By Cyrus A. Natividad

The newly renovated University Dining Hall offers a better eating experience for Centralians.

The University Dining Hall now serves not only as a food and meal hub, but also as a training laboratory for students after a makeover was done, inside and outside, of the Dining Hall.

The Manager, Miss Eve Roces Ybarzabal, in a table discussion after the dedication, said that “our newly renovated Dining Hall will serve as a training laboratory for the College of Hospitality Management.” The La Azotea Restaurant at the CHM Building, formerly, Alumni Hall, will now be turned into a training center for fine dining, according to Ybarzabal.

University Dining Hall Manager, Miss Eve Roces Ybarzabal together with CHM students.

Rev. Cris Amorsolo V. Sian leads the dedication of the new University Dining Hall.

Dean Maria Medalla Baliao considered 100 laboratory hours as requirement for two subjects, for freshmen in the first and second semesters, “We will expand the services of the Dining Hall so that catering, food service, and coaching will also be integrated into the CHM and Tourism curriculum,” Baliao added.

The new Dining Hall also includes a function hall for small meetings and conferences. It can accommodate a maximum of 30 persons. Dr. Mandy Hisuan, Program Coordinator, has 3 full-time staff and 16 work students initially serving at the dining hall. Food is reasonably priced at 20-30 pesos per viand available from Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-3:00 PM.

Experience hospitality and fine customer service now as the new management of the University Dining Hall has been consigned to the CPU College of Hospitality Management.