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In The News: CrossRoads is UConn’s first meatless cafe

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Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant

Each year, UConn’s Dining Services department queries students and employees about food preferences and sensitivities, to provide them with what they want and need. Ethan Haggerty, an official in the department, noticed something: “There are more and more vegetarians and vegans than ever before.”

On Aug. 30, the university opened the first dining space in its history with no meat on the menu. CrossRoads Café, in the Wilbur Cross Building where Wilbur’s Café used to be, is open to the public.

Haggerty, area manager for several campus cafes, said CrossRoads is not just for the plant-based crowd. He’s going after “flexitarians,” people who eat mostly vegetarian meals but occasionally eat meat or fish.

“They’re looking for delicious food and are willing to try plant-based options,” he said. “It’s all about giving people more choices.”

To read more…check out the full article here.

NOSH Kosher Kitchen Schedule for Upcoming Jewish Holidays

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Please review the following changes for NOSH Kosher kitchen in Gelfenbien Dining Hall during the upcoming Jewish holidays.

Yom Kippur – closed 9/15 after lunch, reopen 9/17 for breakfast
Pre-Fast and Post-Fast meals will be prepared by the Kosher Kitchen and served at Hillel House

Sukkot – closed 9/20 after lunch, reopening 9/23 for breakfast
Pre-Fast and Post-Fast meals will be prepared by the Kosher Kitchen and served at Hillel House

Shemini Atzeret – closed 9/27 after lunch and reopening 9/30 for breakfast

https://www.uconnhillel.org/

Hours of Operation for Labor Day Weekend

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DINING HALLS

Saturday, Sept. 4: Normal Hours of Operation

Sunday, Sept. 5: Normal Hours of Operation

Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 6:

  • Breakfast: South open 7am-10:30am
  • Brunch: All dining units open: 10:30am-2:15pm
  • Dinner: All dining units open: 4:15pm-7:45pm

RETAIL LOCATIONS

Saturday, Sept. 4: USM, Market Cafe, C-Store, Dairy Bar – Normal Hours of Operation – all other locations closed

Sunday, Sept. 5: USM, Market Cafe, C-Store – Normal Hours of Operation — all other locations, including Bookworms Cafe, will be closed

Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 6:

  • Dairy Bar: Closed
  • Union Street Market (Student Union): 11am-9pm
  • One Plate, Two Plates: Closed
  • Market Cafe (Student Union): 10am-4pm
  • Earth, Wok & Fire: Closed
  • Union Exchange Convenience Store (Student Union): Noon-9pm
  • UC Cafes: Closed
  • Mango: Closed
  • Food for Thought Food Truck: Closed

 

Meals Served at Hillel House During Rosh Hashanah

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In observance of Rosh Hashanah, the NOSH Kosher Kitchen at Gelfenbien Dining Hall will be closed starting Monday, September 6th after lunch at 2:15pm. The NOSH Kosher Kitchen will re-open Thursday, September 9th for breakfast at 7:00am. During this time meals prepared by NOSH will be served at UConn Hillel. Please call Hillel at 429-9007 or check their website at www.uconnhillel.org.

Chem Cafe, Dairy Bar Too, Bistro to Permanently Close

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After a careful business review, Dining Services has made the determination to permanently close the Bistro On Union Street restaurant and Dairy Bar Too, both located in the Student Union, along with the Chem Café located in the Chemistry Building. To accommodate our Dairy Bar Too customers, please visit the Dairy Bar at 17 Manter Road. For our Chem Café customers, please visit the nearby Up and Atom Café located in the Biophysics building or our new plant-based cafe, CrossRoads, located in the Wilbur Cross building. Both cafes will be opening on Monday, August 30th. We thank our loyal customers for your patronage over the years.
Please send questions to DDSMarketing@uconn.edu.

