<p>I’m still sticking to the Carriage House. The brie french toast or the omlets or the smoked salmon … awesome stuff. And the coffee is, IMO, better (the French press coffee at least).</p>
<p>Also, have to mention Moosewood. Although I think vegetarian dining is purely a first-world luxury, and pork is pure happy, I’ve had some excellent food from Moosewood. Just avoid the “non-meat meant to replicate meat” stuff, it’s all an inevitable failure. But their squash soups are brilliant.</p>
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<p>Sadly…I’m in that group.</p>
<p>As some who has also had a root canal…I have to agree that the root canal was better than Lean Cuisine on an almost daily basis.</p>
<p>I really miss the calamari from The Boatyard…and Carriage House brunch…and the Pinesburger…<em>sigh</em></p>
<p>As far as food at other college…nothing can compare to Cornell (and I have eaten at many other college campuses). My first college was crap…I couldn’t stomach the food so I ended up cooking for myself. Good thing the meal plan was cheap.</p>
<p>pick up Bittman’s “how to cook everything” book. Well written, comprehensive, yet not overdone or over complicated. A little bit of time and effort can make such a difference.</p>
<p>Oh…I only skimp on my lunches b/c (if I’m lucky) I have 15 minutes to eat. I save my effort for dinner :)</p>
<p>the food at cornell, at least for the summer, is really good and the key is to try diff things not just the “main meal” at any give meal there are about 15 different substantial meals availible. pizza, pasta, chinese, vegetarian. DONT LIMIT YOURSELF TO THE MAIN DISH OF THE DAY</p>
<p>Does Cornell usually have fruits for breakfast? I don’t like cereal, yet I still want to eat food that has good nutrition.</p>
<p>The dining halls (at least Appel and RPCC) have fruits. Appel has breakfast on most days, though.</p>
<p>Yeah, there is always at LEAST apples, oranges, and bananas. On West campus, they’ll often have kiwi, berries, pears, and plums especially on the weekend</p>
<p>if you like fruit only, then it would be really convenient to just keep some in your dorm. a bag of apples or box of clementines can stay good for 2 weeks, and then you can just grab one and head out the door. if you’re a real early-bird then I guess this isn’t a problem, but for me I like to have a fast and mobile meal.</p>
<p>Oh I LOVE kiwis, berries, pears, and plums! How about mangoes and strawberries? I think I might end up at West Campus. I will not have a car. How far is the local supermarket or farmer’s market from Cornell? I am the farthest thing from an early bird.</p>
<p>you will need to take the bus, but on the weekend I find that it’s easy to get to either Topps or Wegmans, both of which are fine grocery stores. (Wegmans in particular is usually regarded as a pretty top-quality supermarket no matter where you’re from.)
I’m not sure of the best way to access the farmer’s market (I usually bike there) but it also has nice local produce in the fall.</p>
<p>^ Thanks. I was curious about this as well since I fruit is by far my main food group.
Also, I noticed that at other colleges the only whole fruit they serve are oranges, apples, and bananas, but is Cornell the same? At my sister’s college they have a limit of one per person :/</p>
<p>Nah. Dining halls have many other fruits too. On some fruits (typically apples), there’s a posted limit, but most folks take as much as they want.</p>