Author: Desroches, Rebecca

Finals Week/End of Semester: What’s Open

Posted on December 8, 2021December 16, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Dining Halls

Open normal hours through Friday, Dec. 17.

Saturday, Dec. 18th – Breakfast, Brunch & Dinner
South, McMahon, & Northwest open:
Hot Breakfast: 7-10am
Cold Breakfast: 10am-10:30am
Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm
Between Meals Menu: 2:15-4:15pm
Dinner: 4:15-7:45pm

Sunday, Dec. 19th – South open
Same hours as above except that dinner ends at 7:15pm
Semester meal plans end with dinner at 7:15pm

Need a winter break meal plan? (Dec 20-Jan 14)

Retail Locations

Friday, Dec. 10 – Last Day of Classes

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11am-3pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11am-5pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-9pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 8am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Saturday, Dec 11 – Reading Day

USM – 11am-9pm
Market Cafe – 9am-4pm
C-Store – 12-9pm
Bookworms Cafe – 9:30am-9pm
Mango – Noon-7pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Sunday, Dec 12 – Reading Day

USM – Noon-9pm
Market Cafe – 9am-4pm
C-Store – 12-9pm
Bookworms Cafe – 9:30am-11pm
Mango – Noon-7pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Monday, Dec. 13 – Exam Day

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7:30am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:30am-7pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11:30am-7pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm* (tentative)
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-7pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-11pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 8am-8pm

Tuesday, Dec. 14 – Exam Day

Wednesday, Dec. 15 – Exam Day

Thursday, Dec. 16 – Reading Day

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7:30am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:30am-7pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11:30am-7pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm* (tentative)
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-9pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 8am-8pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Friday, Dec. 17 – Exam Day

USM – 10:30am-9pm
Market Cafe – 7:30am-4pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
Earth, Wok & Fire – 11:o0am-5pm
C-Store – 9am-9pm
Food Truck – 11am-4pm* (tentative)
Beanery Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-5pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Mango – 7:30am-2:30pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Sat., Dec. 18 – Exam Day

USM – 11am-7pm
Market Cafe – 9am-4pm
C-Store – Noon-9pm
Bookworms Cafe -7:30am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Sun., Dec. 19

Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Monday, Dec. 20

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm

Tuesday, Dec. 21

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm

Wednesday, Dec. 22

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

Thursday, Dec. 23

Market Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
One Plate, Two Plates – 11:o0am-3pm
C-Store – 9am-3pm
CrossRoads -7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe – 7:30am-3pm
Dairy Bar – 11am-6pm

All retail locations closed from Dec. 24-26

For winter break hours click here.

Winter Break Meal Plan Options

Posted on November 19, 2021November 20, 2024 by Desroches, Rebecca

If you are applying for housing during winter break you will be presented on the housing form with the option to purchase one of two meal plans, a 5 day or 7 day. Meal plans are required for those that are assigned to a dorm or suite. Students assigned to a campus apartment as their winter break housing are not required to have a meal plan but can call Dining Services to purchase a plan and/or points. Click here to enlarge/download/print flyer.

Dairy Bar Gift Certificates Available to Purchase Online

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Dairy Bar gift certificates make great gifts any time of the year and now you can purchase them online and have them shipped to yourself or someone else. Available in denominations of $5 or $10.

Gift certificates are also available to purchase in person at the Dairy Bar.

Online orders can only be processed during our hours of operation and will incur a $1 shipping & handling fee.

Purchase here: https://bit.ly/OrderUConnDB

Please visit the Dairy Bar website for current hours.

Student Developed Nutrition Bar Now Being Sold at the C-Store

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Reach Bar team: Eva Quigley (left) and Sophia Saul (right)

Reach Bar is now being sold at the Union Central Exchange Convenience Store in the Student Union! UConn Dining is proud to support the UConn entrepreneurial team that created the Reach Bar – Eva Quigley (left), Natalie Lacroix, and Sofia Saul (right).

The Reach Bar is a vegetable-based nutrition bar and for every bar purchased they donate a meal to a child in a food-insecure home through a partnership with a Connecticut-based nonprofit.

The bar is vegan, gluten-free, kosher, non-GMO, and domestically produced, manufactured, and assembled.

