DINING HALLS OFFER MORE CHOICES FOR MEALS AND SCHEDULES

Astrid Flores samples "Ahara"

Students, faculty and staff who expected to resume last year's lunchtime routines in Haffner this fall were greeted by big changes. BMC's award-winning Dining Services has created a new look and a cornucopia of mealtime options with renovations, flexible hours and new dining concepts.

One of the most welcome of the innovations is the new schedule: a meal-plan option and hot coffee are always available somewhere at Bryn Mawr from 7:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Every weekday, Erdman will serve hot breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and continental breakfast until 11, at which time Haffner opens for lunch. Erdman and Rhoads keep traditional lunchtime hours, but Haffner will remain open continuously, with fresh food being replenished throughout the day until 6:30 p.m. Can't make that deadline? Monday through Thursday, Rhoads will remain open until 8 p.m. On Saturdays, Erdman will begin serving brunch from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., following a continental breakfast offered at 7 a.m., and Haffner will serve brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., "to allow more students an opportunity to rest without missing meals," says Dining Services Director Bernadette Chung-Templeton.

Perhaps the most striking innovation is the new dining format in Haffner. The food-service area is now divided into four distinct food stations, each with its own logo and decoration. "On the Run" is a soup-and-salad bar, "Farmer’s Choice" offers vegan and vegetarian options, "Classic Pizzas" serves a variety of pizzas made from fresh dough all day long, and "Ahara" serves Indian food with traditional condiments. According to Chung-Templeton, a different ethnic food will be served at that station each semester. Diners at Haffner need not restrict themselves to one station — mixing and matching can yield some fascinating combinations (editor's pick: Farmer's Choice macaroni and cheese spiced up with salty-hot carrot pickles from Ahara). Finally, a dessert bar offers fresh baked goods, ice-cream novelties and an all-day smoothie bar.

A substantially discounted price for meals at Bryn Mawr dining halls is available to faculty and staff through Bryn Mawr Express, an account that is accessible through the BMC One Card ID (lunch, for instance, costs $6.75 in cash, but only $4.50 with a Bryn Mawr Express Account). To open or add to a Bryn Mawr Express account, fill out a deposit form (available in the One Card Office in Ward, the Dining Services Office in Cartref, UnCommon Grounds Cafe in the Campus Center and online at www.brynmawr.edu/onecard ). Deposits to a Bryn Mawr Express account can also be made through payroll deductions; a form can be downloaded from the Payroll Office’s Web site. For more information about Dining Services, see the BMCDS Web site.

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