Behind the scenes at Cafe Laura
Providing students with valuable, real-life skills for future careers in hospitality and dining services.
Cafe Laura, located in Mateer Building on Penn State's University Park campus, invites guests to enjoy a variety of lunch menus and popular theme dinners that are open to the public. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
February 29, 2024
By Patrick Mansell
Ashia Kelly, a third-year student majoring in hospitality management, prepares some pizzas for the lunch service at Cafe Laura. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Lizzy Volz provides a tray of fresh broccoli for the salad bar area as students plan and prepare the lunch menu at Penn State's Cafe Laura. Volz is a third-year student majoring in nutritional sciences. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State student Demetrius Dolinish prepares carrots for soup prior to the lunch service at Cafe Laura. As part of the lunch service, students develop recipes that rotate out over the course of the semester. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Chris Nemecek prepares plates of shrimp pasta during the lunch service at Penn State's Cafe Laura. The student-run element of Cafe Laura makes it a unique on-campus experience that provides students with skills for future careers in hospitality and dining services. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Jeremy Rhinehart, a student majoring in nutritional sciences, provides guests with made-to-order salads during the lunch service at Cafe Laura. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Cafe Laura, located in Mateer Building, offers a wide variety of menu choices all planned, prepared and served by Penn State students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Cafe Laura's lunches and theme dinners are open to the public throughout the semester. Each week offers a new, unique menu all prepared and served by Penn State's School of Hospitality Management students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Ashia Kelly, a third-year student majoring in hospitality management, prepares some pizzas for the lunch service at Cafe Laura. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Lizzy Volz provides a tray of fresh broccoli for the salad bar area as students plan and prepare the lunch menu at Penn State's Cafe Laura. Volz is a third-year student majoring in nutritional sciences. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State student Demetrius Dolinish prepares carrots for soup prior to the lunch service at Cafe Laura. As part of the lunch service, students develop recipes that rotate out over the course of the semester. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Chris Nemecek prepares plates of shrimp pasta during the lunch service at Penn State's Cafe Laura. The student-run element of Cafe Laura makes it a unique on-campus experience that provides students with skills for future careers in hospitality and dining services. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Jeremy Rhinehart, a student majoring in nutritional sciences, provides guests with made-to-order salads during the lunch service at Cafe Laura. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Cafe Laura, located in Mateer Building, offers a wide variety of menu choices all planned, prepared and served by Penn State students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
Cafe Laura's lunches and theme dinners are open to the public throughout the semester. Each week offers a new, unique menu all prepared and served by Penn State's School of Hospitality Management students. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons
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