The long-awaited reopening of the New College Four Winds Cafe became reality on Nov. 15 when the location was occupied by the local German bakery chain, Mama G’s. The student-operated, always evolving Four Winds was an essential part of the campus since the late 1990s.…
Those who have been keeping up with the openings and closings of Four Winds Cafe may have noticed that the aforementioned Oct. 25 opening of SaraFresh Kitchen never occurred. The day before the official grand opening on Oct. 24, The Office of Communications and Marketing …
After the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., which shut down campus in Mar. 2020, the Four Winds Cafe, a major selling point for any prospective New College student, shut down along with it. While the school has been indicating that it might open…
The timeline of the Four Winds cafe over the past few years has been a turbulent one. Having gone from a communal student-run business and on-campus dining alternative to a preserved yet derelict study space, Four Winds has faced financial crisis, failed past attempts at…
Following its temporary closing in Spring 2019, the Four Winds Café—which had been a student-run business since its original opening in 1996—reopened in the middle of Fall 2019, operated by Metz Culinary Management. The re-opening cost the college $24,000, which was used to pay Metz…
