campus Town, is popular among TCNJ students for hanging out and doing homework, but is this establishment worth the price? Often […]

Caroline Dowd wrote a new post 2 years ago

As a self-proclaimed Panera Bread enthusiast, I decided to take the opportunity to test out something I had never tried there before, the drinks. In this comedic, Youtube taste test-styled video, my friends Sam, […]