4 Free Lunches and Counting

Today marked my fourth day in a row savoring a deliciously free lunch. How did I do it?

Wednesday, April 2: You guessed it...my favorite place for a free meal. The John Hope Franklin Center. The French and Public Policy Departments sponsored a talk from a French newspaper war correspondent. His talk was very interesting, but the lunch was even better. On the menu today was a nice mixed salad with balsamic vinagrette, alfredo pasta with grilled chicken, asparagus, and sun dried tomatoes, fresh bread, and a dessert tray. Good eating!

Thursday, April 3: Duke Bikes Roll Out on the Plaza. Three trips to the free pizza tent were enough to fill me up. Thanks L Mo and Co for the lunch!

Friday, April 4: My lucky day! On the way to visit a professor in the Sanford Building, a stumbled across the lunch break for "The Nature and Nuture of Ethics" conference sponsored by the Kenan Institute. I dashed to a computer to look up the details of the event, and when I saw that it was free and open to the public, I took full advantage of their culinary offerings. Lots of sandwich platters, salad, fresh fruit, and delicious cookies.

Saturday, April 5: You most likely haven't heard about Duke Dining's Customer Care Review Program. Each month, Duke Dining sends out students, faculty, and staff to evaluate their dining facilities for quality, cleanliness, and food quality. If you are a mystery dinner (of course I am), they will also pay for your lunch. This week I was assigned to McDonald's (an unfortunate draw on my part), so I was able to enjoy a greasy but satisfying lunch on Duke's dime.

(Interested in becoming a Mystery Diner?? Contact Tammy.Hope@duke.edu)

There you have it...4 days, 4 free lunches. Let's see if I can muster up anything for tomorrow and extend the streak to 5!