University of Ottawa – The Cafeteria
By the end, I’m no longer hungry but not remotely satisfied. An educational experience? Perhaps.
View ArticleUniversity of Toronto-Trinity College – Strachan Hall cafeteria
A traditional, “perfectly decent” lunch with a few deft touches, like grilled vegetables and a panini press
View ArticleUniversity of British Columbia-Okanagan – The Cafeteria
Students seem happy enough — perhaps because the next-closest grub is at the Kelowna airport
View ArticleUniversity of Winnipeg – Riddell Hall
We cried uncle after two bites of soggy potato wedges and faded, mushy vegetables
View ArticleMount Royal College – Herb ‘n Market
This may be a food-court mecca, but a discerning eater can still do well
View ArticleUniversity of Calgary – The Den
Sampling the chocolate chunk brownie was like eating the flesh of a diabetic
View ArticleKwantlen Polytechnic University – Impressions Catering
Too bad Jell-O isn’t a food group
View ArticleUniversity of British Columbia – The Delly
This cheap and cheerful deli serves the culinary equivalent of the United Nations
View ArticleUniversity of Alberta – CAB Café
Little could prepare the intrepid diner for the travails of this brutal "café"
View ArticleUniversity of Lethbridge – Coulee Junction Café
CJ's is bright, scenic and friendly. But the food? Bring your own.
View ArticleYork University – Student Centre Food Court
Located in the outer reaches of Toronto—seriously, Pioneer Village is next door—the York campus feels sprawling, unwieldy and isolated. So with several dining options from which to choose, we go with...
View ArticleSimon Fraser University – Residence Dining Hall
The first thing that catches your eye upon walking into the concrete and wood dining hall at Simon Fraser University is the banner, hung among others painted by students, that reads “Welcome to...
View ArticleRyerson University – Hub Cafeteria
The Hub strikes a nice balance between offering students what they should be eating, and what they want to be eating. For instance, I bought a banana. I smacked down my 89 cents, and wham-o, that...
View ArticleUniversite de Montreal – Cafeteria Chez Valere
Located in Pavillon Jean-Brilliant, a monolithic slab of a building at the base of Mount Royal near Côte-des-Neiges, Chez Valère looks a little like a feeding hall for the Borg: dull, unadorned and...
View ArticleUniversity of British Columbia – Place Vanier Dining Hall
“Has it been a while since you’ve tried residence dining?” asks the website for the University of British Columbia. Don’t be scared off by bad memories, it implores, “residence dining has come a long...
View ArticleUniversity of Toronto – Sammy’s Student Exchange
We ask three different students where to eat and receive five different answers with 27 sets of directions. But we immediately trust the woman who points us toward Hart House and says: “Lots of fresh...
View ArticleConcordia University – The People’s Potato
The People’s Potato has decided to take a different approach to the standard model of the university cafeteria. Really different. The place, which bills itself as a vegan soup kitchen, is run by happy...
View ArticleCapilano University – North Shore Campus Cafeteria
You might think the dining area at Capilano College’s main campus, nestled in the forested hills of North Vancouver, would offer a feast of first-class views. But while towering windows let in plenty...
View ArticleMcGill University – New Residence Hall Cafeteria
The cafeteria serving McGill’s New Res, a former upscale hotel, has to compete with the bevy of student grub spots surrounding the downtown complex. It does so relatively well, largely avoiding the...
View ArticleUniversity of Manitoba – Pembina Hall
Pembina Hall has been long reviled by those living in residence at the University of Manitoba, so we entered cautiously. But thanks to a number of menu enhancements introduced last fall, we were...
View ArticleWilfrid Laurier – Fresh Food Company
Upon walking into the Wilfred Laurier cafeteria, we were greeted with a freshly painted and clean room, welcoming with booths and windows and soft lighting that gave a feeling of home. The mood didn’t...
View ArticleUniversity of Victoria – Village Greens and Carboro South
It’s somewhat fitting that en route to Village Greens, the all-vegetarian cafeteria at the University of Victoria, one must navigate herds of plump bunnies. While the resident rabbits mow down on the...
View ArticleUniversity of Calgary – The Alberta Room
The Alberta Room: such a grandiloquent name may leave you—Hey, you there, going through the remand bin at Goodwill!—wondering whether this is a place whose dress code and price range were designed for...
View ArticleUniversity of Guelph – Prairie Café
Guelph has a reputation for food: the Creelman Market Place, for example, has long been seen as a model of what on-campus meals should be: fresh, healthy, hearty. But I wondered: if Guelph’s best is...
View ArticleUniversity of Waterloo – Mudies
Mudies is tucked away almost cove-like in the community centre of the University of Waterloo’s Village 1 residence. But it is instantly recognizable as an eatery catering to a wide variety of tastes...
View ArticleUniversity of Saskatchewan – Marquis Hall Cafeteria
To pronounce the “Marquis” in Marquis Hall in anything like the French way (marquis, silent “s,” connoting nobility) is to mark oneself out as an outsider on campus. Markwiss, they say here, and it’s...
View ArticleMcMaster University – Commons Marketplace
Located in the centre of McMaster’s north residence quad, the Commons is not the easiest place to find, but following the crowd will get you there. After dodging a man in a bunny suit driving a...
View ArticleGeorge Brown College – The Chefs’ House
Interest in George Brown College’s culinary program has soared in recent years, and if its sleek new downtown Toronto restaurant is an accurate reflection of the curriculum, it’s not hard to see why....
View ArticleA Recipe To Riches dinner party
I have never seen an episode of Recipe to Riches, the Food Network Canada show now in its second season. But I really like the premise: Thousands of Canadians cook up their best home recipes to compete...
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