Student-operated Vita Nova restaurant to reopen for spring semester dining

9:07 a.m., Feb. 12, 2015--Vita Nova, the University of Delaware’s student-operated gourmet restaurant located on the second floor of the Trabant University Center, will reopen for lunch on Monday, Feb. 16, and for dinner on Wednesday, Feb 18.

Reservations are highly recommended for both the newly renovated Vita Nova dining room and the new Bistro dining room.

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At Vita Nova, students offer an award-winning lunch buffet Monday through Friday, beginning at 11:30 a.m., and elegant four-course dining Wednesday through Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

For those guests looking for more casual fare, the Bistro, also located on the second floor of Trabant, offers a three-course theatre menu for guests going to performances on campus, as well as a tapas-style small plate menu and an extensive beverage selection. The Bistro is open Wednesdays through Fridays, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

For reservations, call 302-831-0500, email vitanova@udel.edu or go to the Open Table website.

Information about Vita Nova is available at the website and on Facebook.

The Vita Nova restaurant laboratory is dedicated to educating tomorrow's hospitality professionals and is part of the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management in UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.