The Lemon Tree

September 17th's lunch service featured an amazing lineup of dishes including Fried Green Tomatoes with Creole Sauce, Hot Brown, Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers, and Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream 🍨

The garlic and tomatoes were purchased locally from the University of Kentucky South Farm, and the cornmeal used in this service was purchased locally from Weisenberger Mill ✨

Thank you to everyone who attended! 🍋

Last Tuesday's lunch was a delicious service featuring Butternut Arugula Salad, Rosemary Onion Focaccia, Herb Chicken Thighs, Gnocchi with Pumpkin Parmesan Cream sauce, and an Apple Crisp with Ice Cream 🍨

The butternut squash, onions and rosemary were purchased locally from the University of Kentucky's South Farm.

Thank you to everyone who attended!
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A few seats are available for our October 1st service! You can follow the link below and reserve a spot while they’re open:

https://dhn.mgcafe.uky.edu/lemon-tree

Be sure to frequently check in on our website and stay tuned for updates, as more seats will be added soon!

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Lemon Tree featured an incredible lineup of dishes for its September 10th service. The menu included, Wedge Salad with 1000 Island Dressing, Pulled BBQ Pork, Mashed Potatoes, Southern Green Beans, Cornbread, and Pineapple Upside Down Cake ✨

The bacon was purchased from Broadbent's Country Hams and the cornmeal was purchased from Weisenberger Mill both here in Kentucky.

Thank you to everyone who attended! 🍋

Last Tuesday, Lemon Tree held its first service in Scovell Hall! The service featured an incredible menu with Italian Salad, Parmesan Garlic Focaccia, Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Chicken, Lemon Herb Orzo, and Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake ✨

The chicken used for this service was purchased from Clem's Refrigerated Foods here in Lexington, KY!

Thank you to everyone who attended! 🍋

Lemon Tree Cafe kicked off the Fall 2026 semester this week with a mock service on Monday, allowing the students to become acclimated to our amazing new Teaching Kitchen at Scovell Hall! We're excited to be back and look forward to sharing all the amazing work from our students and chefs in the coming weeks! ✨🍋

Reservations for Lemon Tree Cafe are now available for the Fall 2026 semester! We're excited to have you all dine with us at our new location in Scovell Hall and look forward to seeing everyone again soon. If you'd like to reserve a table or view the menu for this semester, click the link below for more info:
https://dhn.mgcafe.uky.edu/lemon-tree
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The students prepared last Thursday's service with another new menu featuring Parmesan Garlic Salad, Herb Salmon with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables, Focaccia, and Vanilla Bean Olive Oil Cake 🍣🍰

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported our students! 🍋✨

Last Tuesday, we had the first of two student-prepared menus for the week! For the first menu, the students picked Caesar Salad, Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Creamy Lemon Parmesan Pasta, Garlic Knots, and Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake Bars 🍝🍮

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our incredible students! ✨🍋

We were thrilled to have Chef Tanya Whitehouse and Chef Tem Burikhanov join us for an extraordinary service last Thursday! Their menu featured Hominy & Roasted Corn Salad, Pepper Jelly Sausage Ball Hoagies, a Roast Winter Vegetable Salad with Sorghum Vinaigrette, and Sticky Toffee Pudding🍮🍞🥗

Thank you so much to Chef Tanya and Chef Tem for stopping by and preparing this wonderful meal! ✨🍋