{"68531":{"#nid":"68531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Community Enjoys North Avenue Dining Hall Experience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s North Avenue Dining Hall opened for a few\ndays this week so that members of the community could experience what the new\nvenue has to offer. Located adjacent to the North Avenue apartments, the dining\nhall will officially open when school starts in the fall to all students,\nfaculty and guests with a Grand Opening event on August 31.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 20,000 square-foot facility can seat up to 325 guests at\na time and will staff 10 chefs and culinarians in the fall. During the \u201csoft\u201d\nopening from June 19-24, an average of 600 meals were served each day for\nbreakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition, a Housing Team Day was hosted there\non Tuesday during lunch. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBeing the first dining hall that Georgia Tech Dining has\nbeen able to design and build itself, the North Avenue Dining Hall has a truly\nunique and contemporary presence on campus.\u0026nbsp;\nFrom the extensive glass windows that provide ample light for diners,\nthis new venue is not only modern in design and operation, it was also built to\nLEED Gold Certifications, reflecting the institute\u2019s commitment to efficiency\nand sustainability.\u0026nbsp; In the fall, the dining\nhall will be open 24 hours a day on weekdays, making it the first 24-hour\ndining hall on campus. \u0026nbsp;All meal plans,\nBuzzfunds, and major credit cards will be accepted.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the \u201csoft\u201d opening this week, diners were greeted by\nthe enthusiastic staff and chefs who were eager to provide a glimpse into the long-awaited\ndining hall. Visitors sampled just a few of the wide variety of stations from\nwhich to choose such as the Grill featuring burgers and curly fries as well as\nother classic options to the Pizza and Pasta section. All of the stations have\npre-made food selections such as deli sandwiches, which second year student Lani\nBarry exclaimed are \u201cto die for.\u201d In addition, chefs at almost all the stations\ncan prepare something to order. Several other choices like the World Fare, Wok,\nand Pho that offer a variety of international cuisines will also be available\nin the fall. An additional feature enables students to suggest recipes online. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents were excited about the North Avenue Dining Hall and\nwere impressed with the state-of-the-art look from the building itself down to\nthe square dishes. \u201cI love the new plates. You can fit more on them,\u201d noted\nsecond year student Tikurete Gebremariam, \u201cbut I also like\nthe clean, bright layout of the entire place.\u201d The presence and quality of the new facility has some students\nre-thinking their meal plan options for the fall. Second year student Samantha\nHabacker, who was not intending to purchase a meal plant in the fall, said, \u201cI\nmight have to get the Social 75 just so I can come here more often.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEven the staff and chefs at the new venue were eager to\nshowcase the newest addition to the dining facilities. \u201cI am excited about\nbringing to the students, faculty, and staff and to the Georgia Tech family a\nunique, state-of-the-art dining experience,\u201d said Andy Gaudiano, Operations\nManager for the new dining hall on Wednesday. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe North Avenue Dining Hall will be open again later this\nsummer from July 11 to 15, so be sure if you are on or around campus this\nsummer to come experience this new facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWritten by Georgia Tech Communication \u0026amp; Marketing Student Media Member Katie McGuire\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhotos by Georgia Tech Communications \u0026amp; Marketing Student Media Member Ayesha Patel\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\n\nGeorgia Tech\u2019s North Avenue Dining Hall opened\nfor a few days this week so that members of the community could experience what\nthe new venue has to offer. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s North Avenue Dining Hall opened for a few days this week so that members of the community could experience what the new venue has to offer."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2011-06-24 14:22:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:37","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"68528":{"id":"68528","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Dining Hall 1","body":null,"created":"1449177176","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:12:56","changed":"1475894594","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:14","alt":"North Avenue Dining Hall 1","file":{"fid":"192595","name":"dininghall-6.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dininghall-6_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dininghall-6_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1527211,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dininghall-6_0.jpg?itok=VD-GXfq_"}},"68529":{"id":"68529","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Dining Hall 2","body":null,"created":"1449177185","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:05","changed":"1475894594","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:14","alt":"North Avenue Dining Hall 2","file":{"fid":"192596","name":"dininghall_-_4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dininghall_-_4_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dininghall_-_4_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1406439,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dininghall_-_4_0.jpg?itok=-8pGddiU"}},"68530":{"id":"68530","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Dining Hall - 3","body":null,"created":"1449177185","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:05","changed":"1475894594","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:14","alt":"North Avenue Dining Hall - 3","file":{"fid":"192597","name":"dininghall-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dininghall-1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dininghall-1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2871480,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dininghall-1_0.jpg?itok=Of4u76W_"}}},"media_ids":["68528","68529","68530"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatechdining.com\/locations\/recipes.html","title":"Student Recipe Suggestions"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatechdining.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech Dining Services"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=66464","title":"North Avenue Dining Hall Hosts Sneak Peeks"},{"url":"http:\/\/campusservices.gatech.edu\/news\/Pages\/NorthAveDiningHall\u2013\u201cSpecialistheNewNorm\u201d.aspx","title":"North Ave Dining Hall \u2013 \u201cSpecial is the New Norm\u201d"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}