Biscotti's offers a variety of expresso drinks and pastries, as well cafe tables
where students and faculty can socialize or get ready for their next class.
has been sitting on the shelf all day: All vegetables are bought and cooked fresh, not frozen,
and deliveries from the Penn State Bakery come daily. According to Schiavoni, the new
state of the art combination oven keeps meat juicy and cakes fluffy because it is both a
steamer and an oven
From behind Plexiglas guards, customers can see their food being cooked right in front of
them and workers can interact with the students. Schiavoni described the cafeteria work
ers to "have a new gleam in their eye, because they are out of that hole in the wall down-
stairs:'
Schiavoni's desk is strewn from one side to the other with menus. He is constantly refer
ring to these in order to make variety the spice in students' mealtimes. "I want to try to
push the student body toward different tastes than what they are used to," Schiavoni said.
Because of the greater kitchen space available and the stage area in the cafeteria, the Food
Services and Student Activities offices will be collaborating to put on international cele
bration days, such as a Greek Fest and Mardi Gras.
Those who experienced eating in the former Lion's Den are appreciative of the new vari-
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eties. "There is so much more to choose
from now, even though I eat hamburgers the
most," Dan Berger said, a returning stu
dent. Some new students to Penn State
Harrisburg might not understand the
improvements and they think there are not
enough choices. "It seems like only one
menu item changes each day, I'd like to see
more variety than that," said Branda
Kemmerling, who just started her first
semester here in Harrisburg.
Coleman and Schiavoni planned with the
students in mind. Many students asked for
ice cream and Food Services would not
provide anything less than Hershey's.
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Students who live in the apartments can buy
frozen dinners to keep for later.
Schiavoni encourages all students and fac
ulty to be a part of the Diner's club. Users
can add the Diner's club option to their stu
dent ID cards with a $25 deposit, which can
be used immediately for purchases. With
every swipe, users save 10 percent and
using the cards moves the lines faster dur
ing busy lunchtimes. According to
Schiavoni; there is no financial benefit for
Food Services when students sign up for the
service. The customers arc the ones saving
money
For the last two years, Penn State
Harrisburg has been proudly serving
Seattle's Best coffee. Now the variations in
coffee are endless with the addition of
Biscotti's, the new coffee cafe, appropriate
ly named since every day 12 different vari
eties of biscotti are made on premise.
Frozen 'coffee drinks will soon be added to
the menu.
Plans are now being made to install two
big screen television sets and a sound sys
tem that will play background music
throughout the entire area. A banana bar is
being added that will allow for groups of
students to congregate and do projects with
out having to pull tables together.
Christmas break will allow for other reno
vations that can only be completed when
there are no people using the space.
The cafeteria is missing one very crucial
element. It needs a name and a logo. Menu
boards cannot be put up until the cafeteria
has a name and some kind of iconic pres
ence. Look for a suggestion box that will
be put out soon to take suggestions you
might have on any matter concerning the
cafeteria.