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Palladium’s head of dining is none other than Remy, an acclaimed chef best known for his work in Pixar's Ratatouille. (Staff Illustration by Marva Shi)

Off-Third: Anyone — Even Palladium Rats — Can Cook

After NYU hired an unusual but well-known chef, some think he might be responsible for the recent hygiene issues. Our exclusive interview with Remy, of “Ratatouille” fame, tells a different story.
Nidhi Sinha, Contributing Writer December 3, 2019

An anonymous source confirmed the real reason Palladium Food Court failed its health inspection. Rather than improper food storage and the presence of filth flies, as was originally...

The inside of Palladium Food Court. (Photo by Max Lerner)

Palladium Makes Behind-the-Scenes Changes to Meet Health Standards

Students aren’t the only ones looking to improve their grades after midterm season — Palladium Food Court is taking measures to earn an A on its next inspection.
Milliana Bocher, Contributing Writer November 4, 2019

Palladium Food Court filth flies beware: the facility has upped its game, hiring not one, but two outside extermination teams, one of many measures taken to improve upon the narrow...

NYU Is Neglecting Students’ Health With Dining Hall Failures

NYU Is Neglecting Students’ Health With Dining Hall Failures

By choosing to not tell its students about health code violations at Palladium Food Court, NYU has put the health of its community at risk.
WSN Editorial Board October 7, 2019

On Tuesday, WSN reported that Palladium Food Court had failed a health inspection. The inspection, conducted by New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, found...

Staff Rants and Raves: NYU Dining

Staff Rants and Raves: NYU Dining

Lots of things related to food at NYU have changed recently. Hear what our staff has to say about it.

Rants On Serving Sizes By Alexandria Johnson, Deputy News Editor One thing I have noticed with Chartwells, the new dining provider, is that the serving size options have...

Bibimbap from the Global Street Food stand at The Market Place at Kimmel.  (Staff Photo by Arin Garland)

Dining Hall Menus Expand

NYU Dining has made changes to dining halls to accommodate those with different tastes and dietary restrictions.
Arin Garland, Dining Editor February 4, 2019

Coming back from break, you may wonder why your favorite quesadilla spot at the Kimmel Market Place or Mr. Bing at Palladium Dining Hall has abruptly disappeared. Over J-term,...

(Illustration by Sophia Di Iorio)

First-Years Reflect on Their Fall Semester

First-years discuss everything from navigating Greenwich Village to new sleeping schedules.
Anna de la Rosa, Staff Writer December 3, 2018

The first semester of college is a time for learning — and not just in the classroom. For many students, it’s their first time away from home and they have to figure out how...

Upgrades to the Third North dining hall include LCD screens for menus.

Dining Halls Up Their Game

Jiachen Xu, Contributing Writer September 24, 2018
Here are some of the changes made in the dining halls over the summer.
Food options from NYU dining halls. (WSN file photo)

Get Creative With Dining Hall Food

Lily Li, Contributing Writer October 3, 2016
Going to the dining hall every day is mundane. To liven it up a bit, have you considered making some creative combinations with ingredients you can find in the cafeteria to brighten your dining hall experience?
This summer, some of NYU’s most popular dining halls went through some noteworthy changes.

New School Year Brings New Changes to NYU Dining

Wanting Huang, Contributing Writer September 20, 2016
Whether you are a regular at Palladium’s pizza station or frequent Lipton for their chocolate chip cookies, you've probably noticed some changes at NYU Dining halls. Here’s is a quick roundup of the changes.
Students have worked to reduce the amount of food waste produced by NYU’s dining services, including the sample plates at the counters in dining halls.

NYU’s Food Waste Isn’t Actually Going to Waste

Taylor Nicole Rogers, Dining Editor September 6, 2016
To combat food waste on campus, Two Birds One Stone, led by CAS Senior Mac Hughes-Cromwick, uses uneaten food from NYU Dining Halls to combat hunger.
According to NYU, there have been trackers installed in the dining hall cutlery all along.

Fork ‘Em Over: NYU Cracking Down On Dining Hall Crime

Ankita Bhanot, Dining Editor March 31, 2016
It turns out the silverware in NYU dining halls actually has tracker chips installed in each one of them, so students stealing them will now be caught and punished!
I Tried...Going Vegan at NYU

I Tried…Going Vegan at NYU

Diamond Naga Siu, Deputy News Editor March 1, 2016
WSN's Deputy News Editor shares her experience eating vegan on a meal plan in the first installment of our "I Tried..." series.