At lunch you probably saw some dining hall employees huffing and puffing over some corn stalks and festive squash colored tablecloths, and you may have asked yourself “hey myself, what’s with the festivities?” Well tonight’s dinner at good ol’ Murray-Aikins is “harvest themed.” Tonight’s each dining station will feature locally grown and obtained products thanks to Skidmore’s new food service provider, who’s name escapes me at the moment (but hey good job guys). That means Global Café will bring you “bratwurst braised in Saratoga Oktoberfest Ale with Cortland apples, onions and kraut.” The Diner also has local treats like “apple cider glazed pork,” “succotash with fava beans & local corn,” and most surprisingly “Caerphilly cheese & pear strata,” I don’t even know what that is. Before you young gourmets run each other into the ground over some local goat cheese and binge on some “roasted acorn squash risotto” remember there are special deserts too.

Dinner is served 5pm-8pm with Late Night most likely being deep fried versions of the days specialties with butter.