It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to get on here and update the blog. Everything has been fantastic and I still can’t believe how much fun all of this has been. We have been selling out of my food each day and I keep hearing great things from all you about the food. So many people it seems are interested  food that is healthy, organic, and supportive of local farms and business, and its been great to speak with so many of you every day. I love that I’ve been able to help bring new foods and meal options to all of you and I really hope that you all learn to incorporate some of the delicious and healthy things I serve into your every day cooking. It’s been awesome past several weeks and I’m gonna be sure to keep pumping out healthy meals for everyone to enjoy.

Now that we’re well into this term, I thought it would be a good idea to maybe get a feel of what all you have been thinking. We’ve served several different meals at this point, and it would really be cool to hear which ones you’ve liked, and which meals you would really like to see again sometime soon.  While the poll below only asks about your favorite meal so far, I’m really interested in hearing more detailed feedback on what you all think so far. What do you like and what don’t you? Are the portion sizes too big, too small, or jussttt right? Do you want to see some baked goods or drinks for sale as well? I wanna hear! so leave me a comment on here so I know what you all are thinking.

It doesnt take too long, and I don’t need much. I just want to make sure that the KOW is doing what it can to serve the needs of everyone here on campus. Thats why I exist right?

Cheers!

The FAT KOW

Ps: Pictures coming soon!

So we’re into week 3  of Spring term and the sun is starting to show signs of staying around for good. But given the bi-polar weather we’ve seen lately it’s probably too soon to start wearing shorts on a regular basis:(

Anywho…Week 3 looks to be an exciting one for a number of reasons. First off: New Menu Items!!

Tomorrow, Tuesday April 13th, I will be serving my Quinoa Tabouli. “What the heck is tabouli?” you might be asking, and to be honest, I hadn’t heard of it tell a few weeks ago either. But one of my amazing cooks, Iris Briand, introduced me to it and I’ve been hooked ever since. It’s apparently a very popular dish in the Middle East and Mediterranean and I couldn’t believe nobody here in the States knew about it!

The ingredients are as follows:

Quinoa, garbanzo beans, celery, carrots, radishes, parsley, apple cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh mint, garlic, dried mint flakes, sea salt, black pepper

On Wednesday I will be serving another of my favorites: Italian Red Bean and Brown rice Salad. This entree is a close relative of last weeks Black Bean and Brown Rice Salad, but I thought it would be cool to mix it up a bit and see what all you KOW lovers prefer. Please let me know!

The ingredients for Wednesday entrée are as follows:

Brown Rice, red beans, cabbage, celery, parsley, onion, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, herbs (basil, thyme, and oregano), sea salt, black pepper, and raw sugar.

Along with serving my meals on Tues/Wed, I will also be attending a few awesome events here on campus in the coming week that I would really recommend you all take the time to check out. All this week is Seed To Stomach Week and there will be a number of  guest speakers, cooking classes, movie showings, cook-offs, free food and other awesomeness happening all over our beautiful campus. These event is being put on by my good friends at the OSU Food Group who do a lot of great work here on campus and in the Corvallis community.  If you’re looking for more information about all the great stuff going on this week, check out their website at wikifat.hort.oregonstate.edu

The second event I’ll be attending and which I’ll actually be catering is a lecture/round-table discussion titled: It is easy being green. Right now the event has confirmed Dr. Bryan Tilt from OSU’s anthropology dept and Christian Matheis who is working as the Student Advocate for A.S.O.S.U. Apparently the kids putting this event together are working on other prominent figures on campus including Dr. Steve Cook from the Geoscience department and another professor from the Philosophy Dept’s Spring Creek Project. I really hope they can get those other professors out to the event! The discussion will seek to examine major obstacles we face in living sustainably, other cultures and the lessons they can lend to us, and ways forward for us as we seek to live in a more sustainable and just manner.

Like I said, I will likely be catering this event and serving something new and delicious for all you to try….for free!! The round-table discussion will take place Monday April 19th, at 7PM In Kearney Hall, Room 112. Pretty sure there is an event made for this on Facebook, so if you could, please go and RSVP so I know how many meals to make!!

