Food Services

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Food Services opens CEI location through intersession

The Food Services outlet in the Centre for Engineering Innovation has re-opened to provide patrons with beverages, sandwiches and pastries from the Second Cup and Bozii through intersession.

“We are very happy to be able to offer this service to our campus clientele,” says department head Dave McEwen. “At the end of the semester, we will evaluate whether the level of business warrants staying open through summer session as well.”

The location, called “the Hub,” will operate Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tim Horton’s outlet to beef up menu for summer

Starting next week and running through the summer, the Tim Horton’s kiosk in the CAW Student Centre will add sandwiches, salads and other grab-and-go items to its usual offerings of beverages and pastries, says Food Services department head Dave McEwen.

The kiosk will operate Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. as the only campus food outlet.

Bernie’s Grill serving up poutine this week

Bernie’s, the grill station in the CAW Student Centre’s Marketplace food court, will have a distinctly Canadien flavour this week, offering a special poutine bar with gourmet variations on the quintessential Quebecois comfort food.

In addition to Bernie’s house poutine—French fries topped with cheese and patron’s choice of beef, vegetarian or gluten-free gravy at $5.49—the bar will serve:

Mexican snack on Marketplace menu this week

The pasta station in the Marketplace food court has added another custom product this week: a nacho bar that allows patrons to top crispy tri-colour corn chips their own way.

The bar offers cheddar cheese, jalapenos, ground beef, red and green peppers, olives, green onions, salsa and sour cream for just $7.99. Olé!

Marketplace menu promises Passover fare

The Homestyle station in the Marketplace food court promises a kosher menu for Passover during lunch and dinner on Thursday, March 28.

On the menu are braised brisket with mushroom ragout, Chicken Marrakesh, or layered vegetable loaf, with a choice of root vegetables or potato latkes, and for dessert—honey-lemon sponge cake.

The station serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre.

Pasta’s popularity prompts hold-over for mac-and-cheese

The popularity of the macaroni-and-cheese bar at the Marche Pasta station has convinced Food Services to extend it through the remainder of the school year, says Paolo Vasapolli, assistant manager of the Marketplace food court in the CAW Student Centre.

“We originally intended it as just a one-week special, but it has really gone over well,” he says. “We think our customers will appreciate us extending this service.”

Marketplace menu to celebrate cuisine of Nigeria

The Homestyle station in the Marketplace food outlet will celebrate the diverse cultures and cuisines of Africa’s largest nation Thursday, March 14, with a menu prepared in consultation with students from Nigeria.

“We are very excited about being able to offer these dishes,” says assistant manager Paolo Vasapolli. “It is wonderful to be able to offer a taste of home for Nigerian students, and we hope everyone will try and enjoy these delicious foods.”