Hope Center, Transylvania partner to provide temporary emergency shelter space
Beginning Tuesday through April 30, the Beck Center’s practice gym will serve as a shelter for 40-50 individuals who regularly stay at the Hope Center.
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Breakfast at dinner makes for a tasty Transylvania tradition
This Transy tradition allows students a moment of stress-free time during finals week, as well as a time to share with friends, faculty and staff as the semester comes to a close.
Picnic at the Rafskeller before Transylvania Theater’s ‘Picnic’
Kicking off a new partnership, Transylvania Theater and Bon Appétit Management Company are combining forces for “dinner and a show” this Saturday. A special picnic-themed meal will be served in the Rafskeller prior to the show. The menu features made-from-scratch entrees and sides, much of which is sourced from within 150 miles of the downtown Lexington campus. “The feature menu will be fried chicken, cider braised pulled pork with smoked chili vinegar sauce, green apple and mustard seed slaw, green beans with crushed salt and vinegar chips, smashed buttermilk potatoes with scallion, red peppers and parsley, spice-rubbed corn on the cob, black-eyed pea salad with cucumber, tomato, vinegar and herbs, and farro and tomato salad with crispy capers,” said Chris Harris, Bon Appétit’s general manager at Transylvania. Vegetarian options also include pizza, pasta and a salad bar. And dessert? It’s fit for a picnic: “Berry buckle, fudge brownies and banana pudding,” Harris shared. Transy Theater and Bon Appétit are planning similar special menus for upcoming performances of “The Vox Show” and “Fun Home.” Dinner is served from 4:30-7 p.m. on Saturday before the performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. The meal is available for $9. Reserve your free performance tickets online. The public is invited to dine with the Transylvania community in the Rafskeller not just Saturday, but every day.
Bon Appétit’s Eat Local Challenge comes to Transylvania
In June, Transylvania became the first college in Kentucky to partner with Bon Appétit Management Company, an award-winning industry pioneer whose mission is “food service for a sustainable future.” In choosing Bon Appétit, Transy is looking to bring fresh, healthy, chef-driven, sustainable and local food choices to students, faculty and staff. The “local” part of that mission will be highlighted at lunch Tuesday, Sept. 24, when Bon Appétit’s Café Transylvania participates in the 2019 Eat Local Challenge, a companywide event celebrating farmers, producers and artisans annually with a 100% local meal. According to Bon Appétit’s website, it is the first food service company to create and celebrate the Eat Local Challenge annually. “We love celebrating our local farmers, ranchers, fishermen and food craftspeople and explaining to our guests why supporting them is so vital to our food supply. Although we serve locally grown food every day in our cafés, highlighting this extreme example of a 100% local meal has started lively conversations amongst guests and our staff,” the company said. The Eat Local Challenge in Transylvania’s café will feature menu items sourced entirely from within 150 miles of the downtown Lexington campus. The featured ingredient — mushrooms — comes from Prayer Mountain Farms in Upton, Kentucky. Other providers — many of whom are featured daily in the café — include: Marksbury Farms, Lancaster (beef and pork); Courtney Farms, Bagdad (vegetables); Mount Pleasant Acres, Owingsville (vegetables); Nate’s Coffee, Lexington (coffee); Epping’s on
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Transylvania unveils new cafe name, logo, menu
Transylvania’s new Gratz Perk Cafe will feature Nate’s Coffee and menu items from Epping’s on Eastside.