What’s Open: August 15th-30th

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Summer Meal Plan – South Dining Hall

Hours of Operation (including weekends)

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

Sunday, August 15th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
 Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm)

Monday, August 16th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Student Union: C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm )

Tuesday, August 17th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Student Union: C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Wednesday, August 18th
 Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-8pm); Student Union: C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Thursday, August 19th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-8pm), Student Union: C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Friday, August 20th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm), Student Union: C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Saturday, August 21st
 Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm)

Sunday, August 22nd
 Dining Hall: South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm)

Monday, August 23rd

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Student Union: C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Tuesday, August 24th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Student Union: USM Food Court (10:30am-3pm), C-Store (9am-3pm), One  Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Wednesday, August 25th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-8pm); Student Union: USM Food Court (10:30am-3pm), C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Thursday, August 26th

Dining Hall (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner): South
Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-8pm); Student Union: USM Food Court (10:30am-3pm), C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm ); Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

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MOVE-IN WEEKEND

GUESTS AT DINING HALLS FOR FALL 2021: Please be advised that students will only be allowed to swipe in other UConn students. To dine with non-UConn guests, we welcome you to visit our retail eateries in the Student Union. For the fall semester, Flex Passes can also be used to get a value meal in the cafes on campus. In our retail cafes, one Flex Pass = one value meal. Value meals include any salad or sandwich plus any bottled drink plus any bag of chips. No substitutions are allowed. Only one Flex Pass is allowed per transaction at the register however there is no limit on the number of times you can use a Flex Pass during the day. Flex Passes are only valid at Bookworms (library), Beanery (Benton Museum), Market Cafe (Student Union), Up & Atom (BioPhysics Building), and CrossRoads (Wilbur Cross Building). If these guest guidelines change at any point during the semester, we will inform the campus community. Please make sure to follow UConn Dining on social media and through our opt-in channel on the myUConn app for updates.

Friday, August 27th

Dining Halls: 

Breakfast: South 7am-9:30am
Lunch (Fall Meal Plans Begin): Putnam, North, South, Gelfenbien (11:30am-2:15pm)
Dinner: All dining units open 4-6pm (summer meal plans end after dinner)

Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm); Student Union: USM Food Court (10:30am-9pm), C-Store (9am-3pm), One Plate, Two Plate (11am-2:30pm), Market Cafe (7:30am-3pm );
Benton Museum: Beanery Cafe (7:30am-3pm)

Saturday, August 28th

Dining Halls: 

Breakfast: South, Putnam, North, Gelfenbien (7am-10:30am)
Brunch: All dining halls open except Buckley (10:30am-2:15pm)
Dinner: All dining halls open except Buckley (4:15-7:45pm)

Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm); Student Union: USM Food Court (11am-9pm), C-Store (Noon-9pm), Market Cafe (10am-4pm)

Sunday, August, 29th

Dining Halls: 

Breakfast: South, Putnam, North, Gelfenbien (7am-10:30am)
Brunch: All units open except Buckley (10:30am-2:15pm)
Dinner: All dining halls open except Buckley (4:15-7:45pm)
 Late Night Begins: Northwest & McMahon open until 10pm

Retail: Dairy Bar (11am-9pm); Student Union: USM Food Court (11am-9pm), C-Store (Noon-9pm), Market Cafe (10am-4pm)

Monday, August 30th (First Day of Classes)

Dining Halls: All dining halls begin normal hours of operation

Retail: All retail locations open with normal hours (Dairy Bar open Wed-Sun)

See Fall Hours of Operation at https://dining.uconn.edu/hours/ 

 

Dining Services Going Cashless

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Beginning Tuesday, August 17th, Dining Services will be going cashless with transactions at our retail locations on the Storrs campus. Beginning August 27th, all dining halls will also be going cashless.

The cafes at Avery Point and the Law School will be going cashless when they reopen for the semester.

Debit & Credit Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express). Other forms of payment such as Husky Bucks, Points, and Flex Passes remain the same.