Breaking bread together
These days, the thought of shared meals, in which families or friends regularly gather around tables to eat and converse leisurely, seems about as old-fashioned as a rotary phone. In the fast-paced world of 2010, diners are more likely to grab a sandwich to go, or eat at their desks, in their cars, while walking, or even on public transit en route to their next engagements. The Harvard Divinity School (HDS) is hoping to change that dining dynamic in a small way with its new community table at the School’s Rock Café. Introduced this fall as a way to bring people together around shared meals, the table was the idea of Harvard University Hospitality and Dining Services (HUDS), and was backed by the café’s food advisory committee, a group of students and staff who regularly meet to discuss ways to improve the eating experience at the newly renovated dining space in Rockefeller Hall. “We...