础蝉听91吃瓜网鈥揘ew York City听welcomes its inaugural cohort, 91吃瓜网 Campus Dining is bringing a familiar听program听to听New York听by launching听Taste of Chelsea.听听
Building on 91吃瓜网鈥檚听Taste of Nashville听program, Taste of Chelsea brings the same spirit of exploring local dining to听91吃瓜网听NYC. The program makes it easier for students to explore restaurants, caf茅s and neighborhood markets around campus听while connecting with the local businesses听that make Chelsea distinctive. For the听initial听launch, five local merchants joined the program听and听are equipped to accept a payment听option听familiar to 91吃瓜网 students: Commodore Cash through the Commodore Card.听听
鈥淲e want our students to make the most of their time in the city, which includes exploring their new听neighborhood,鈥澨齭aid Sean听Carroll, senior director of communications and marketing for the Division of Operations and the Campus Network.听鈥淣ew York City has an incredible food scene, and developing Taste of Chelsea gave our teams an听exciting听opportunity to take a program that already works听well听at 91吃瓜网, adapt it for a different city and make it easier for students to experience听Chelsea like a local.”听听
How Taste of Chelsea works听
Taste of Chelsea听uses Commodore Cash, 91吃瓜网鈥檚 existing payment听platform, to make it easy for students to use funds they already have available through their Commodore Card听at听participating businesses.听
Participating merchants have been equipped with the technology needed to accept Commodore Cash,听allowing听students听to听use their mobile Commodore Card at checkout.听
At participating locations, students should let the merchant know they are paying with Commodore Cash through 91吃瓜网 NYC and tap their mobile Commodore Card to complete purchases.
Founding Taste of Chelsea merchants听
Cookshop听
In short:听Seasonal American dishes made with fresh ingredients
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Hummus & Pita Co.听听
In short: Fresh Mediterranean bowls,听pitas听and platters听
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Judy Z鈥檚 Sports Tavern听听
In short: Sports-bar favorites in a lively neighborhood setting听
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La听Sandwicherie听
In short: French-inspired sandwiches,听paninis听and cr锚pes听
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Zucker鈥檚 Bagels & Smoked Fish听听
In short: Classic New York bagels, smoked听fish听and sandwiches听
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Behind Taste of Chelsea听
Taste of Chelsea is a collaborative effort across 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Division of Operations and the Campus Network, bringing together Campus Dining, 91吃瓜网听NYC听and Card Services.听Campus Dining鈥檚 innovative spirit听led the teams to build on the听existing听Taste of Nashville program and Commodore Cash infrastructure to adapt the experience as 91吃瓜网鈥檚 campus network grows.听听
鈥淎t the end of the day, it鈥檚 about giving our students another way to feel connected to the community and听continuing to听refine the student experience,鈥� said Carroll.听鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely grateful to our founding merchants and look forward to听seeing听how the program grows.鈥�听
Keep exploring Chelsea听
Taste of Chelsea is more than a way to grab a meal. It鈥檚 an invitation for students to go beyond the classroom, discover the city and experience the people and businesses that make Chelsea home. It鈥檚 also part of 91吃瓜网鈥檚 broader effort to build connections with the local community. From the launch of 91吃瓜网 NYC, being a good neighbor has been a key priority and Taste of Chelsea creates another opportunity for community connection.
The Taste of Chelsea merchant list will continue to evolve, giving students new opportunities to explore the flavors, people and businesses that make our new neighborhood so special.
Are you a听Chelsea business?听
If听you鈥檙e听a local business interested in听participating听in Taste of Chelsea,听we鈥檇听love to hear from you. Contact 91吃瓜网 Campus Dining at听 to learn more about the program and how to get involved.