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Knoblauch Cafe Opens Feb. 23

February 19, 2010


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MACOMB, IL -- Knoblauch Café will be open for business and ready to serve the Western Illinois University community with nutritional lunch fare beginning Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Knoblauch Hall 239 (corporate dining room). Organized and run by students in WIU's dietetics, fashion merchandising and hospitality (DFMH) department, Knoblauch Café (formerly known at Western Lites Café) provides DFMH students hands-on experience with running a foodservice facility.

Knoblauch Café is open 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on campus from Feb. 23 through Tuesday, March 30 (with the exception of Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 18, during Spring Break). Cost for a meal is $6 (includes beverage and dessert). Carry outs are available, and delivery is available in Knoblauch Hall. For more information, contact Jill Cassady in the DFMH department at (309) 298-3154 or JL-Cassady@wiu.edu.

The menu for Knoblauch Café Spring 2010 follows:

Tuesday, Feb. 23
lasagna/vegetarian lasagna; mixed green salad; breadstick; and pecan tassies with whipped cream

Thursday, Feb. 25
turkey panini; tomato & mozzarella panini; baked-potato soup; raspberry cheesecake cupcake with raspberry sauce

Tuesday, March 2
meatloaf/unsloppy joe; garlic smashed potatoes; green bean casserole; and chocolate layer torte

Thursday, March 4
chili/vegetarian chili; grilled cheese panini; and pumpkin praline torte

Tuesday, March 9
herbed-pork tenderloin; vegetable-stuffed portabella mushroom; twice-baked potato; mixed vegetables; dinner roll; and chocolate or caramel sundae

Thursday, March 11
chicken noodle soup/broccoli cheese soup; BLT spinach wrap; veggie wrap with red pepper hummus; chocolate pot de crème

Tuesday, March 23
roasted chicken breast/teriyaki salmon; red potatoes; green beans with almonds; chocolate-covered strawberries

Thursday, March 25
beef vegetable soup/vegetable soup; cheese biscuit; deep dark chocolate cake with butter-cream frosting

Tuesday, March 30
chicken quesadilla/vegetable quesadilla; tortilla chips/salsa; peach cobbler

Posted By: Teresa Koltzenburg (WIUNews@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing