Nothing ever happens in Princeton, or, the time the Prince covered suckling pigs

A short and sweet summary of one of today's Prince news articles, "Whitman celebrates College Night with suckling pigs":

Whitman's Tuesday night College Night dinners serve suckling pigs, sometimes with accessories.

Some people are offended.
Some people are not offended.

We appreciate the quotes though.

Offended!

Vegetarian Whitmanite Katie Rodriguez ’11 said she was “appalled” that the Whitman College Night dinners were “centered around an animal product.”

Not offended

Vegetarian Niklas Peters ’11, however, said the pig did not upset him. “The first time I saw it, I wasn’t shocked like I thought it was offensive. I was shocked like I thought, ‘That dead pig has glasses on,’ ” he explained. “It was a very surprising thing.”

Offended!

PAWS member Maya Goodwin ’12, however, said she was not amused by the dining staff’s decision to accessorize the pigs.

“I just don’t think that’s funny. I don’t know who thinks it’s funny. Do you think it’s funny?” she said of the pig sporting sunglasses.

Not offended

Roast suckling pig was already a familiar dish for Mark Lock ’11. “I’m Chinese, so that’s not something that’s foreign to me,” he said of the pig at Whitman. “I think it was cool.”

(image source: dailyprincetonian.com)

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OM NOM NOM: The Little Chef

Last week, a friend sent us this review of one of Princeton's many bakeries, The Little Chef, with the note, "??? How have you not been here?"

How, indeed.

This week, we've visited Pouchon and his macarons et croissants four times.

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Though Serious Eats' review leans toward the long side, and is chock full of personal anecdotes that we happily skipped, one look at the ham-and-Gruyère croissant is all you need.

The Little Chef is on 8 South Tulane Street, between Sotto and the Princeton Record Exchange. You've seen it --it's the hole in the wall bakery that always seems empty.

It's definitely not empty if you stop by early in the morning --the little chef himself says that croissants are typically gone by 9 or 10 am.

If you can't get up that early for croissants (or for that matter, class), we suggest stopping by for a macaron later in the day. We like the chocolate and pistachio ones. These meringue-like cookies filled with ganache are well worth the price. They're $2, but then...so is a Bent Spoon cupcake. Isn't it time to try something new?



(image sources: http://seriouseats.com, http://kitchenmusings.typepad.com)

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