Blog Post #4
Topic: Food/Drink at Willy T
Besides studying, the next priority on any college student's mind is eating. The designers of the William T. Young library kept this in mind with the addition of Ovid's Cafe and Starbucks to the library. While everyone knows about Starbucks and their generally overpriced coffee, not many individuals outside UK students know about Ovid's. The Kentucky Kernel wrote an article about Ovid's, especially the Spicy Beef Wrap. --http://kykernel.com/2012/01/25/secret-behind-the-spice-ovids-spicy-beef-wrap/--
The food at Ovid's is considered some of the best that can be found on campus outside maybe the new K Lair. The basic idea is that you walk up to someone working at the grill, you tell them what you want, and they cook it right there in front of you. The grill menu is not spectacularly diverse, but with the deliciousness of all the available meals there is really nothing to complain about. You can order items such as a Philly Cheesesteak, a Portobello Burger, or the ever popular Spicy Beef Wrap. The Kentucky Kernel describes the wrap as "crispy on the outside and cheesy on the inside, filled with Philly meat cooked to perfection with fresh toasted pepper and onions (or not, for the picky ones), and a special juicy, mysterious sauce that overflows the tomato wrap as you bite into it." It's an item that never fails to impress and is always on the hotlist. Because of its popularity, you can almost always expect the line at Ovid's to be extremely long unless you go at a weird hour.
If the Ovid's location in the library is so popular it begs the question as to why the University hasn't opened a second location, maybe on North Campus (only saying this because I live on North Campus of course). Although perhaps putting a good eating establishment near the library may be the University's way of encouraging students to go study.
The fact that Ovid's is so popular with students is a great reason for further research. What is it exactly about Ovid's that makes it so good? Is it truly the ingredients? Is it the fact that you can see it being made and assume it to be relatively fresh? Does its proximity to the library really make students go study? These are all questions that warrant further research.
--Stephen Ritchie
Stephen, you do a nice job on your summaries and asking fruitful questions in your latest three posts. When you do a post about an article, make sure to clearly identify the source. You did a good job identifying what type of source you used in this post and where it came from, but don't forget to include the title and author. In future blog posts, also start thinking about how the specific source could be incorporated into a documentary. Do you plan to have a whole section of your documentary focusing on Ovid's?
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