<p>I heard that the food service provider will be changing. I saw the topic at the Collegian website but the link to the actual article is down... </p>
<p>Can someone from Kenyon give me the scoop about the upcoming change? I know there's alot going on, with Pierce Hall's coming renovation and the Athletic Center opening very soon. </p>
<p>With food service providers changing, I'm sure the quality of food will change as well.</p>
<p>My understanding is that the food provider will switch to AVI over Christmas break. They promise to provide more local foods and more customized meals than Aramark did (without a rotating weekly meal schedule). Also AVI is an Ohio-based business. I don't think that anyone really knows what to expect at this point, but hopefully it will be a change for the better (I didn't have any problems with Aramark in the first place...)</p>
<p>AVI is also known to cater better to vegetarians and vegans. Aramark has been absolutely terrible with providing vegetarian alternatives besides white pasta and veggie burgers, and they very rarely label what is vegetarian and what is not. </p>
<p>I, for one, am thrilled about the change. I'm just worried about the food service workers who are technically employed through Aramark and not Kenyon...</p>
<p>Well, I'm not vegetarian or vegan but glad to hear the change improves eating for my greens-inclined friends. :)</p>
<p>However, is the food served high school cafeteria style or...? I just have no idea how different it is. If I attend, I will be living on Kenyon's food so getting cafeteria food everyday makes me nervous.</p>
<p>Food is more like buffet style. You serve yourself, the workers do not serve you. I'm excited about the change as I eat most of my meals in my dorm, I did not like the food very much.</p>
<p>My D is an athlete at Kenyon and really complains about the food - more about the meat than veggies. I will always be kidded by her for asking the following question during the campus tour: "Do you accomodate Vegans?" She is as far from a Vegan as Ted Nugent (no, not Georgia's husband, but I digress...). My point was to see if they provided a good variety of fresh fruit and vegatables. The whole "local provider" push is a crock to me. You are paying for your kid to go to one of THE most expensive schools in the country, they're busting their butt in school and extra-curriculars, and you want them well fed. Local (like organic) does not necessarily, and actually does not usually, mean the best quality. Having said that, she too is excited about the change. She does like to be able to walk up and take whatever and however much she wants.</p>
<p>Sorry. Must go home and eat Turkee. ;)</p>
<p>Ex,</p>
<p>I thought your daughter and I share similar eating sensibilities. </p>
<p>I get my results in December and am getting sadder and sadder the more I think about it. My SAT score was a mixed blessing at best. My verbal score was extremely high which is great since I am applying as an English/Humanities major but I have an extremely low math score which could hurt me considerably. The more I think about the forty percent who do not get into Kenyon early decision, the more depressed I become. </p>
<p>I believe my enthusiasm for the college isn't enough, as it was for Valerie last year who attends Hendrix. I am gearing up for my waitlist/rejection letter. </p>
<p>I know I'm being pessimistic, but I've been trying to be objective about my chances and it doesn't look good. </p>
<p>Sorry for the rant. :p</p>
<p>The local foods program is also intended to financially support local farmers. I have found that on the whole the local food is much better than what we used to eat. Also, we have very low costs for our meals, hence the lack of gourmet that some students whine about. For what we pay, the food is very good. I personaly don't want to pay several thousand dollars a year extra for some kid to have their food accented with truffles.</p>