Harris Cafeteria (now Harris Hall) was built in 1963. It is named for NC State's first cafeteria manager, Louis Hines Harris.
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Students now have more food options at the Atrium Food Court, which has been under renovation.
The Atrium’s new look was unveiled last week. The redesign aims to increase seating capacity and modernize the facility, located on the ground floor of the west wing of the D.H. Hill Library complex.
Chick-fil-A, Zen Blossom, Brickyard Pizza and Pasta, Delirious (deli and salad menu) and Wolfpack-to-Go (pre-packaged food items) are among the new food vendors.
Click here for photos of the new serving area. To learn more about the renovation project, read the Atrium construction blog.
The Brickyard Bubble will continue to offer indoor seating while the Atrium’s seating area is renovated this spring.
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The Brickyard doesn’t look the same this year because there is a 4,000-square-foot rectangular structure positioned in front of the Atrium. This structure, also known as “The Brickyard Bubble,” will serve as a temporary seating area for the remainder of the school year while the Atrium undergoes renovations.
Currently, half of the Atrium is set up to temporarily serve food, and last week I went for lunch a couple times to check it out. Students can choose from a reduced Lil Dino’s menu, a wrap station and Chick-fil-A. But there are no waffle fries at Chick-fil-A!!! (They are only offering regular fries during the fall semester since the cooking area does not meet Chick-fil-A standards for waffle fries.) This is probably a good opportunity to keep off the “Freshman 15.” After picking what we want and going through the central check out stations, students have the option of eating outside on the Atrium patio, in the Bubble or on new tables under Harrelson.
Leazar Hall in 1947. (Photo courtesy of Special Collections, NCSU Libraries)
In the spring issue of NC State magazine, we ran a feature on the evolution of university dining at NC State, including an essay from cookbook author Elizabeth Wiegand ’73 and a timeline. Among the biggest historical tidbits was that campus food deteriorated so significantly during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s that the university closed the two main dining facilities — Leazar Hall and Harris Hall — in December 1970 and 1973, respectively. As we were researching the background for the story, we came across a box full of complaints (in Special Collections) that students made between the late 1950s and early 1970s about campus dining before Leazar and Harris closed. The complaints were submitted to the Cafeteria Advisory Committee, which responded to them. After the jump you can read a handful of those complaints. Remember: these complaints were submitted between the late 1950s and early 1970s. Submit your own memories of campus dining here.
Please have someone watch Mary Lois. Her servings are extremely small.
Who dreamed up those beef turnovers? The only thing it can turnover is somebody in his grave! We may look like animals but we don’t have a gastronomic system like an animal.
In the Spring 2010 issue of NC State, we take a look at dining on campus past and present. Tell us the most unforgettable campus dining experiences you had as a student. Did you try a type of food that you had never tried before? Meet your sweetheart while in line for the mystery meat in the old Leazar Hall cafeteria? Set off the fire alarms with your dorm hot plate? Form a friendship with the clerks at the counter — or want to punch one in the face? Share your memories in the comments section of this blog post or on the survey page here. You can read others’ responses here.
And check out alumni stories about living on a student budget, breaks from school, dorm life and the Brickyard.
(Photograph by Jeremy M. Lange)
As part of our story on campus dining in the Spring 2010 issue of NC State magazine, we asked the university’s executive chef, Bill Brizzolara, to put together a menu using ingredients that have an NC State connection, including scallops, pork, cheese and sweet potatoes. Here’s what he came up with, and here’s how you can make it at home:
Seared Scallop Medallion Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
Serves 6
slices bacon, thin sliced
2 tablespoons shallots, minced
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 to 3 tablespoons or more of olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
18 large scallop medallions
salt and white pepper to taste
1 lb. fresh spinach, washed and any coarse stems removed
2 tomatoes, washed and each cut into 8 wedges
1. Cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and set aside. Drain most of the bacon fat from the pan leaving only two tablespoons. (more…)
As we did research for the story about campus dining that appears in the Spring 2010 issue of NC State, we found some interesting correspondence in the library’s archives. Between the late 1950s and early 1970s, the Cafeteria Advisory Committee collected and responded to complaints from students who ate at campus dining facilities. Here are a handful of our favorites.
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