University of Rochester

Features

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  Students, faculty, and staff toured the new Danforth Dining Hall in Susan B Anthony Hall during a grand opening in late August.
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  Home to the Danforth Fresh Food Co. restaurant, the new dining center features an open floor plan and stations where students can watch as their meals are prepared.
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  University of Delaware resident district chef David Seaton (right) helps train cook helpers John Turner, Pam Smith, Hank Randolph, and Rickie Austin (left to right) as they grill tilapia in preparation for the eatery’s grand opening.
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  Cook helper Chadmar Rouse of Rochester grills sausage and peppers with bitter greens during a training session.
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  Mashed potatoes with fried chicken and barbecue sauce.
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  A close look at the dessert station.
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  The new dining hall is designed to create the atmosphere of a contemporary restaurant.
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  A view of the main seating area.
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  A scene from the grand opening.
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  The renovated dining center features a new market, called POD, or Provisions on Demand.
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  The market features fresh produce and other grocery items for students. The new market replaces the Corner Store.

Members of the University community celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated Danforth Dining Hall and a new campus marketplace in late August, just in time for the arrival of students for the 2011–12 school year.

The newly designed dining center features Danforth Fresh Food Company, an all-you-care-to-eat residential restaurant that features fresh, made-to-order meals for students at the University. With a daily, rotating menu, the facility offers a variety of culinary options, including vegetarian and vegan.

The restaurant's new design brings the cooking out of the kitchen and into visible, open stations with fresh ingredients front and center so that students can watch—and direct—the cooking of their meals. The facility will have an open-hearth oven, two sauté areas, a Mongolian grill, deli/salad bar, and grill. The new space also includes modern furniture with an eco-friendly twist; plastic chairs in the restaurant were created using 100 percent recycled Coca Cola products, while the facility's aluminum chairs incorporate 80 percent recycled products.