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March 23, 2000 The Banner Page 5 Features ist Melanie's small but has good food, service By Melissa Starnes Melanie’s Food Fantasy is a small, but delightful, restaurant, which would especially please healthy eat ers. Located on Broadway Avenue, Melanie’s has a calm atmosphere and kind service. I must say that I greatly enjoyed fond of the soups offered that day. My second choice was the Garlic Roasted Turkey Club sandwich, but they were out of it. Instead, we split the Broccoli Mushroom Melt sand wich. We ordered this because of the price, and because we wanted to try something new. This sandwich also includes on ions, cheese (which custortiers pick to their liking), and soy sauce. It came with pasta, which had onions. I liked the Melanie like Julia Roberts though I My Best Review Friend fan, but it ding” when she good anyway critiquing the My friend did the be- much. She dis ginning flavoring which It, however, have a bunch of cooks liked the soy s; frantically making my food in or- “overwhelmed the broccoli and der to impress me. I was treated like cheese and stuff,” she said. any regular customer. At 12:30 p.m. on a Saturday after noon, Melanie’s only had a few empty tables. I took that to mean this place must be a pretty popular. ) my friend Genie ‘You can tell I’m not health per son,” Jenkins said. We got the impression that Melanie’s is aimed towards veg etarians and people who want to eat healthily. PHOTO BY ANTHONY GRECO Melanie’s Food Fantasy, at 32 Broadway Ave., is a small restaurant that serves beakfast and lunch. The resaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday. Jenkins, a sophomore computei" Melanie’s serves only breakfast and science, and I sat down, a waitress lunch. Looking le with the i Being on a limited budge e college students), w wanted to get soup with to under $4, but neither of u , burger is priced at $4.95, and all the other sandwiches are around that range. Since our meal came with pasta too, I thought the price was affordable. I checked out their breakfast menu. Our waitress was extremely pa- They have a variety of omelets, tient. She came to us three times which I would like to go try some- before we decided on what to eat. time. Other items include waffles. Another waitress politely asked us fruit, granola, and oatmeal. They if she could refill our drinks. I felt also have juices, smoothies, coffee, they were friendly and kind, and tea. The restaurant is much smaller than I thought. It stunned me when we first walked in. I am really picky about tight quarters, but even though Melanie’s is small, it is com fortable. The tables are close to each other, but not to the point where you feel like you’re eating your neighbor’s food. Jenkins and I both liked the at mosphere of the restaurant. “It is quite cute and quaint. It definitely has a light, happy ap pearance,” Jenkins said. I could not have said it better, though I thought the place could have used more decorations or artwork to make it brighter. One decoration I did find inter esting was a bamboo blind on the wall. It seemed like a random item, but I still liked it. The counter on the right side of the place reminded me of a coffee shop or a ’60s diner. I assume that the counter must be where cus tomers can order the smoothies and other drinks. I would not recommend taking a large group of people there at the same time. They could prob ably put tables together, but since Melanie’s is not a spacious place, if you plan to go, just take a few The restaurant is quite easy to miss, so if you decide to go, Melanie’s is located between Ar chitects and Tressa’s, and is across from Sluder Furniture Company on Broadway Avenue. Melanie’s is open Wednesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to around 2:30 p.m. On Sundays, the restaurant