Mayflower's Open Dinning Menu

The “New Normal” at Mayflower

Things have certainly changed in The Mayflower Community over the last few weeks. As the result of COVID-19 precautions, we have instituted social distancing and have complied with directives from the Iowa Governor. The staff has spent many hours in enhanced safety and disinfecting work, in education and information-gathering, and in discussing what we can…

grinnell college students presenting menus for Mayflower open dining concept

Grinnell College Students Design Open Dining Menu

In preparation for The Mayflower Community’s new Open Dining program, Scott Gruhn, Director of Food Services, worked during the spring semester with a team of Grinnell College students to create a computer application to manage the menu. The students shared their work at an end-of-semester presentation to an audience of other students in the computer…

kitchen illustration for open dining concept remodel

Open Dining…It’s Coming!

The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) is in the process of a $500,000 remodeling project to convert kitchens into fully-functioning preparation and serving facilities for the Health Center and for the independent living Buckley Dining Room. The Beebe Assisted Living kitchen will be converted at a later date. Currently, all hot and cold meals are prepared…

Buckley dining room full menu and bistro menu offerings

Mayflower Dining — Now and In the Future

Meal times, special meals, celebrations in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) are a highlight. Why? Well, besides the opportunity to be with good people — our residents and their guests — the food is GREAT! Always has been. Catering needs…Who you gonna call? Mayflower! Convenient meals without having to leave the buildings and tunnels. Mayflower!…