CrossRoads Cafe was featured in the fall issue of the UConn Magazine. Click here for the full article.
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Closures for Friday, October 15th
Due to the event being held at the Dodd Research Center on Friday, October 15th, Mango and Bookworms Cafe will be closed. Thank you for your patience.
Dining is Hiring Students
Huskies…looking for an on-campus job? Dining is hiring!
- Free meal on the shift you work
- Flexible shifts
- Student management opportunities (great for resumes)
- Fun working environment
Any newly hired student employee who signs up for 3 shifts that are at least 3 hours long and begin at 7:30pm or later will receive $100 in points. The points will be added to their student ID and will not expire unless the student is released from employment. The student must work these shifts for a minimum of 30 calendar days before the points are added. **This applies only to shifts at Union Street Market, McMahon, and Northwest.**
Hours for Family Weekend/Columbus Day (Oct 8-11th)
HOURS OF OPERATION FOR OCTOBER 8th-11th
DINING HALLS – For Fall 2021, only UConn students and employees are allowed in the dining halls. This includes Family Weekend. Please visit our retail locations to dine with guests. Click here for normal hours of operation.
- Friday, October 8th – Normal hours of operation
- Saturday, October 9th – South will be serving breakfast at 7am. All dining units open for normal hours.
- Sunday, October 10th – South will be serving breakfast at 8am before regular brunch hours. All units open normal hours.
- Monday, October 11th – Classes are in session. All dining units open for normal hours of operation.
RETAIL LOCATIONS – Per University COVID guidelines, masks are required indoors until you are seated and eating. All retail locations, except Dairy Bar, are cashless. Our locations accept: Debit/Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
Mobile Payments (Google Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay), Husky Bucks, and Dining Services Points (points are not accepted at the Dairy Bar, and only from 4-6pm at the Food Truck). Click here for normal hours of operation.
Please Note: the print schedule for Family Weekend listed Dairy Bar hours incorrectly. Dairy Bar is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11am-8pm. Masks required.
- Friday, October 8th – Normal hours of operation for all retail locations
- Saturday, October 9th – Normal hours with the following exceptions:
- Beanery Cafe (Benton Museum) – open from 8am-3pm
- Food Truck (Fairfield Way) – open from 11am-2pm
- One Plate, Two Plates (Student Union) – open from 11:30am-3pm
- Earth, Wok & Fire (Student Union) – open from 11:30am-3pm
- Dairy Bar Truck – by the Student Union starting at 11am
- Sunday, October 10th – Normal hours of operation.
- Monday, October 11th – Classes are in session. Normal hours of operation.
In The News: UConn opens first plant-based campus café
In The News: CrossRoads is UConn’s first meatless cafe
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
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
Downgrade Fall Semester Meal Plan by September 17th
If you are looking to downgrade your residential meal plan, you will need to do so by Friday, September 17th. Upgrade at any point during the semester. Use our change plan form for upgrading and downgrading https://dining.uconn.edu/meal-plan/change-your-plan/
Hours of Operation for Labor Day Weekend
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
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.