First Meals of the Spring 2020 Semester

Sunday, January 19^th

Breakfast: South open 8:00am-10:30am
Brunch (meal plans begin): South, McMahon, Northwest & Gelfenbien open: 10:30am-2:15pm
Dinner: All dining units open except Buckley: 4:15-7:15pm

Monday, January 20th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All dining units begin normal hours of operation.

Dining Unit Normal Hours of Operation

Monday – Friday

• Breakfast: 7:00am – 11:00am
• Lunch: 11:00am – 2:15pm
• Between Meals: 2:15pm – 4:15pm (McMahon closes Mon. – Fri. at 2:15pm and re-opens at 3:45pm)
• Dinner: 4:15pm – 7:15pm

UNITS OPEN LATE: WHITNEY, MCMAHON & NORTHWEST
Whitney, Northwest & McMahon are open for dinner until 10:00pm Sunday – Thursday.

Saturday & Sunday (Buckley Dining Closed)

• Breakfast served only at South
• Saturday: 7:00am – 9:30am
• Sunday: 8:00am – 9:30am
• Brunch at all dining units 10:30am – 2:15pm (except South & Gelfenbien: Brunch 9:30am – 2:15pm)
• Between Meals: 2:15pm – 4:15pm (McMahon closes Sat. & Sun. at 2:15pm and re-opens at 3:45pm)
• Dinner: 4:15pm – 7:15pm

Retail Hours for January 18th-21st, 2020

For all regular retail hours for the spring semester, click here.

Saturday, January 18^th

Dairy Bar  – Regular Hours (11am-7pm)
All other retail locations closed.

Sunday, January 19^th

Union Street Market – Regular Hours (10am-10pm)
Market Café – Regular Hours (10am-7pm)
One Plate, Two Plates – Closed
Earth, Wok & Fire – Closed
Bistro – Closed
Dairy Bar Too – Closed
Mort’s (Avery Point) – Closed
Union Exchange C-Store – Closed
Food For Thought Food Truck – Closed
UC Cafes – Closed
Freshens – 10:30am-7pm (food menu available until 5pm, smoothies all day)
Law School Café – Closed
Dairy Bar – Regular Hours (11am-7pm)

Monday, January 20^th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Union Street Market – Regular Hours
Market Café – Regular Hours
One Plate, Two Plates – Regular Hours
Earth, Wok & Fire – Regular Hours
Bistro – Regular Hours
Dairy Bar Too – Regular Hours
Mort’s (Avery Point) – Closed
Union Exchange C-Store – 10am-11:30pm
Food For Thought Food Truck – Closed
Up & Atom – 7:30am-3:00pm (all other cafes closed)
Freshens – Regular Hours (7:30am-10pm – food menu available until 9pm, smoothies all day)
Law School Café – Closed
Dairy Bar – Regular hours (11am-7pm)

Tuesday, January 21^st, Classes Begin

Union Street Market – Regular Hours
Market Café – Regular Hours
One Plate, Two Plates – Regular Hours
Earth, Wok & Fire – Regular Hours
Bistro – Regular Hours
Dairy Bar Too – Regular Hours
Mort’s (Avery Point) – Regular Hours
Union Exchange C-Store – 8:30am-11:30pm
Food For Thought Food Truck – 11am-2pm
Bookworms (Tues-Thurs 7:30am-3pm; Friday, 7:30am-3pm; Saturday- Closed; Semester hours begin Sunday, Jan 26^th at 11:30am)
Beanery Café – Regular Hours (7:30am-4pm)
Wilbur’s Café – Regular Hours (7:30am-4pm)
Up & Atom Café – Regular Hours (7:30am-4pm)
Chem Café – Regular Hours (7:30am-4pm)
Freshens – Regular Hours (7:30am-10pm – food menu available until 9pm, smoothies all day)
Law School Café – 8am-3:30pm
Dairy Bar – Regular Hours (11am-7pm)

Stop by the Dairy Bar for our festive December specials!

Sundae of the Month: The Santa Sundae – Peppermint stick ice cream in a Santa hat waffle cone, fluffy whipped cream beard, a cherry nose, and chocolate candy eyes.

Milkshake of the Month: The Nutcracker  – Toasted Almond ice cream and Butter Pecan ice cream, swirled with caramel and topped with whipped cream, more caramel and a sprinkle of walnuts.

Peppermint Waffle Cone – Homemade red waffle cone dipped in white chocolate and candy cane pieces

Gingerbread Waffle Cone – Homemade gingerbread flavored cone dipped in white chocolate and sparkle sugar.

Ordering a custom cake or ice cream for those holiday gatherings? Make sure to order 5 days before pick up time. OR check our retail freezers for ready-to-go cakes and treats.

Dairy Bar gift certificates make great stock stuffers and teacher gifts!!