…ok well this post has gone on far to long, it’s getting late, and I have to be up early in the morning to prepare food for all you!

Rain or shine, come say hi!

Sincerely,

The KOW

The FAT KOW is having its Grand Opening Tomorrow and I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally start making some delicious and healthy food available on campus. For too long, we here at OSU have had very few options when  looking for a meal that is healthy and doesn’t cost a fortune. Tomorrow I’ll take a step in the right direction and will start selling my meals on campus for all of you to enjoy!

I’ll be waking up bright and early in the morning to start preparing all the meals, and I’ll be officially opening up for the first time at Noon in front of Bexell hall. A bunch of my friends will be helping me prepare food and sell it throughout the day, so I hope you all can take the time to stop by, try out my food, and learn more about the KOW.

I gotta get back to work for now… I’m still trying to put the finishing touches on my cart.

Hope to see you soon!!

The KOW

My friends over at the Student Sustainability Center and the Corvallis Bike Co-op have been really generous and have helped to design and build my food cart. The cart they put together for me is amazing and is made of entirely of used bike parts and recycled materials. I’m really grateful for the hard work that these folks have put into it so far, and I think it’s really cool that we were able to avoid buying all new stuff and just used the stuff they already had lying around.

Right now we have a bare frame, so I really need you to come help me finish this thing up so its ready for our grand opening on Tuesday. Today, at 2:00 pm, a bunch of my friends are getting together to help make my awesomeness a reality. Were gonna be putting some wood around my frame and then painting me so i look presentable.

I’m not really sure what I want my paint job to look like. Should we paint cool art all over me? Should I have spots and udders like most cows? I don’t really have any clue whats gonna happen, so I need some help from all you to make this KOW what you all want it to be. Were gonna have some music playing to get our creative juices flowing and some delicious food to fill us up, but the most important thing that needs to be here are your ideas. I wanna hear what you think I should look like and I need your help to make that vision a reality

Come on now. It’s a Friday afternoon, and if your like me you really don’t have anything better to do. So get off your butt and mosey over to the Student Sustainability Center. Its located near 15th and Western, and if you don’t know where that’s at, just follow this link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=738+SW+15th+St+Corvallis&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.037246,93.076172&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=738+SW+15th+St,+Corvallis,+Benton,+Oregon+97333&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

So get over to the Sustainability Center and help me out. Or you could just come eat my food; that’s totally OK too!

Hope to see ya there

The FAT KOW

My name is FAT KOW, and I’m a food cart located in the heart of the Oregon State University campus. I was created after several students here at Oregon State University were fed up with the lack of good tasting, healthy food on campus. Sometimes it’s tough to grab food  in between classes, and it’s usually kinda expensive. The food that is cheap and quick is hardly what your body needs to stay healthy and productive. Food should be nutritious, affordable, and taste good.  We shouldn’t have to settle for less!

My goal is simple: To provide healthy and delicious food for a price that anyone can afford.

None of my menu items contain strange ingredients or harmful preservatives, and you’ll never feel guilty after eating my meals because they’re all nutritious and healthy. Too often people say that eating healthy costs too much, so my goal is to keep prices low so that everyone can eat well. When I  buy food at the chain restaurants on campus, I couldn’t tell you where my food came from, how it was produced, or where my hard-earned dollars went. Was the food produced in a way that was harmful to or supportive of the environment? Was my food shipped thousands of miles or did it come from local farms? Did my money go to support  some fat-cat CEO and his mansion or are my dollars staying in my community and supporting local farms and business?

WHO KNOWS!??! But we should

When you buy your food from me, you will know that your money is going to local farmers and businesses and that your food is grown sustainably. I am entirely student powered and exist solely to serve the Oregon State University community. None of your money is going to support big corporations or high paid executives.

Right now I’m working hard to prepare for my Grand Opening on Tuesday April 6th. I’ll keep you posted on the progress

Mooo,