Great Room

SERVING STUDENTS WITH FOOD ALLERGIES AND CELIAC DISEASE

The dining services team is well-trained in food allergy awareness and offer a number of options for students with food allergies and celiac disease. This includes communication about and modification to existing menu items, special preparation of menu items, and access to special products as agreed upon with students.

Daily menus for each café can be accessed at stmarys.cafebonappetit.com. Menu items that are appropriate options for most students with celiac disease are labeled as “made without gluten-containing ingredients” and can be filtered to streamline searching using the dietary preferences filter. Top-9 allergens are included in menu names and/or descriptions whenever possible. For more on eating with a food allergy in our café, visit this page and view the guide on food allergies and celiac disease at Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.

AVOIDING GLUTEN?

The Great Room offers a variety of packaged products made without gluten-containing ingredients. Avoiding Gluten pantry items include packaged breads and snack foods prepared with ingredients that are naturally without gluten-containing ingredients or alternatives to traditional gluten-containing options. A dedicated toaster is also available in this designated area of the café.

Contacts

For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:

David Sansotta, General Manager
David.Sansotta@cafebonappetit.com

Kelly O’Grady, Coordinator of Accessibility Support Services
KeOgrady@smcm.edu
240-895-4917

For nutrition related questions, please reach out to:

Daniele Rossner, MS, RDN, Regional Nutrition and Wellness Manager
Daniele.Rossner@cafebonappetit.com

When it comes to wellness, Bon Appétit’s focus is on simple, delicious food — that happens to be good for you. To support long-term health, we are bringing more plants to menus every day in a craveable way, while emphasizing healthy cooking techniques. When healthy food tastes good, nourishing your body and mind becomes the easy choice.

We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.

Wellness also includes the health of the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth. They’re all connected. Bon Appétit has been committed to “food service for a sustainable future” for decades, and we’ve led the food service industry in tackling many important issues, such as cage-free eggs, antibiotics in animal production, and farmworker rights.