"Cooking for large quantities requires a different style of cooking," Mayer said.
Mayer said he will meet with Dining Services staff today to discuss training issues and said he wants to utilize the expertise of various HDS staff members.
"One top priority is the training issue, to make sure we continue to move forward," Mayer said.
He also said that he wants to see the staff interacting with students to "see what's going on and hear students' perspectives."
Mayer ate in the Quincy House dining hall on a previous visit and plans to eat in the dining halls during his visit today as well as regularly during his tenure as director of HDS.
In other business, the council unanimously passed a resolution last night to increase support for student group leaders.
The bill will create a "network of experienced student group leaders to offer informational advising to new student group leaders."
Stephen E. Weinberg '99, who authored the bill, said the legislation had the potential to strengthen student groups.
"It will be a really good thing for us to do, a really cheap thing, and hopefully it will be a very effective thing for us to do," Weinberg said