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Celebrate your graduation with family and friends by taking advantage of New York City like never before. Commencement Carnival 2009 brings you a festival of the city's best culinary arts and culture on the cheap.
11 days, 22 featured events, 44 restaurants
In order to take advantage of Commencement Carnival offers at participating restaurants, graduating students and recent alumni must present their Columbia Alumni Arts League membership card or CUID at all restaurants. When possible, call for advance reservations and mention Columbia University. The Class of 2009 can sign up for a FREE one year membership online or in person at the Ticket and Information Center located in the lobby of Lerner Hall on 115th and Broadway and open Monday 3-8PM, Tuesday - Friday 1-8PM, and Saturday 3-10PM.
Click here to view all 44 restaurants on one page
Click here to view all 44 restaurants ordered by neighborhood
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Italian
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LOCATION:
701 West 135th Street
(corner of 12th Ave)
212.234.9573
HOURS:
Daily 11:30am to Midnight
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10% off the final bill and a glass of Prosecco for each person in the party (for a minimum party of 4)
Come to Covo and discover that a good dining experience comes from the best ingredients - not the most gimmicky assortment of them. The restaurant stands in a beautiful 120 year old building (a former Manhattanville train station), with a capacity to host small and big parties (up to 100 people) on the first floor, 70 people on the second floor, and 60 people in the sidewalk cafe for an al fresco lunch or dinner. With housemade pastas, breads, and sauces, Covo serves the most satisfying meals of genuine, tasty and hearty italian food.
Dish price range: $5.50 - $19.95
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Soul Food
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LOCATION:
366 West 110th Street
between Columbus and Manhattan Aves.
212.865.6744
HOURS:
Sun 11am-9:30pm
Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10pm
Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm
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10% off the final bill
Students from nearby Columbia University, uptown church ladies, savvy New Yorkers, and VIP's (like former President Clinton) all feel at home in this inexpensive, soul-food restaurant. Owner, Caterer and former Wilhemina model, Norma Jean Darden, serves comfort food based on family recipes from Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine, the best-selling cookbook she wrote with her sister, Carole. The bright and cozy dining room with its red and white checkerboard tile floor and ruffled strawberry curtains is modeled after their mother, Miss Mamie Jean Sampson Darden's, Alabama kitchen.
Dish price range: $12.95-$17.95
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