Friday, February 27

Party Flavors: Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Shallot Dip

The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Read more...

Photo: While Brussels sprouts tend to generate polarizing opinions among food lovers, a dip made of the sprouts, shallots, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese and sour cream dilutes the bitterness of the sprouts to make them a hit. Make sure to chop the sprouts to their final size since they don’t cook down much, and serve the dip with chips. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)





Artist depicts Oscar winners as Mexican to highlight lack of diversity

UCLA professor Chon Noriega smoothed the front page of the Los Angeles Times out on the table in front of him. Twenty white faces and one headline glared back: “Oscars 2016: Here’s why the nominees are so white – again.” In response Noriega, the director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center, contacted Los Angeles artist Linda Vallejo and proposed she expand her “Make ‘Em All Mexican” series, in which she reimagines images of American culture as Mexican by painting directly on antiques. Read more...

Photo: One of Vallejo’s images reimagined Academy Award winners Ben Affleck (left) as Bernardo and Matt Damon (right) as Mateo. (Courtesy of Linda Vallejo)


Surgeons find haven from hospital by performing in indie rock band

Four surgeons changed out of their scrubs, stashed away their surgical tools and plugged in their electric guitars when the workday ended at night. Plastic surgeons Jason Roostaeian, Robert Kang and Phuong Nguyen and oral surgeon Solomon Poyourow are equally at home working beneath operating room lights and in front of stage lights. Read more...

Photo: Plastic surgeon Jason Roostaeian plays electric bass for the band Help the Doctor. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)