For a foodie, I had a spartan culinary upbringing. Perhaps it began in utero, when my mother ate tomatoes by the bushel during her pregnancy, believing it’d lead to a smarter child.

Free food comes at a steep price.

I have to say this when initiating new dining companions. My friends, however, already know the drill.

When the going gets tough, the overwhelmed escape town. That was my rationale behind why I wouldn’t feel guilty for ...

I knew things were going badly when I began squeezing the blood out of the pancreas glands. I’d bought them ...

At Harvard, competition is cutthroat, but lotteries are bloodbaths.

When I heard about the taste-altering miracle fruit in an article in The New York Times, I thought it was a fantastic joke at first.

In this series, columnist Lingbo Li will tackle all your questions about foodie life at Harvard and in the Cambridge/Boston ...

In this series, columnist Lingbo Li will tackle all your questions about foodie life at Harvard and in the Cambridge/Boston ...

What are some places I should try in Central if I'm on a tight budget?