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ASHLEY

Age: 20

School: University of Denver

Major(s)/minor(s): Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management, Sustainability

Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, cycling, cooking, hanging out with friends and family, traveling, watching Glee and Modern Family

Life goal(s): Wine connoisseur, own a sustainable restaurant in Northeast Portland with my own farm to support it.

Diet type: Pescatarian, with the occasional bite of bacon

Favorite food: Arugula and avocado

Favorite chef/cookbook: Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa)

Favorite meal on campus: Tacos from Salsa Rico

Favorite restaurant in Portland: Higgins

Favorite kitchen tool/appliance: Lemon Squeezer

If you could eat one thing right NOW: Mushrooms

MADDIE

Age: 19

School: Lewis and Clark (transferred from Chapman University)

Major(s)/minor(s): Psychology and Dance

Hobbies/Interests: Dance, cooking, running, working out, watching movies (illegally) online, hiking, family, notebooks (planning and organizing)

Life goal(s): create my own non-secular values and morals and raise outspoken children through these ideals

Diet type: yummy fooood = cannibal (aka carnivore)

Favorite food: brussel sprouts and whipped cream

Favorite chef/cookbook: Giada - she's hot

Favorite meal on campus: Chapman food was not up to par...

Favorite restaurant in Portland: Kinara and Laughing Planet :P

Favorite kitchen tool/appliance: Kitchen Aid Mixer

If you could eat one thing right NOW: tacos from Taqueria del Playground (not the actual name) in Orange County

ALI

Age: 19

School: Boston College

Major(s)/minor(s): Environmental Geosciences, Studio Art, Spanish

Hobbies/Interests: soccer, backpacking, traveling, working out, being the "west coast hippie" at BC, Portland Trail Blazers, spreading and practicing environmental consciousness, being 5 minutes late to everything

Life goal(s): Living life, possibly environmental law dealing with public policy and/or America's food system

Diet type: Vegetarian at BC. I eat meat if I feel like it, and know where it comes from/how it was treated

Favorite food: chips and guacamole, gourmet pizzas

Favorite chef/cookbook: my mommy :)

Favorite meal on campus: Anything and everything from Addie's Loft

Favorite restaurant in Portland: Por Que No

Favorite kitchen tool/appliance: blender (for smoothies)

If you could eat one thing right NOW: make your own flatbread pizza from Addie's