**During university closings and inclement weather the Dairy Bar may close for business.**

**Please call to check if we are open 860-486-1021.**

Holiday Hours:

Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th: CLOSED
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25th: CLOSED
12/26-12/30 – Normal Hours: 11am-7pm
Tuesday, December 31st – January 6th, 2020 – CLOSED

Modified Hours:
January 7th – 11am-5pm
January 8th – 11am-8pm
January 9-17th 11am-5pm
January 18th – resume normal hours (11am-7pm daily through March 31st)

Spring Valley Student Farm (SVSF) sprouted in spring 2010 from a project planted by Residential Life. Since that time SVSF has blossomed into a year-round community for eleven student farmers living in two UConn houses 4.5 miles off campus. The student farmers learn about sustainable community living, organic food growing methods and the business aspects of how food is harvested, processed and presented to the UConn dining community. As stewards and ambassadors of the farm the student farmers support Spring Valley Student Farm as an educational destination where everyone may come together to learn and grow.

Spring Valley Student Farm exists as a collaborative venture between Dining Services, Residential Life, EcoHouse Learning Community and First Year Programs, the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, and the Office of Environmental Policy.

 Students who live at SVSF are expected to volunteer 10 hours per week of labor to qualify for a significantly discounted room rental rate.

Click below for the Fall 2020 Housing App. Apply today – only a few spots are available.

The deadline to apply is January 27th, 2020.

https://dining.uconn.edu/svsf-housing/

Dining Halls – End of Semester Hours

Friday, December 13th

Last day for Grab & Go’s

Saturday, December 14th

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – South, McMahon & Northwest open:

Hot Breakfast: 7am-10am
Cold Breakfast: 10:00am-10:30am
Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm
Between Meals: 2:15pm-4:15pm
Dinner: 4:15pm-7:15pm

Sunday, December 15th – Commencement Meal Options

Service only at McMahon Dining unit (same hours as Saturday, Dec. 14th above)

Semester meal plans end with dinner at 7:15pm

** All flex passes and points expire at 7:15pm on Sunday, Dec 15th**

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Winter Break 2019-2020

Buckley: December 16th, 2019- January 11, 2020
McMahon: January 12, 2020-January 18th, 2020

Staying on campus for break? Call our office to purchase a Winter Break Meal Plan.

Meal Hours: 7 Days A Week

Breakfast: 7:00am-9:30am
Lunch: 11:00am-2:15pm
Dinner: 4:15pm-7:15pm

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Retail Hours for Exam Week and Winter Break

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For the 2019 Fall semester finals week, McMahon and Northwest will have extended hours for Study Hall. Snacks and coffee available for those utilizing study hall. Late night dinner will be served on the normal schedule until 10pm in each dining hall (Sunday-Thursday).

Since the program’s creation, it has donated $9,815 towards food insecurity for students on campus. This amount has over doubled with the recent Give A Meal day on Oct. 16, before which the program had only raised $4,302. Pierce encourages any student with extra flex passes to donate. 

Click the image below to read more from The Daily Campus.

Swipe Out Hunger, is a nation-wide program that collaborates with colleges to help put an end to student hunger and assist those who struggle with food insecurity. The Department of Dining Services and Community Outreach are collaborating with the Dean of Students Office to launch this program at UConn.

Students with a traditional dining plan interested in helping another student fight hunger insecurity can do so at the Give A Meal event:

• WHEN: Wednesday, December 4th.
• WHAT TIME: Swipes will be accepted at all eight dining units from 4:15pm-7:15pm.
• WHAT YOU DO: Swipe in one time and let the Dining staff member know you want to donate a flex pass.
• All proceeds will go to the UConn Swipes initiative.
• Since its inception, the UConn Swipes initiative has donated $9,815!
• PRIZE ALERT! Anyone that gives a flex pass on 12/4 will have a chance to win a $10 Dairy Bar gift certificate! One name will be randomly selected on 12/5 and contacted via their UConn email address.

I don’t have a traditional dining plan, how can I help? Anyone interested in supporting the Students First Fund with a direct donation can do so by visiting https://studentaffairs.uconn.edu/students-first-fund/. The Students First Fund was created by the Division of Student Affairs and is supported by private donations. The program supports students who have experienced unanticipated hardship. Your gift enables the University community to demonstrate the care and concern they have for students, reminding them that they are an important and valuable part of the UConn community.

 

The UConn Women’s Basketball team took their team-building skills off the court and into the kitchen with members of the UConn Dining team. Chef Robert Landolphi (assistant director of culinary operations) and chef Ron Swiller lead the team in creating six recipes as part of a UConn Sports Nutrition Hungry Husky Cooking Class in the Dining Services Innovation Lab.

As the chefs guided the team through the creation of each dish they provided useful prep and kitchen basics such as: knife skills, deboning salmon, proper cooking temperatures, using a food processor, and how to sauté, grill and pan fry. To top off the evening the team built their own parfaits in martini glasses with black bean brownies.

The Innovation Lab is a commercial kitchen that includes classroom space and is used to host cooking classes and develop new recipes for the campus community. Throughout the evening, the team made:

• Garlic Butter Herbed Baked Salmon with Broccoli
• Sweet Chili Teriyaki Chicken / Sticky Rice
• Classic Caesar Salad with Herbed Croutons and Bacon Crumbles
• Zucchini Dill Fritters with and Lemon Yogurt Cucumber Sauce
• Risotto con Parmigiano Reggiano
• Black Bean Brownie Parfait

Photos by Jeff Gonci – UConn Dining. Please do not reshare these photos w/out permission. (Contact ddsmarketing@uconn.edu)