Cai Fernandez-Powell's Food Reviews and Cooking Senior Project

 The theme for week 2 of our project was Central/South American food. We first went to a Mexican food cart where I had Fajitas and then we tried a Colombian food cart downtown that I had not tried before. I had an Arepa for the first time, which is a dish somewhat like a sandwich. I would definitely have to say that the Arepa was my favorite thing that I have tried thus far. One interesting moment from this week would have to be when we cooked Fajitas. It was interesting to see how much our cooking had improved from the first week and how we all felt more confident compared to last week.  One of the more important things that I have learned was how many different aspects there are when it comes to critiquing a restaurant or food cart. You have to not only think about the food but also very much about the service, how long it is taking for the food to come out and also the prices and if the food is worth that price. I noticed this week from both the food carts that sometimes it...

For my senior project, I chose to work with four of my friends on a cooking/food critiquing project. The reason that I wanted to do this type of project was that since the pandemic and quarantine, food became a huge part of my life. My whole family was already big fans of different types of food, but it just felt more prominent at the beginning of quarantine. I wanted to try new restaurants that were specific to Portland that I had not tried before. I also didn't do as much cooking as I would have wanted during quarantine, so I saw this as a good opportunity to have that aspect as well. The reason I wanted to also do critiquing specifically was that I thought this would make trying the food a little more unique. I would be able to give my opinion on the food and compare the dishes together. It was just a different aspect of the food industry that I didn't know much about. The people I'm working with for this project are Grant Underwood, Kai Gamboa, and Rishi Alluri. We all ...