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UConn Bakery Thanksgiving Pie & Baked Goods Sale

Your favorite pie sale from UConn Bakery (Not just desserts) is back! This year new items have been added!! Check out all the pies, cheesecakes, dinner rolls, and sweet treats for your Thanksgiving table! Gluten-free pies and cheesecake are also available.

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

Order today! The deadline to place orders is Friday, November 11th by 4pm. Order pick up is Wednesday, November 23rd from 8:30am-2:30pm at the bakery. Orders cannot be picked up prior to the 23rd. Our online store accepts debit/credit cards.

Order here: https://bit.ly/UConnBakeryThanksgiving or you can also find the link to our store on the Bakery website at dining.uconn.edu/bakery

If you prefer to pay personal check, you will need to call our office at 860-486-3128 during business hours to place an order. Please mail or hand deliver your payment to the Department of Dining Services 3384 Towers Loop Rd, U-4071, Storrs. We are located on the first floor of the Wade Building. Check payments must be received by 4pm on November 11th, 2022.

Dining During Thanksgiving Break: Nov 18th-27th

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A change in operations for Thanksgiving break will begin on Friday, November 18th with the following schedule:

  • Breakfast: All dining halls 7am-11am
  • Lunch: All dining halls 11am-2:15pm
  • Dinner: South & North open 4:15-7:15pm

Residential meal plans will shut down for break after dinner on Friday, November 18th.

Staying on Campus During Thanksgiving Break? If you have a residential meal plan and will be on campus during Thanksgiving break please fill out our form to sign up for meals. There is no extra cost for the meals during break. dining.uconn.edu/thanksgiving-break-meals-fall-2022



RETAIL LOCATIONS

Visit dining.uconn.edu/hours for retail hours from 11/18-11/27.


DINING HALLS DURING BREAK

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be served at the following locations during break.
Breakfast is served from 7:00am – 9:30am, Lunch from 11:00am – 2:15pm, and Dinner from 4:00pm – 7:15pm.

  • Sat., Nov. 19 - South
  • Sun., Nov. 20 - Buckley
  • Mon., Nov. 21 - Buckley
  • Tues., Nov. 22 - Buckley
  • Wed., Nov. 23 - Buckley
  • Thurs., Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving) - All Dining Services operations will be closed
  • Fri., Nov. 25 - Buckley
  • Sat., Nov. 26 - Buckley

Meal plans resume on Sunday, November 27th with the following schedule:

  • Breakfast (South): 8-10:30am
  • Brunch (Northwest & South): 10:30am-2:15pm
  • Dinner (All units except Buckley): 4:15-7:15pm
  • Late Night (Northwest & McMahon): open until 10pm

NOSH Kosher Kitchen Schedule for Upcoming Holidays

NOSH Kosher Kitchen at Gelfenbien Dining Hall will be closed for the following holidays. Please review the Hillel House website for meals and services that will be provided. https://www.uconnhillel.org/

Rosh Hashanah

  • September 25th  – dinner
  • September 26th  – all day
  • September 27th  – all day

Yom Kippur

  • October 4th  – dinner
  • October 5th – all day

Sukkot

  • October 9th  – dinner
  • October 10th  – all day
  • October 11thall day

Shemini Atzert

  • October 16thdinner
  • October 17thall day
  • October 18thall day

UConn Chefs to hold Cooking Demos at Celebrate Mansfield

UConn Dining will once again be at the Celebrate Mansfield event on September 24th in downtown Storrs! Our chefs will be cooking up some delicious recipes and then giving out samples. At 2:30pm Chef Ron Swiller will prepare a Savory Smoked Salmon Cheesecake Appetizer and at 3:30pm Chef Rob Landolphi will prepare Cinnamon Chipotle Cachapas with Black Bean Avocado Salsa.

The Dairy Bar truck and Food for the Pack food truck will also be there.

Join the Mansfield Downtown Partnership for a day full of music, food, and fun for all ages!
Check out more details on the festival at https://www.downtownstorrsfestival.org/

 

 

Green Piece Reusable To-Go Container Program

The Dining Services Green Piece program at the Student Union is back! Join the program and you will be able to ask your server at the Union Street Market (USM), Earth, Wok & Fire or One Plate, Two Plates to prepare your food in the Green Piece container. With each use of the Green Piece container you receive .50 cents off your meal. When finished eating, drop in the return bin outside the USM and we do the cleaning. With the one time $5 enrollment cost it pays for itself with 10 uses. See more details on the program at https://dining.uconn.edu/thegreenpiece/

Dining Hours During Labor Day Weekend

Saturday, Sept 3 & Sunday, Sept 4 dining halls will be open normal hours.

Monday, September 5th

Breakfast: South open from 7am-10:30am
Brunch: All dining units open 10:30am-2:15pm
Dinner: All dining units open 4:15-7:15pm (Late Night & McMahon & Northwest until 10pm)

Dairy Bar will be open on Labor Day from 11am-7pm.

Retail dining will have some changes and closures. Please review those hours here.

Dining hall hours during holidays and breaks can always be seen in advance here. This document is also available on our hours page.

Farm Fresh Market Moves to Fairfield Way on Fridays

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Shop local at the Farm Fresh Market on the Storrs campus. Open to all!!

Farm Fresh Market hosted by UConn Dining is being held on Fridays from 11:30am-1:30pm on Fairfield Way near the library. Pick up some fresh produce from UConn Spring Valley Student Farm, baked goods from UConn Bakery and then grab lunch from the Food for the Pack truck. Farm Fresh Market accepts credit/debit only. Follow market updates at @uconndining on Instagram.

At Spring Valley our growing methods include:

  • No pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, GMO seeds, or chemical fertilizers.
  • Prioritizing biodiversity and respectful stewardship of Spring Valley’s natural resources.
  • Preserving biodiversity among crops, pollinators, and wildlife.

Ask us about our sustainable growing practices!

Spring Valley also hosts Farm Fridays from 4-6pm. This is a great way to get involved, help out at the farm for a few hours, and meet some new people. Stop by and ask the student farmers for details or learn more here.