the WSU Housing & Residential Life
Cool Vibe
The spacious dining room, new from top website (housing.wayne.edu/dining/
greenngold-menu.php) posts daily
to bottom, has individual walls painted
dining menus for Gold 'n' Greens.
vibrant shades of green, blue and other
Fusion recently offered spiced len-
colors. Up to 180 can dine at tables while
tils, sweet peas, tzatziki and zucchini
20 can choose to eat or relax on a comfy
keftedes for lunch and green beans,
couch or chair on the room's left side.
polenta cakes with wild mushroom
Natural sunlight during the day adds to
ragout, roasted potatoes, and spin-
the appeal of this soft seating area — "a
ach and ricotta canneloni at dinner.
warm and friendly environment," said
Specials from other stations are listed
Shoshana Cohen, 20, a junior from Oak
as well.
Park who went to Beth Jacob School for
The attentive service is another plus,
Girls there.
led by facility manager Aaron Zanders, a
Krupnik provided guidance on what
Jewish AVI staffer.
to upgrade in the new Gold 'n' Greens
A natural setting for Jewish clien-
kitchen and how AVI could run a quality
tele, Gold 'n' Greens is where Rabbi
kosher operation.
Herschel Finman will hold a Monday
"It took six of us 17 hours to kasher
everything possible — from the stoves to lunch-and-learn series for students.
Orthodox Jews can
the trays and silver-
feed their large
ware': he said.
families relatively
Skokas helped
inexpensively.
design the food ser-
GOLD GREENS
During three
vice area, which is
Wayne State University
days
of Sukkot,
Ghafari Residence Hall
arranged in various
food
was available
stations. Fusion is
695 Williams Mall
to
carry
out and be
the name given to
Detroit, MI 48202
consumed
in the
the center island sta-
(313) 577-9941
campus
sukkah.
tion where workers
A new Grab-
arrange and serve the
Hours
and-Go
counter
day's main entrees
(closed Friday evenings,
refrigerator
is com-
weekends and Jewish
with sides.
ing
soon.
Giulio Fattore, an
holidays)
"We are encour-
AVI executive chef
Breakfast — 8-9:30 a.m.
aging
all students
Lunch — Noon-1:30 p.m.
assigned to WSU,
to
try
[Gold
'n
Dinner — 5:30-7 p.m.
supervises the entire
Greens],
and
once
campus' dining opera-
they
do,
they
keep
tion. He works with
coming
back,"
Krupnik to adapt
Startkman said.
current recipes or create new ones that
"It is so nice to have a kosher cafete-
conform to Vaad guidelines.
ria for the Jewish students on campus
to enjoy hot meals during their breaks
Revolving Menu
from class," said Moshe Alishayev, 19, a
Fattore's kosher cuisine is creative and
sophomore from Oak Park, who attend-
wholesome, but it is not a Jewish-style
ed Frankel Jewish Academy in West
menu. Michael said campus residents
Bloomfield.
are being encouraged to submit favorite
"Gold 'n Greens is a great option to
home recipes for possible adoption at the
have on campus, not just for the Jewish
holidays.
students but for everyone," said Dan
"Everything here is made from
Snyder, 20, a fourth-year student from
scratch," Fattore said. "We soak our own
Farmington Hills, who went to North
beans and then smoke them" for Smoky
Farmington High.
Black Bean Tostadas. "The tostadas are
Starkman noticed a "veritable who's
made individually" The entree won't be
who
among the [WSU] administra-
back for another 21 days on the chef's
tion"
in the dining hall. Physicians from
revolving cycle.
Detroit
Medical Center and Henry Ford
Lining the walls are other food sta-
Hospital
also frequent the place. She
tions, most with changing items. The
called
Gold
'n! Greens "a dining option
Grill might have a vegetarian MS Farms
that
is
truly
unique to the Wayne State
Chicken Ranch Sandwich with some
campus and the city of Detroit"
type of vegetable fries. Or look for Pesto
Klein, the frequent diner, says he
Vegetable Pizza, Veggie French Onion
already
knows the dining hall will be
Soup, and bulgur salad in the Whole
successful.
Grains and Beans station.
Torah on Tap Rabbi Leiby Burham
The dining hall has a bakery and
agrees.
fresh fruit. The water is flavored deli-
"Gold 'n' Greens is clearly not only
cately with lemon or orange slices. Soft
attracting
people who are looking for
self-serve ice cream is another dessert
kosher,"
he
said. "It's just a great place to
option.
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