Columbia University Dining

Columbia Community Garden

The Columbia Community Garden is the product of a collaborative effort between Columbia students, led by the Columbia University Food Sustainability Project and EarthCo, and Columbia Facilities. The garden aims to demonstrate the potential for urban agriculture to support the development of a just food system and to engage the community in growing healthy, sustainable food. The garden also functions as a public space for people to relax, interact, and connect with the process of growing food. Produce from the garden will be sold through the student cooperative grocery CoreFoods, which is located in the basement of John Jay Hall. If you are interested in becoming involved with the garden or would like to learn more about how students are addressing food sustainability issues at Columbia and in the surrounding community, please contact Becky Davies at rmd2154@columbia.edu or read the CU Food Sustainability Project's blog.

The Benefits of Cage-Free Eggs

Our Easy Eggs are certified humane, meaning that they are raised and handled with standards set by “The Humane Farm Animal Care Program." Chickens that are cage-free are provided appropriate shelter, resting areas, and sufficient space to naturally behave like chickens. In addition, the chickens are fed a nutritious diet free from antibiotics and hormones - all of which allows for a healthier and more nutritious egg.

Changes in FBC

Stop by FBC and grab a quick and healthy pick-me-up - now serving fresh fruit smoothies made to order with your favorite items and featuring Naked Juice. Or grab a nutritious lunch from the healthy entrees section of FBC.  Featuring a rotating menu with options such as Wild Alaskan Salmon and Mesclun Greens, these new choices are brought to you through a partnership between Ferris Booth's Chef Ray and our registered dietitian Ina Tsagarakis. If that's not enough, FBC now offers a homestyle brunch selection on Fridays complete with cage-free eggs.  

Music Requests in Cafe 212

Like the new music in Cafe 212? Email a song, genre, artist, or album request to our manager, Robert Bell, at rb2457@columbia.edu, and he will try his best to play your request for your listening enjoyment at 212.

DVD Rental's in JJ's Place

Rent DVD's in the vending machine outside of JJ's Place. Each rental is only $1 per day, for up to 5 days. Rentals include both general titles and new releases as well, so stop by JJ's Place today and pick up a DVD along with your chicken tenders.

Games, Games, and more Games at JJ's Place

Scrabble, Clue, Monopoly, Risk and many more now at JJ's Place. So grab a cup of coffee or hot chocolate from our new machine and settle in for the night!

Coming soon - Hungry Hungry Hippos!

Weekend Take-Out in Jay

You Asked for it and We Listened! Now John Jay frequenters can get take-out from the dining hall on the weekends. So enjoy your food and eat it on the go, in the comfort of your room, or wherever you desire!

Curly Fries featured at JJ's Place

You Asked for It and We Listened! Now at JJ's Place, curly fries at the grill Keep filling out those surveys and letting us know what you want, and we'll do our best to add it to our menu!

Feel Good @ JJ's Place

Feel Good at JJ's Place with a Grilled Cheese sandwich. Open Sundays from 4pm-12am and Wednesdays from 8pm-12pm, the Feel Good station will be open in JJ's Place. For $2.50 you can get a Grilled Cheese sandwich made from your choice of organic Country White, Wheat and Oat, or Cracked Wheat bread. All ingredients are donated by Westside Market, and all proceeds benefit the World Hunger Project.

Harvest Dinner @ Ferris Booth

Come to Ferris Booth on Thursday, October 25 for dinner and savor a delicious Harvest Dinner, courtesy of Chef Ray. All of the dishes served will be straight from the Farmer's Market and prepared for your enjoyment! The cost of the dinner is $9.25.

Featuring:

• Maple Glazed Long Island Duck
• Hudson Valley Butternut Squash stuffed with Harvest Blend of Wild Rice, Cranberries, and Pecans
• Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes with Fresh Dill, Garlic, and Chives
• Catskill Grown Brussels Sprouts Toasted with Shallots and Brown Butter

 

Ferris Booth Receives an "A"

Columbia Dining Services and The Daily News agree - Ferris Booth Commons boasts "Great Indian curries, artful antipasto and swell campus views, too."  Read "Finding out if college cuisine makes the grade" and let us know what you think by emailing dining@columbia.edu.  

Ferris Booth Alfredo Sauce

Both Chef Ray and Emeril agree - homemade is better! New this year at Ferris Booth is a homemade Alfredo sauce created from the traditional heavy cream, imported Parmesan cheese, and fresh basil. Get your pasta made-to-order the way you like it - half marinara, half Alfredo sauce, with all veggies, or with whole meatballs.   The possibilities are endless!

Kosher Deli Renovated for your Convenience

The Kosher Deli has moved to John Jay Hall! With its new, central location and bigger venue, the Kosher Deli can offer better service to students, including more varieties of hot and cold sandwiches and salads. So stop by John Jay for all of your kosher needs!

John Jay Renovations

The servery in John Jay is brand new, with sleek and modern furnishings, perfect for its New York City motif. The dishware is new as well, adding even brighter colors to the Jay and accenting your delicious meals.

In addition, not only is John Jay offering a carving station each week, but the Jay is also revamping its menu to include more of your favorite foods, like Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Cacciatore, and a homemade casserole each night of the week. With daily specials like pizza, pasta, salad, and deli bar, how could you resist?

Unlimited Toppings on Salads and Sandwiches

The sandwiches and salads at our retail dining locations will now be offered with all of the toppings you could imagine for lunch and dinner. All sandwiches are $5.95 and all salads will be $6.50. So pile your sandwich up high and fill your salad bowl to the brim at Cafe 212, Uris Deli, Carleton Lounge, and Lenfest Grill.

JJ's Place Offers Fresh Produce

Take a study break at JJ's Place this year and you'll find loads of new products! Fresh fruits and veggies, along with a new grill menu including variations of JJ's signature chicken tenders, philly cheesesteaks, and buffalo wings. Stop in for a late-night bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich hot off the grill, or try one of the new hot or cold sub sandwiches.

The food COOP will be back in JJ's as well, with all natural and organic products for sale, and JJ's will also be selling a new, earth-friendly laundry detergent called Ecover.

Stop in at JJ's Place this fall to check out all of these changes and more!

Culinary Carnival at Ferris Booth

Dining Services' gourmet eatery, Ferris Booth, is now even better than ever. Chef Ray is taking over Ferris Booth, and that means more of the delicious foods you've come to enjoy served as the lunch and dinner specials.

Stop by the 2nd floor of Lerner to sample the delicious Antipasto Bar that was introduced last spring, with a diverse variety of meats, cheese, and veggies for your eating pleasure. Try a slice of our savory new gourmet pizza, made with fresh flour and tomatoes straight from Italy. And the pasta station will now be serving the nutritious whole wheat Barilla pasta as an option for the health-conscious student looking to save calories for chicken tenders at JJ's Place!

A New Logo for Blue Java

Check out the new logo for Blue Java. Columbia is the only university in New York City to offer fair-trade and organic coffee at each of our locations on campus. With news that spectacular, we knew that Blue Java needed a fresh new look.

Pick up your travel mug with the new logo and only pay $.99 on every refill!

Mill Korean at Carleton

Not only is the great food from Mill Korean now available at Carleton, but the popular Korean dishes of gimbap and kimchi will be served there as well. Check out these new additions Monday through Friday, 8am - 4pm.