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La Madeleine says bonjour to UK

La Madeleine Country French Café has opened its first university campus café at the University of Kentucky inside "The 90," the university’s new 82,000-square-foot student dining facility.

November 29, 2015

La Madeleine Country French Café has opened its first university campus café at the University of Kentucky inside "The 90," the university’s new 82,000-square-foot student dining facility.

The decision to bring la Madeleine to the University of Kentucky came as part of a student dining survey, from which strong student interest resulted in support to bring the country French bakery café to Lexington, said John Cahill, president at la Madeleine.

"We are honored to have been selected as a restaurant of choice by University of Kentucky students," he said. "Our cafés offer a unique, welcoming atmosphere and we warmly invite all students, faculty and staff to make our café their own."

The University of Kentucky’s café, designed by alumna and la Madeleine Director of Design Carol Kamenish, will reflect the classic la Madeleine atmosphere — with wood floors, hearth fireplaces, rustic beams, and several unique dining rooms, Cahill said.  

Since late 2011, la Madeleine has been pursuing strategic growth opportunities to bring the la Madeleine experience to new markets via nontraditional venues, such as airports, colleges and universities. As part of this strategy, la Madeleine has partnered with UK Dining to open at the University of Kentucky, Cahill said.