Where the Elite Meet to Eat Meaty Treats - Restaurant review of Santa Clara University's Faculty Dining Hall

Tuesday, July 20 2010 @ 11:59 AM EDT

I love the psychology of elitism, almost as much as I love the psychology of crazy. Which is why I've always been fascinated by the perks granted to the elite. Take for example the perks that are bestowed upon you once you reach the lofty position of tenured university professor: a job for life, an army of indentured grad students and your own private dining hall. I understand the basis for some of these perks. How else would you get someone to forgo the pay associated with private industry without the carrot of lifetime employment? But a private dining facility? Are the students simply unclean?

TheRefrigerator decided to go undercover and find out just what goes on in the faculty dining hall at Santa Clara University.

My first discovery was that students are actually forced to serve the faculty in this mess hall. Here is Pathik, who is clearly oblivious to his servitude.



Doesn't he realize that the power of production is in the hands of the workers?

Here are the flowers that the elite place on their tables. Certainly, they are beautiful, but doesn't the scent of oppression overwhelm the natural fragrance?



Here is the run of the mill catering fare that is served in this luxurious...



Hey wait a minute! That looks like dried-out fish served with some vegetables. Where's the boar's head covered in truffle oil? Where's the aged venison served with an etouffee of endangered reef shark? Where is the opulence?

As this dead fly slowly swirled in my water glass I began to realize that the faculty dining hall at Santa Clara University is just like any other cafeteria. It's a retreat for over-worked professors; a place of respite. It was not the Da Vinci Code secret-society gathering that I had expected.



Apparently I will have to continue my search for the unseen hand that pulls the levers of society. Because at the Santa Clara University dining hall even a schmoe like me is treated with respect and dignity. My compliments to the chef.

Refrigerator rating: 9 yums (out of a possible 10) - 1 yum deducted for the dead fly

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