We see you, Blue Room. Thanks for being our in loco parentis, effectively powering our first day of classes with fresh and yummy produce,which includes grape tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, yellow papers, and spring mix lettuce, and helping us stick to one of our several New Year’s Resolutions. The only thing we’re missing is an empowering yet adorable note on a napkin from Mom, but we’ll take what we can get. Here’s to a happy (and healthy) shopping period, spring semester, and 2012!

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The Blue Room dished up some awesome ice cream sundaes today after advertising for it all week via Twitter (we retweeted their Tuesday tweet!) and in this morning’s Morning Mail (yes, Morning Mail has useful things after all!).

Who knows what other finals surprises may pop up….

It’s reading period, which means caffeine is even more of a necessity than usual.  Luckily, the Blue Room just added flavored lattes to their repertoire, so now you can satisfy your sweet tooth simultaneously with your coffee fix.  The flavor shots cost an extra dollar, but they save you the annoyance of having to walk to Thayer from the Rock. It’s a quick way to act when the caramel latte craving strikes and your fear of being filmed in the bathroom reigns supreme.

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Made to order: a fresh Belgian waffle with cinnamon sugar, maple syrup, and whipped cream.

Everyone knows about the Blue Room’s Shanghai and Kabob & Curry specials, but many — including dedicated morning patrons — seem to be unaware of the breakfast specials that greet students starting off their (hopefully) productive days.

Every time I come to indulge, other students curiously look at what I have and ask about it, reacting with a mixture of surprise and excitement — kind of like their reactions to discovering Jo’s serves stuffed french toast and grilled cheese when I’ve gone to get those.

"Parfait" — it's the French word for "perfect."

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The Blue Room wants to reward we few, we mighty few, we band of brothers who actually stayed on campus this weekend. With made-to-order Weekend Waffles!

These waffles are usually only available before 10 am, which means we’ve never woken up for them never happened to try them, but for this weekend they’ll be around from 10 am to 3 pm, Saturday through Monday. Toppings include but may not be limited to pure maple syrup, whipped cream, chocolate chips, assorted fruits and ice cream left over from yesterday’s wondrousness. Monday will feature the espresso ice cream flavor our friends went crazy over, so we’ll definitely be stopping by then. But why start today, the 10th day of the month of Tishrei, Blue Room? You are too cruel.

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Chef Aaron is at it again with another treat to make the Blue Room even more appetizing – iced coffee floats! Same concept as a root beer float, only better suited to all you coffee lovers. The floats will use local ice cream from SoC0 Creamery in western Mass, including Mexicali Chocolate, Espresso Cookie, and Crème Caramel. The best part…wait for it….the floats go on sale at 4 pm! And we all know what that means – meal credits! So kick off the long weekend with an iced coffee float (4-7 pm today) and feel free to rub the frothy glory in the faces of all of us who decided to flee campus Friday at noon!

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The Manhattan Chili Co. is giving out free chili in the Blue Room starting at noon. Get it while it’s hot!

Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. If you happened to stop by the Blue Room yesterday afternoon, you might have noticed the big touch screen with an interactive exhibit about Brown.

The man responsible for the exhibit is CS professor Andries van Dam, and BlogDailyHerald managed to get a few answers direct from the source about this cool new project.  [Read more →]

Anybody on meal plan knows the Blue Room is the pinnacle of Brown-sponsored dining (sorry, Faculty Club), offering sophisticated baked goods, outsourced Asian food, Vita Coco and, of course, sandwiches.

But what’s in a sandwich?

Much more than deli meat, I assure you. A sandwich is really a gateway into the soul — each piece of vegetation, protein and spread hinting at the true nature of one’s spirit. And since sandwiches are pure expressions of individuality, the best place to truly find oneself is in the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. So, without further ado, a highly scientific quiz to determine what your Blue Room sandwich says about you:

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