Last weekend, Jacob, Nihar, and I hosted a potluck with a theme: prepare a dish that represents an “-ism.” For instance, unhealthy desserts (e.g. donuts) symbolize hedonism.

We all had a ton of fun being creative, and got to see some awesome dishes! Check out the dinners (full list at the end):

The full list of dishes:

Plagiarism: Box of Safeway madeleines with the label “Baked by Stephen and Jacob”
Optimism and Realism: Optimism is a healthy salad, and Realism is the bowl of mac and cheese
Environmentalism: Salad
Hedonism: Donuts
Monotheism: Bread and red wine
Freudianism: Bananas, popsicles, and corn dogs
Narcissism: Two people brought this dish — one was Nihar bringing a cake to thank himself for hosting, and the other is a cake with Jacob’s face on it
Dualism: A Pringles container with pretzels inside
Utilitarianism: Soylent bottle
Zootheism: Red Bull, gives you wings
Satanism: Half-eaten apple
Fanaticism: Kool-aid
Anthropomorphism: Gingerman cookies
Schism: The gap in the tables
Alcoholism: Beer
Protectionism: A pad thai dish wrapped up and taped in a box
Imperialism: Paneer tikka masala
Defeatism: Toast

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