Billiken Dining Services @ Saint Louis University

2012-01-31T13:10:00.001-08:00

February isBlack History month! So to celebrate, every Sunday during the month of February willbe a Soul Food Sunday! Different traditional soul foods will be served fordinner each week in Griesedieck! Don’t miss out on this special celebration inhonor of Black History Month!

Sunday, February 5^th:

Braised Beef Pot Roast

Cheese Grits

Spicy Collard Greens

Sunday, February 12th:

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Olive oil whipped potatoes

Orange Glazed Carrots

Sunday, February 19th:

Quinoa Crusted Chicken

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Green Beans

Sunday, February 26th:

Chicken Pot Pie

Vegetarian Bean Bake

Corn on the Cob

Recipes From Home

2012-01-31T12:47:00.000-08:00

Recipes From Home!

A home cooked meal is often one of the things that students miss most when they go away to college. That certain recipe you grew up eating may mean a lot more to you than just a meal. And you’re not alone.

Everyone has that special meal that they would request Mom to make at certain times if they could. But doesn’t living away from home mean losing the luxury of your favorite home prepared meal? Not always! Billiken Dining is now offering the ability for students to submit their favorite recipes from back home online!

These favorite recipes will be featured in Griesedieck and Reinert for dinner on February 15th for everyone to experience! Recipes may be submitted by clicking on this link http://www.dineoncampus.com/stlouis/show.cfm?cmd=recipes!

We look forward to trying everyone's recipes from home!

2012-01-27T12:57:00.000-08:00

Whether it’s for the love of the game or for the love of the commercials, Super Bowl Sunday is always an exciting day. And everyone knows you can’t celebrate the biggest day of football without some traditional football foods like pizza, wings, and chips and dip! So whatever your reason for watching the big game on Sunday, Billiken Dining will be providing the food for you! Subway will offer party subs and all your grocery needs for extra Super Bowl snacks, Fusz will have 16” pizzas to-go and wing buckets, and Super Bowl dips will be available throughout campus! Root for your team or just watch the commercials, but be sure to celebrate the Super Bowl with good food!!

2012-01-20T10:59:00.000-08:00

Between Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day, January is a month that can be sometimes easily overlooked. However, luckily this year Billiken Dining is starting off the New Year right and recognizing January’s three national holidays – national oatmeal month, national soup month and national hot tea month!! With the weather finally dropping in St. Louis, there is nothing better to keep you warm between classes than some hot tea, oatmeal, and hot soup! We will be celebrating all month by featuring oatmeal in many of our dining facilities as well as many delicious soup specials such as Baja Chicken Enchillada soup in Salsaritas. Hot tea samplings with fun facts about the teas will be available in The Bean, Ameren, & the Education Union Café on Tuesday January 24th. Even with the craziness of classes starting again, be sure not to miss out on celebrating January with us by enjoying all the hot oatmeal, teas, and soups!!

2012-01-19T14:42:00.000-08:00

Billiken Dining is excited to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Monday, January 23^rd in Griesedieck and Rienert for dinner from 4:30-7:00! There will be Chinese music, decorations, and of course delicious Chinese food, such as hot and sour soup, orange chicken, cashew shrimp, stir fry, crab rangoon, and so much more! The Chinese New Year is a time to welcome a long life, wealth and prosperity and to eliminate any negativity from the past. This fourteen day celebration is very symbolic and holds many myths and traditions for the Chinese culture. It is the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good luck, peace, and happiness. Food during the celebration includes items such as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. In Chinese tradition, each year is dedicated to a specific animal. The Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Rat, Boar, Rabbit, Dog, Rooster, Ox, Tiger, Snake, and Ram are the twelve animals that are part of this tradition. All of these animals are thought to bestow their characteristics to the people born in their year. 2012 welcomes the year of the Dragon, which will be marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity.

Billiken Dining presents Eco-Containers

2012-01-18T09:52:00.000-08:00

Billiken Dining Presents Eco-Containers!

Reusable containers offer convenience for students as well as sustainability for the environment. Since many students often have busy schedules, it is ideal for them to have the option to grab a meal to go from the dining hall. However, traditional disposable containers create a huge problem of excess waste on campus.

Because meeting the students’ needs should be a top priority, the best environmental solution to this problem is the use of reusable containers.

Students receive an eco-friendly reusable contain when they want a meal to go. They can then drop off the container when finished to be cleaned and pick up a new one, or they can return the containers and get a new one the next time they want a meal to go. By switching to the reusable container program, it is possible to reduce the environmental impact!

Passionate about Good Food and Doing Good!

2011-12-14T10:35:00.000-08:00

The separation between you and a hungry child in the developing world may seem distant. But you are only Two Degrees away.

We are passionate about good food and doing good and we are excited to announce that we now carry TWO DEGREES bars!

The bars are now available for purchase in the C-Store in Demat (DeMart). For every purchased bar, Two Degrees donates a meal to a hungry child. We could not be more excited to be supporting this cause! We know that Billikens are passionate about doing good as well and we can't wait to make a difference with this program!

These bars are all natural, gluten free, and vegan!

For more info on TWO DEGREES, visit their website or check them out on facebook!

