la Madeleine Opens at The 90 With Country French Cuisine

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 16, 2015) — Today the University of Kentucky welcomes la Madeleine Country French Café to campus. The café is located at The 90, UK's new 82,000-square-foot student dining facility.

The decision to bring la Madeleine to UK came as part of a student dining survey, from which strong student interest resulted in support of bringing the country French bakery café to Lexington.

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

Each la Madeleine café is built to provide a relaxing “home away from home” with a modern country French design. UK’s café reflects the classic la Madeleine atmosphere with wood floors, hearth fireplaces, rustic beams and unique dining rooms. The unmistakable la Madeleine motif creates an inviting atmosphere to enjoy a meal with friends, colleagues and family and to take a momentary break from the rush of the day.

Since late 2011, la Madeleine has been pursuing strategic growth opportunities to bring the la Madeleine experience to new markets. As part of this strategy, la Madeleine has partnered with UK Dining to open at the University of Kentucky.

The distinguished bakery café, will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and will feature 76 made-from-scratch menu items using classic French techniques, including the brand’s signature Tomato Basil Soupe, Caesar Salade, Country French Breakfast, Croque Monsieur and Chicken la Madeleine.

la Madeleine at The 90 welcomes guests to experience delectable country French cuisine and its warm, inviting ambiance from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday. The restaurant will have the options for dining in and taking out. For more information, visit the UK Dining website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Blair Hoover, (859) 257-6398; blair.hoover@uky.edu