The Marketplace at Usdan
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Celebrating Progress and Recognizing Continued Struggles for Farmworkers’ Rights
These food labels give meaningful insight into how the farmworkers who picked your food.
Looking Back on Bon Appétit’s Decades of Support for Farmworkers’ Rights
We’re proud of our legacy of leveraging our purchasing power and voice to demand better livelihoods for farmworkers in the United States.
Fifty Cents and the Fight for Farmworkers’ Rights
Farmworkers are exempt from basic labor protections despite working an essential and dangerous job.
Green Spinach and Ginger Smoothie
No green powders here – just fruits and vegetables that provide bright flavors, colors, and are full of nutrients.
Pills or Peas: Can The Foods We Eat Provide All Of The Nutrients That Our Bodies Need?
The benefits of getting your nutrients through whole foods versus supplements.
Celebrate National Nutrition Month® with Our Dietitian Dream Team
Toasting to our wellness team and their work to improve the health and well-being of our communities.
Garden Your Way to Good Health
Find your slice of green space and get your garden growing.
Wellness Tips: Building Flavor With Less Salt
Think you need salt to avoid bland food? Think again! Use these chef-approved tips to build flavor.
Spice Up Your Meals with Global Flavors
Try pairing these herbs, spices, and other ingredients to create global-inspired meals in your kitchen.
Cauliflower and Chickpea Cakes
Eating cruciferous vegetables, such as cauliflower, is one way to alter your gut microbiome for the better.
The Unsuspecting Health Barometer: Your Gut
Keeping your gut happy can improve quality of life and aid in disease prevention.
The Marketplace at Usdan
- Breakfast Served from 8:00 am - 10:30 am
- Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Weekly Schedule
- Breakfast Mon-Fri, 8:00 am - 10:30 am
- Brunch Sat-Sun, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Lunch Mon-Fri, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Dinner Mon-Sun, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All-You-Care-To-Eat Dining
HEARTH BAKED PIZZA
Our hand-made pizza station features a variety of selections for lunch and dinner. Daily pizza creations and more.
SIZZLE
We serve Northeast Family Farms hand-formed, freshly-ground chuck burgers, hormone and antibiotic-free chicken combined with all of your grill favorites.
MONGOLIAN GRILL
The Mongolian grill is our celebration of Asian cuisine. One of our most popular stations, it commands center stage with a sizzling array of regional favorites and ethnic specialties. Choose from rice or noodles, meat, seafood, vegetables, choose your own sauce and our chefs will turn your creation into a delicious meal.
SHALOM-SALAAM
At the Kosher station, Jewish tradition and culture will be celebrated daily in the food that is prepared and presented. Under the supervision of Rabbi David Leipziger, we present ashkenazi and sefardic delicacies from Jewish tables across the ages at holidays, rituals, festivals and in everyday meals.
SALAD BAR
Our salad bar offers many options for dining at lunch and dinner. The focus is on local produce serving vegetables from local farms including Wesleyan's student run Long Lane Farm. You will find all of the ingredients to make your own salad, or try one of our delicious composed salads.
STOCKPOT
Memorable bowls of soup made with the freshest ingredients from stock to garnish.
VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN
Wesleyan University is the winner of the 2012 "Most Vegan Friendly College" title. More than just legumes, rice and tofu, our vegan and vegetarian selections will be as varied as the world's cultures.
CARDINAL DELI
Monday - Friday specials like our popular pastrami reuben on rye bread. You can also have us build your own custom sandwich or wrap with a large variety of meats, cheese, and toppings accompanied by coleslaw, potato chips and a dill pickle.
OMELET STATION
One of the best thing about our weekend brunch is the made-to-order omelet station. Serving cage free whole eggs or egg whites, a variety of vegetables, meats and cheeses.
Breakfast
stockpot
classics
Lunch
stockpot
classics
vegan
kosher
tomato cucumber salad with red wine vinaigrette
honey dijon carrot salad
chicken bologna or turkey sandwiches with lettuce and tomato
marketplace grill
mongolian grill
choose from kale, spinach, kidney beans, freekeh, onions, pepper, and water chestnuts
add shrimp, chicken, or soy tofu over white or brown rice
choose from kale, spinach, kidney beans, freekeh, onions, pepper, and water chestnuts
add shrimp, chicken, or soy tofu over white or brown rice
hearth baked pizza
cardinal deli
pine nut pesto pasta mozzarella salad
candied pecan kale salad with berries in strawberry vinaigrette
Italian style pasta salad with ham, capicola, salami, pepperoni, provolone cheese, and red wine vinaigrette
tabouleh with mint and lemon
house made barbeque potato chips
Dinner
stockpot
classics
vegan
kosher
marketplace grill
mongolian grill
hearth baked pizza
pastabilities
lobster and shrimp sauce featuring heavy cream from Ronnybrook Farm Dairy
broccoli
wheat pasta
corn and rice penne
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Eat Right — For You
Wellness
When it comes to wellness, Bon Appétit’s focus is on simple, delicious food — that happens to be good for you. To support long-term health, we are bringing more plants to menus every day in a craveable way, while emphasizing healthy cooking techniques. When healthy food tastes good, nourishing your body and mind becomes the easy choice.
Food Allergies
We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.
Sustainability
Wellness also includes the health of the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth. They’re all connected. Bon Appétit has been committed to “food service for a sustainable future” for decades, and we’ve led the food service industry in tackling many important issues, such as cage-free eggs, antibiotics in animal production, and farmworker rights.
Dining Service Overview
Wesleyan Dining by Bon Appétit
At Wesleyan, students input is valued and critical to the success of our dining program. You will find a brief summary of the dining venues and the meal plans available in our brochure.
Tell Us What You Think
Common Questions
- I’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in my café?
- Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in my café?
- How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?
FOOD RECOVERY VERIFIED
Wesleyan University Dining and Bon Appetit are fighting food waste and hunger by recovering surplus perishable food from our campus that would otherwise go to waste and donating it to people in need through THE EDDY SHELTER
Learn more about Food Recovery Verified and
Bon Appetit’s food recovery efforts.