While Tech’s dining halls have surprisingly good food for a College Campus there will come a time when you just need a change of menu without forking up large sums of cash to eat out. When this happens it’s good to remember that most Freshman dorms have a kitchen on every other floor. Your basic dorm kitchen has everything you would expect: refrigerator (if you don’t mark and label your deposit it’s fair game!), electric stove, microwave, sink, etc. and in my experience they’re rarely occupied. There are lots of easy to cook, fast meals which will be much more well balanced than what you would probably splurge and eat in the dining hall (I couldn’t stay away on Brownie days).
For instance, today I pan-fried some pork chops and garlic in olive oil, boiled a few potatoes, and cooked a handful of green beans (which I also ate with olive oil… I’m a fan). It was definitely cheaper than eating out, and far tastier too.
So remember that you have a kitchen at your disposal, and a grocery store right down the street. There’s nothing stopping you from whipping up a cheap meal or that quick little midnight-study-break snack. You’ll quickly learn that there’s nothing better than good, cheap, quick food.
So if you’re in the Dawson area stop by and see one of our public programs, hike the falls, or eat at the amazing lodge! The park is just gorgeous this time of year, and there are so many good trails in the area (including the ever popular approach trail for the Appalachian Trail) that it’s hard not to have fun, even when doing so much work!
