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Memorial Day Hours of Operation
The following locations will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day: Union Street Market, UC Subs, Union Central Exchange, Chuck & Augie's Restaurant, The Blue Cow, Cafe Co-op and the UC Cafes. The Dairy Bar will be open for normal hours. All locations will resume Summer hours on Tuesday, May 28th.
Farm Fresh Market Open on Thursdays!
Purchase a variety of local produce and other locally made items from the Farm Fresh Market this Thursday from 11:30am - 2:00pm. The Farm Fresh Market will be located on Fairfield Way by the Student Union every Thursday through August 22nd. New this season will be ice cold Hosmer soda. All sales are cash only. See you at the Market!
BookWorm's Cafe Closing for One Week
Bookworm's Cafe in the library will be closing at the end of the business day Wednesday, May 22nd and will re-open on Monday, June 10th.
SUMMER RETAIL HOURS OF OPERATION
Click this link to view the hours of operation for the retail units this summer: Summer Hours of Operation Excel document
    Summer 2013 Meal Plans & Pricing
    Open dining units this summer are: McMahon from May 13 - June 22; South from June 23 - August 3; McMahon from August 4 - August 23. Breakfast: 7am - 9:30am, Lunch: 11am - 1:30pm, Dinner: 4:30pm - 7pm. Meal plan options information is available to view at: 2013 Summer Meal Plans/Prices
    UCann Cook Camps for Kids Are Back!
    This summer, Dining Services will, once again, be offering two UCann Cook Camps for Kids and a Gluten Free Workshop for Adults. For more information: http://www.dining.uconn.edu/news_press.html
    Salty Paws Cafe at Avery Point
    Salty Paws Cafe is now open at Avery Point. Dining Services is offering cash points to our Avery Point students and staff that will work at Avery Point as well as the Storrs campus. These points never expire and will roll over from semester to semester. After the initial purchase of $100.00 ($1.00/point), any additional dollar amounts may be purchased. Call the main office in Storrs at 860-486-3128 for more information and to purchase points.
     Menu information: http://www.dining.uconn.edu/salty-paws
    Dining Services 2013 Culinary Olympics

    Congratulations to all of the participants in Dining Services 13th Annual Culinary Competition held on Thursday, January 17th. Contestants wowed the judges with their creativity and culinary expertise. For more information:

    http://www.courant.com/entertainment/hc-pictures-culinary-olympics-at-uconn-20130117,0,3403284.photogallery

    http://www.wfsb.com/video?clipId=8203174&autostart=true

    You can also view one of our bakery staff members sharing how to decorate a cake: http://youtu.be/tt0wI2efEgQ

    Vegan Friendly UConn Update

    Although UConn did not make it to the "Final Four" of Vegan Friendly colleges, we appreciate all the votes we received and as always, Dining Services will continue to strive for excellence in providing great food and service to the UConn community.
     
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    Greetings from Dennis Pierce, Director of Dining Services

    Greetings from Dennis Pierce
    Director of Dining Services

    Welcome to the Spring 2013 Semester

    Mission Statement: The Department of Dining Services' purpose is to nourish the university community by providing quality, diverse and nutritious foods with consideration for our environment. We believe that successful business and individual responsibility for sustainable development go hand-in-hand. Together, we can help sustain the planet.

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