#food – The Tropolitan

Dining hall caters to changing student tastes

February 7, 2020 News

(PHOTO/ Zenith Shrestha) Above: Troy Univeristy’s Dining Hall has begun offering new food choices, including more vegetarian options. Left: Jessica Bryant, a senior psychology major from Pensacola, Florida, works in the dining hall. Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Troy University Dining hall has made several updates this semester to cater to the evolving needs of students. The dining hall has started serving fresh fruit smoothies for breakfast this semester, said Eric Huvar, executive chef at Troy Dining. Other additions include extending breakfast until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The…

Office of Civic Engagement serves up volunteer opportunities

October 16, 2019 News

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer With an aim to create community partnership and inter-disciplinary collaboration, the Office of Civic Engagement at Eldridge Hall offers students a unique opportunity to engage in service initiatives. With such things as The Campus Kitchens Project and Backpacks for Kids, students can participate in initiatives that address community needs and work on issues that directly impact local citizens of Pike County. According to Tiffany Taylor, a senior biomedical sciences major from Knoxville, Tennessee, who is in charge of food initiatives, the food recovery program began in…

Kats delivering food to your door

September 11, 2019 News

Kats Delivery, a food logistics firm that specializes in catering and on demand delivery, is the latest in the food service industry to knock on the doors of Troy. Owned and run by Maurice Mercer, a Troy alum from the class of 2004, the Birmingham-based food service company began its Troy operations in August 2019. Named after his mother, Katherine, fondly remembered as Kat by her friends, Kats Delivery was a company started with a vision to serve its community. It was when Mercer’s mother fell sick at 57 while…

Chef’s meals bring people together

February 27, 2019 Trojan Living

Pratibha Gautam Staff Writer Eric “Chef” Millsaps, the executive chef of dining services at Troy University, spends most of his day planning and organizing how the different meal service stations at Trojan Dining function. He is the mind behind the fried chicken served during lunch, as well as the North African cauliflower salad served during dinner. “It’s all about making the food people enjoy,” said Millsaps, who only joined the university’s dining services in September 2018. Millsaps started his career in cooking at the age of 16, when he worked…

Annual ISCO Festival brings international flavor to Troy

November 28, 2018 Trojan Living

Georgia Blanchard Chief Copy Editor The International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) held its annual ISCO Festival Thursday, Nov. 15, featuring food and entertainment from cultures all over the world. Everyone was invited to attend, and the event was almost completely sold out, with about 300 people attending. According to Matthew Knopps, a junior accounting major from Pell City and the treasurer of the club, ISCO members worked the whole fall semester and part of the previous spring semester to put together the festival. “It’s a lot of work; we have…