Stop by to purchase a bar and support your fellow Huskies!

To learn more about their story, check out the article in UConn Today https://bit.ly/3o6QHQ1

Donate a Flex Pass at Give A Meal on Nov 9th

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

On Tuesday, November 9th at dinner, (4:15-7:45pm) UConn Dining will continue the tradition of holding a Give-A-Meal event in all 8 residential dining halls.

Each student can tap their ID card and donate one flex pass. All proceeds from the donated flex passes will go to:

Community Outreach Alternative Break – offset the expense of transportation for the non-traditional spring break trips
Division of Student Affairs, Student First Fund – This program is aimed at meeting the needs of students who are experiencing unanticipated hardships.

Thank you for your continued support of this program to assist your fellow Huskies!

Thanksgiving Break Hours – Dining Halls & Retail

Posted on November 2, 2021November 29, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Retail Locations

Check here for the full Thanksgiving Break spreadsheet of hours of operation.

What’s Open 11/19-11/27

Friday 11/19

All Cafes (normal schedule) 7:30am-3pm
USM 11am-5pm
One Plate, Two Plates 11am-3pm
Market Cafe 7am-4pm
Earth, Wok & Fire 11am-3pm
Union Exchange C-Store 9am-5pm
Food Truck 11am-2pm
Mango 8am-2:30pm (smoothies menu only from 8-10:30)
Dairy Bar 11am-7pm

Saturday 11/20 & Sunday 11/21

Dairy Bar 11am-7pm both days

Monday 11/22 & Tuesday 11/23

USM 11am-3pm
Market Cafe 7:30am-3pm
Union Exchange C-Store 9am-3pm
Beanery Cafe 7:30am-3pm
Up & Atom Cafe 7:30am-3pm
Dairy Bar 11am-7pm

Wednesday 11/24

Beanery Cafe 7:30am-1pm
Dairy Bar 11am-4pm

Thursday 11/25 & Friday 11/26– all Dining retail locations closed

Saturday 11/27

Dairy Bar 11am-6pm

Sunday 11/28

USM 11am-9pm
Market Cafe 10am-4pm
Union Exchange C-Store Noon-9pm
Dairy Bar 11am-6pm

Dining Halls

Semester meal plans shut down after dinner on Friday, November 19th. Residential meal plans will resume on Sunday, November 28th at breakfast. Community Meal Plans stay active during break and can be used at locations that are open. If you are staying on campus during Thanksgiving break 11/20-11/27, please check out the details below for what will be open. If you have a residential meal plan and would like meals during your time on campus, please fill out this form. Buckley (and all other Dining operations) will be closed on Thursday, November 25th so that our staff can enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. We hope you have a wonderful break!

Fall 2021 Thanksgiving Break Meal Request

Posted on November 2, 2021November 29, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Bakery Thanksgiving Pie & Baked Goods Sale

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Ordering for the annual UConn Bakery Thanksgiving Pie & Baked Goods sale is now available.

The bakery has many Thanksgiving staples such as apple pie, pumpkin pie, cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, rolls, bread, and more. Gluten-free options are also available. New this year is a 6″ vegan brownie with fall sprinkles.

Orders must be in by 4pm on Friday, November 12th, 2021. No orders will be accepted after this date. The items offered in this store are available only for the Thanksgiving Pie & Baked Goods sale for pick up on Wednesday, November 24th. Pick up will be at the Bakery (located in the Commissary building, 30 Gurleyville Road) from 8:30am-2:30pm.

The sale is open to the campus community and the public.

If you have questions about these items or pick up, please contact us before placing your order at 860-486-3128

Visit the Bakery Thanksgiving online store here.

Dining to present Gluten Free Pie Demo on October 28th

Posted on October 21, 2021October 28, 2021 by Desroches, Rebecca

Join us on October 28th from 12-1pm for an online demo on how to make a Gluten-Free Apple Pie. This event is part of the UConn Human Resources Work/Life month. After the pre-recorded demo, UConn Bakery manager Eric Merkle will be available on the session to answer your questions live. Check out the details and get the Microsoft Teams link here.

Can’t make it? The recipe and demo will be presented on our Youtube channel following the event. Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you get notifications of new videos! You can also find a printable version of the recipe here.