is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. m For Your Inforniiilioii I march 23 I !: march 30 UNCA FYI is a service of the Student Activities and Student Affairs offices. academic notices Academic Advising Ends • 3/24 Early Registrarion Begins • 3/27-4/7 CSAC Scholarship Applications Available, RH 013 • due 4/28 Men's Baseball vs. Elon, noon • 3/25 Men's Baseball vs. Elon, 1 pm • 3/26 Women's Tennis vs. UNC Charlotte, 2 pm • 3/26 Men's & Women's Tennis vs. Hampton University, 2 pm • 3/28 Women's Tennis vs. Wofford College, 2 pm • 3/29 career opportunities/jobs Indoor Triathlon, HFC, 8 am • 3/25 8-Ball Tournament, open to students, faculty, staff, sign-ups 3/20-3/24 at HC gameroom desk • play begins 3/27 SGA Elections • 3/29-3/30 America Reads tutor training, LF, 4:15 pm • 3/31 Table Tennis Tournament, open to students, faculty, staff, sign-ups 3/27-31 at HC gameroom desk • play begins 4/3 White Ribbon Campaign: brochures, domestic violence materials, rope awareness materials, white ribbons at dining hall; visibly show support, take responsibility and work with women to end men's violence, (x6710 for more info) • 4/17-21 UNCA March of Dimes Walk America Team, interested walkers & sponsors (contact Elise x6513,) the walk is April 29 at 9 am Alicia Chatham Exhibition, Univ. Gallery, OH • thru 4/4 Laura Gasperson Exhibition, 2nd Floor Gallery, OH • 3/24-4/4 "Image to Image: Woman to Woman - Inspired Textile Work," Blowers Gallery, RL • thru 3/31 Bond-A-Thon-3 James Bond Films, HCL, 7 pm • 3/25 Southern Circuit Film Series "Hoisted Street, USA," (discussion with film maker to follow) Lipinsky, 7:30 pm • 3/30 leadership opportunities Student Activities Interns for Summer/Fall/Spring & Homecoming 2001 needed, (x6674) • applications due 4/5 Job Fair: Graduating seniors & alumni. Renaissance Hotel, 10 am-12:30 pm • 3/28 Student Activities Interns for Summer/Fall/Spring & Homecoming 2001 needed, (6674) • deadline 4/5 concerts/live entertainment UMCA Concert Band & UNCA Brass Ensemble, Lipinsky, 7:30 pm • 3/23 Goldeneye Video Game Tournament, HCL, 8 pm • 3/24 Bond-A-Thon, 3 James Bond Films, HCL, 7 pm • 3/25 WCU Gamelan Ensemble, Lipinsky, 7:30 pm • 3/25 Readings by Mendy Knott and Mary Larkin, LF, 3 pm • 3/26 Deborah Belcher, Pianist, Lipinsky, 4 pm • 3/26 IMANI-R&B Divas, HCL, 9 pm • 3/29 Japanese TAIKO Drumming, 8 pm, HCL • 3/30 lectures/workshops "Hydrology of WNC" by Thomas Federick, 7:30 pm, LF • 3/23 Great Decisions "Defining Humanitarian Intervention" by Dr. Mark Gibney, 7:30 pm, OCC • 3/27 Bremon Forum (Humanities Cultural Event), "World Politics and the Human Condition," OCC, 4:30-6 pm • 4/4 outdoor programs - HC (x6001) sky Diving, $75 (includes transportation & jump fee) • 3/25 Equipment Rental - backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, mountain bikes, HC tickets - discounts - he 27 - 10 am to 4 pm Asheville Art Museum, $3 Asheville Smoke, $4 • 3/24, 3/25, 3/28 Biltmore House, $22 Chimney Rock, $6 United Artists Theatres Movie tickets, $4 Student Rush $5 Ticket - to Diana Wortham Theatre Mainstage events, call 257-4530 for availability African American Dance Ensemble, $10 • 4/9 Opera-Barber of Seville, $10 • 4/9 v^omen's history month "Welfare Reform & 'Family Values:"' Work & Motherhood Inside the Welfare office," Dr. Sharon Hays, LF, 3:30 pm • 3/24 "Women in Sensible Shoes: Textuolity & Sexuality in the Novels of Dorothy Allison & Annie Proulx?" Jan Harrow, LF, 12:15 pm • 3/27 "Sisterhood is Global...0r is it?" Dr. Catherine Mitchell, LF, 12:15 pm • 3/29 "Misogyny at its Deadliest: The Witch Trials of the Early Modern Period" Dr. Tracey Rizzo, Side Door Highsmith Center, 3:15 pm • 3/29 "Managing Change: Students' Perceptions of the Assimilation of Women at VMI" Dr. Melinda Costello, Dr. Robert Yearout & April Clark-Mays, LF, 12:15 pm•3/31
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