Students Speak: What’s your favorite D-Hall hack?

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“So you can make ice cream sandwiches if they have particularly good cookies. You just grab two and then you put a scoop of ice cream in the middle and smush it all together.” ­— Anna Engelhardt ’21 (left)

May 3, 2018

The S&B’s Ahon Gooptu approached Grinnell students to find out what they do to make the daily grind of the Dining Hall bearable and maybe even, dare we say it, tasty? If you’re looking to get yourself some resourceful tips for tasty food, even on a meal plan, this is the place. Photos by Mahira Faran.

 

“Pizza bagels are dope to make. You cut open a bagel, you get some marinara sauce from the pasta bar and then whatever cheese and other toppings that you want.”
— Nai’ya Willis-Hogan ’20

 

“Get off the meal plan.”
— Ayon Dey ’18

 

“So you can make ice cream sandwiches if they have particularly good cookies. You just grab two and then you put a scoop of ice cream in the middle and smush it all together.”
­— Anna Engelhardt ’21 (left)

 

“I put ketchup cups inside a to-go cup to keep it safe, when I get a to-go box.”
— Marnie Monogue ’21

 

“Cheese fries. Get any fried potato from the Grill, then you have the cheeses at the salad bar. Add some bacon or pork or beans. Slide over to the microwave, pop it in for a bit and melt the cheese. You can add some parsley, oregano [or] Cajun seasoning on it, if you like.”
— Michael Lee ’18
“If you eat lunch at 12:10, it’s the best time because between 11:50 and 12:00, the line [outside] is disgusting and the line for the food is disgusting.”
— Monserrat Castro ’21