2011-12-09T11:42:00.001-08:00

While college stress is constant throughout the semester, finals week takes the stress to a whole new level. Suddenly, days do not seem long enough and all nighters seem like a necessity. And being in the middle of all the Christmas excitement/craziness doesn’t help much either. Unfortunately, it is extremely easy for students to forget to sleep and eat right during finals weeks. It is important that students are taking breaks from all the cramming, getting sleep and fueling up on nutrients.

Here are a few tips from Billiken Dining on how to reduce Finals Week Stress:

Create a study schedule
Ignore peer pressure from friends who are done before you
Take frequent study breaks to clear your head
Study in groups
GET SLEEP to keep your brain working and keep your immune system healthy
EAT to stay focused

Luckily, SLU give a whole day off dedicated to STUDYING!! Knowing students will be extremely busy and maybe a little stressed out that day, Billiken Dining has adjusted the dining hours to try and better accommodate all the brilliant, hard working students!! Good luck Billikens!!!

http://www.dineoncampus.com/tools/contentImages/file/WhatsOpen_Study%20Day_Dec%2013_2011.pdf

2011-12-06T15:40:00.001-08:00

We're celebrating Christmas Cajun Style

on Friday, December 9th!!

Here is the Cajun Menu:

Andouille Sausage and Chicken Gumbo

SALAD AND SANDWICHES

Black Eyed Peas and Roasted Corn Salad

Cajun Chicken Salad

Muffaletta

ENTREES AND GRILL

Crawfish and Chicken Jambalaya

Cajun Breaded Tilapia

Cajun Blackened Chicken with Tri-Pepper Relish

STARCHES

Hoppin' John

Dirty Rice

Buttermilk Biscuits

Cajun Wedge Cut Fries

Hush Puppies

VEGETABLES

Braised Okra and Tomatoes

Eggplant Creole

Fried Okra

DESSERTS

Sweet Potato Pie with Whipped Cream

CONDIMENTS

Green and Red Tabasco

Worcestershire Sauce

2011-12-06T15:13:00.001-08:00

Almost everybody is guilty of experiencing that overwhelming excitement when seeing the first snowflakes of the school year, no matter how tiny or few in number. Unfortunately, even with an increase in excitement, it is still nearly impossible to ignore the extreme decrease in temperature. Finding motivation to make the walk to class becomes a lot harder as the temperature drops. But with finals right around the corner, making that excursion out of your warm, cozy room and all the way to the classroom or even the library is more important than ever. Billiken Dining and SAB have proposed a solution to this chilly problem. On Tuesday, December 13^th (study day and, conveniently enough, National Cocoa Day) a hot cocoa bar will be available in Ameren and The Bean to warm things up and help motivate you so that you can push through that last week of the semester! Fun toppings such as candy canes, white chocolate, etc. will be provided. Just purchase a hot cocoa and the entire toppings bar is free! An additional bonus: wear an ugly Christmas sweater to either location and have your photo taken to be entered in our Facebook contest! The winners with the most likes on Facebook will receive a holiday Christmas package! There will be one winner from Ameren & one from The Bean! Happy Studying!

2011-12-05T14:14:00.001-08:00

Taco Eating Contest Showdown!!!!

Who doesn’t love eating tacos? With that said, who wouldn’t love eating tacos added with the chance to win a delicious prize!? Well, for five lucky people, that chance is now!! We've waited all semester, but it’s finally time for the Salsarita’s taco eating contest showdown!! The five talented winners from previous taco eating contests will finally get to face each other in an ultimate taco eating contest. The grand price up for grabs is a free burrito a week for the entire next semester!! With the competition high, there is no telling who the winner of the showdown may be. The fastest taco eating time so far has been by contestant Eric Marin for a SLU record-setting time of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds!! Like each of the other mini contests, each person will race to finish 7 tacos. The first to swallow the last bite of tasty taco perfection will win the grand prize!! The big showdown will be on Wednesday, December 7th at 6pm so be sure not to miss the excitement!! Best of luck to each contest as they race to devour seven delicious tacos!!

2011-11-21T14:49:00.001-08:00

Give Thanks for Good Food

When people hear the word “Thanksgiving”, images of turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie often come to mind. Many consider the thanksgiving feast to be one of the best meals of the year. However it’s not just the delicious food that makes the day so favorable, it’s being surrounded by friends, family, and, for some, football. With the weather getting colder and classes seeming to get longer, a few days at home enjoying the company of loved ones and devouring a delicious home-cooked turkey couldn’t be more gratefully accepted by students. Because nothing beats going home for Thanksgiving break, Billiken Dining has adjusted the dining hours accordingly for the break week! Happy Thanksgiving!!
http://www.dineoncampus.com/tools/contentImages/file/WhatsOpen_Thanksgiving%20Break_2011(5).pdf

2011-11-16T11:24:00.001-08:00

Breakfast for Dinner

There is something mildly intriguing about eating breakfast for dinner, sort of like wearing your pajamas to school. It is a deviation of the norm that creates excitement. With the end of the semester drawing closer, which means final exams are also getting closer, a little excitement is definitely needed. So tomorrow night Billiken Dining will be hosting Breakfast for Dinner in Griesedieck from 4:30-7!! The menu will consist of scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, muffins, and many more typical and delicious breakfast options. Be sure to take part in the excitement and indulge yourself in the assortment of breakfast foods available for dinner!!