Meals and Food During the School¶
All catered, group meals that the School provides will include vegan and vegetarian options. If you indicated other dietary needs in the survey, we will address those on a case-by-case basis as well.
Group Dinners¶
On Sunday evening, there will be a welcome dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Union South (see the schedule page for details). Before dinner, instructors from the School will be in the lobby of the hotel to meet people. Then the group at the hotel can walk together to the dinner location. Also, the instructors can help arrange the hotel shuttle, if available, to make a trip or two to Union South. Or you may travel to the location on your own.
On Friday evening, there will be a closing dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Fluno Center, which is roughly in between the School location and the hotel.
School Meals¶
The School pays for your meals during the School.
First, we provide the following meals directly:
- Breakfasts on Monday through Friday — held in Computer Sciences Room 1240, the same room as the school sessions
- Lunches on Monday through Friday — held near the lecture hall
- The group dinners described above
For dinners Monday through Thursday, if you are coming from out of town, we can reimburse you after the School. In that case:
- Keep receipts for your dinners – if anything so that you remember how much meals cost!
- We can reimburse up to $27.00, including tax and tip
- If it is not on the receipt, be sure to write your tip amount yourself, so you do not forget
- We cannot pay for any alcohol, but non-alcoholic drinks are OK — so pay for any alcohol on a separate bill
- We will explain the reimbursement process at the end of the School
Again, if you live in or near Madison and are part of the UW–Madison community, by University rules we cannot pay for your own dinners during the School.
Menus¶
Below are the menus for the School-provided meals. Not all options for meeting dietary needs are listed, because the vendors provide them at their discretion. If you have concerns or questions, email us or talk to any of the organizers in person.
Sunday¶
Dinner:
- Dinner rolls (vegetarian)
- Cold beverages
- Mixed greens with balsamic and ranch dressings (vegetarian)
- Wisconsin cheese board with crackers (vegetarian, including some GF ones)
- Curried stew (vegan)
- Blackened salmon with grapefruit slaw
- Roasted BBQ chicken (bone in)
- Seasonal vegetable (vegetarian)
- Sour cream hash brown potatoes (vegetarian)
- Basmati rice (vegetarian)
All items will be labeled for dietary concerns.
Monday¶
Breakfast:
- Baked peaches and cream French toast
- Fruit salad
- Roasted red potatoes
- Coffee, tea, juice, bottled water
Lunch:
- Lasagna (beef and vegetarian)
- Tossed salad
- Garlic bread sticks
- Assorted cookies/dessert
- Assorted soda, bottled water
Afternoon:
- Coffee, tea
Tuesday¶
Breakfast (lighter than Monday/Wednesday/Friday):
- Pastries and baked goods (muffins, bagels, danish)
- Vanilla yogurt and granola
- Coffee, tea, juice, bottled water
Lunch:
- Build-your-own tacos (chicken, beef, and vegan taco filling)
- Taco toppings, tortillas, and hard taco shells
- Refried pinto beans
- Spanish style rice
- Tortilla chips and salsa
- Assorted cookies/dessert
- Assorted soda, bottled water
Afternoon:
- Coffee, tea
Wednesday¶
Breakfast:
- Country scrambled egg and cheese casserole
- Fruit salad
- Breakfast potatoes
- Coffee, tea, juice, bottled water
Lunch:
- Grilled chicken breast sandwiches
- Black bean burgers
- All-American potato salad
- Italian pasta salad
- Potato chips and French onion dip
- Assorted cookies/dessert
- Assorted soda, bottled water
Thursday¶
Breakfast (lighter than Monday/Wednesday/Friday):
- Pastries and baked goods (muffins, bagels, danish)
- Vanilla yogurt and granola
- Coffee, tea, juice, bottled water
Lunch:
- Enchiladas (chicken and vegan)
- Refried pinto beans
- Spanish style rice
- Tortilla chips and salsa
- Assorted cookies/dessert
- Assorted soda, bottled water
Afternoon:
- Coffee, tea
Friday¶
Breakfast:
- Spinach and feta quiche
- Fruit salad
- Pastries and baked goods (muffins, bagels, danish)
- Coffee, tea, juice, bottled water
Lunch:
- Curry (chicken and vegetarian)
- Rice
- Vegetable samosas with yogurt sauce
- Naan bread
- Assorted cookies/dessert
- Assorted soda, bottled water
Afternoon:
- Coffee, tea
Dinner:
- Linguine and cavatappi pastas (vegetarian)
- Wild mushroom ravioli with butternut cream sauce (vegetarian)
- Grilled chicken breast (gluten-free)
- Homemade beef and pork meatballs
- Italian vegetable blend (vegan)
- Spiral vegetable pasta with a garden herb sauce (gluten-free, vegan)
- Breadsticks
- Marinara (vegan/gluten-free) and Alfredo sauces (vegetarian)
- Salad
- Tiramisu (vegetarian)
- Cannoli (vegetarian)
- Assorted beverages