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All UGA Dining Services residential units open regular hours.

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Steven Graves
Chef at Retail Operations

Native to Western Massachusetts, surrounded by local dairies and small organic farms, my family has always had a passion for good food. My mother was the butcher, baker, and cook of the family and I was her sous. And although she never cooked professionally, she always dreamed of the possibility. I started my professional career in food service washing dishes at the local mom and pop family diner, later serving then cooking breakfast and lunch. I took those skills and passion for the restaurant business to Martha's Vineyard, serving at the famous Black Dog Restaurant by day and cooking at a Seafood restaurant on the Harbor by night. In the off season, I would return to Western Mass to pick up Catering gigs and work the restaurant scene in the Five College Area. Wanting to return to school, I was encouraged to join the culinary team at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. At UMass, I worked in Retail and Catering while earning my BA in Hospitality and Tourism Management with a concentration on Food Service. After graduating I decided to pursue a long time dream to go to Culinary School and was accepted into the exclusive ACAP program at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, CA. There I was able to work with world class chefs and instructors which helped fine tune the skills I had learned in the field. After California, my wife and I decided to move to her home town of Athens, GA to raise a family. Here I have worked as a Catering Chef and as an Executive Chef of a gastropub start-up before coming back to the world of College Dining. I have since found my home here at the University of Georgia as the Managing Chef of the Commissary Kitchen and Catering since March of 2016.

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Dining Update: Joe Frank Harris Commons and the Village Summit will reopen on Monday, January 18 at 4:00 p.m. after being closed due to a power outage. Red Clay Cafe and the Market at East Campus will reopen on Tuesday, January 19. As a reminder, Bolton Dining Commons is currently open for weekend service. O-House is also open today (January 17) with a modified menu while the Village Summit is closed. All other dining commons will provide meal plan service during their regular hours on Monday, January 18, and their hours of operation can be found online. Transportation and Parking Services is running bus service from East Campus Village to O-House to Bolton from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., January 16 – 18 for dining access. Please note that open parking is available around O-House for the holiday weekend. Thank you.

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