Take your time, worship your food
Kevin Moreau
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: International News
The first difference noticed was the lack of silverware. Everybody was eating from the same plate with their hands, in a communal way.
The next difference was the taste of the food.
"My mouth was burning so bad," she said.
She sucked ice to calm down the burn, trying to contain tears coming to her eyes. The blandness of her typical Irish-American diet had never prepared her for such a strong use of spices.
"But it was worth the pain. The flavor explosion blew my mind," she said.
Now, Duffy is so used to her Indian diet she goes through "withdrawal" when she eats American food for too long.
Students aren't the only ones who are open-minded about food.
At 39, Chuck Robinson is the proud owner of Cupps, a café-bar-restaurant on Cherry Road across from campus. He decided to create a place celebrating food, coffee and drinks after he got bored of his former job as a software programmer.
For people taking care of their taste buds and health, Cupps looks like an oasis in a fast-food-covered Rock Hillian desert.
Raised in Connecticut, he watched his parents bringing products from their own farming to the local market to trade them. He built his taste thanks to this table, always covered with fresh and healthy food.
Later, he travelled in Canada and the United Kingdom, discovering other tastes and new ways to improve flavors. He used these experiences while seeking local and foreign organic products for Cupps.
"What makes me happy is to feed people - or serve them great coffee," he said.
Are you a lost food fanatic on Winthrop campus? Don't panic, Rock Hill can provide you food temples like Cupps where you can forget about time as you enjoy your favorite sin.
The next difference was the taste of the food.
"My mouth was burning so bad," she said.
She sucked ice to calm down the burn, trying to contain tears coming to her eyes. The blandness of her typical Irish-American diet had never prepared her for such a strong use of spices.
"But it was worth the pain. The flavor explosion blew my mind," she said.
Now, Duffy is so used to her Indian diet she goes through "withdrawal" when she eats American food for too long.
Students aren't the only ones who are open-minded about food.
At 39, Chuck Robinson is the proud owner of Cupps, a café-bar-restaurant on Cherry Road across from campus. He decided to create a place celebrating food, coffee and drinks after he got bored of his former job as a software programmer.
For people taking care of their taste buds and health, Cupps looks like an oasis in a fast-food-covered Rock Hillian desert.
Raised in Connecticut, he watched his parents bringing products from their own farming to the local market to trade them. He built his taste thanks to this table, always covered with fresh and healthy food.
Later, he travelled in Canada and the United Kingdom, discovering other tastes and new ways to improve flavors. He used these experiences while seeking local and foreign organic products for Cupps.
"What makes me happy is to feed people - or serve them great coffee," he said.
Are you a lost food fanatic on Winthrop campus? Don't panic, Rock Hill can provide you food temples like Cupps where you can forget about time as you enjoy your favorite sin.
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