Food Services

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.”

Pasta bar to dress up macaroni and cheese all week

The Marche pasta station in the CAW Student Centre’s Marketplace will feature a macaroni and cheese bar this week, offering a variety of dishes made fresh to order.

The selection includes:

  • Classic mac
  • Buffalo chicken mac
  • Extreme veggie mac
  • Green mean pesto mac
  • Cajun shrimp mac

With prices ranging from $5.99 to $7.49, diners can afford to try a few!

Crocodile Grill open through Study Week

The Crocodile Grill in Vanier Hall and the Tim Hortons kiosk in the CAW Student Centre will be open to serve the campus clientele during Study Week, reports Food Services.

Patrons can satisfy their caffeine urges at the Tim Hortons outlet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday. It will serve its usual combination of beverages and baked goods.

The Crocodile Grill, on the ground floor of Vanier Hall, will open every day this week.

Marketplace fare a way to say “Be Mine”

Dinner in the Marketplace food court Thursday will give diners a chance to say “Be Mine” to the objects of their affections.

The menu in the CAW Student Centre food services outlet will celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with these entrée choices:

Marketplace menu going multicultural in celebration of nations

The Marketplace food court in the CAW Student Centre will serve a multicultural menu this week, February 11 to 14, in observance of the Celebration of Nations.

Monday’s lunch is Mexican, featuring chorizo-stuffed mushroom caps, taquitos with marinated chicken and honey chipotle sauce, vegetarian quesadillas with guacamole, and pescado with lime pico de gallo.

Dinner Monday is Chinese and will offer pepper steak, chicken chow mein, a vegetarian stir-fry, and sweet and sour chicken.

Subcontinental cuisine to grace cafeteria Tuesday

The Homestyle station in the Marketplace food court will feature the flavours of India today—Tuesday, January 22—with lunch and dinner entrees drawing from cuisine of the subcontinent.

The lunch menu includes:

  • baked samosas with tamarind sweet chilli sauce;
  • butter chicken;
  • chana cauliflower masala;
  • vegetarian biryani;

while dinner features: