So this post, and my free lunch reviews in general, are rapidly becoming moot points because free lunches at Vanderbilt have effectively been cancelled thanks to the financial shitstorm we call the economy. From now on, free lunches will only be available at important lunches. Like when the dean of the school talks about the state of affairs (read: financial status) of the school. So it’s kinda ironic that they’re serving free lunches at a talk that everyone was expecting to be about how much our finances have tanked in the past couple months.
But…this isn’t a finance blog. This is a food blog! And Dean’s Lectures are awesome opportunities to indulge in tasty lunches. I still have no idea where they get the food catered from, but it’s much better than the run-of-the-mill sandwich shops around Vandy (Panera, Atlanta Bread Co., etc).
Since I’m all into eating healthy now, and monitoring my daily veggie/fiber intake, I chose the salad. It’s not the best salad I’ve seen them serve–this one was a grilled chicken Greek salad–but the meal was more than filling. Also key to the success of a free lunch are sides of fruit, snacks, and soda–all parts of a balanced high school lunch.
I entered the talk dreading what I was going to hear; I expected the free lunch to be the only highlight, but leave it to our badass dean of the school to make everyone feel proud of Vanderbilt and hopeful for the future. I’ve never felt so awesome about going to Vanderbilt as I have now. Lots of numbers were thrown out during the talk, like “we’re number 1″ or “we’re number 2″ and stuff. I don’t remember all of it anymore, but all I have to say now is: Eat that Ivy League!
