The Faculty Club serves meals to approximately five hundred people every day and boasts 4,500 members who regularly use the club’s facilities, according to Heinrich Lütjens, general manager of the Club.
On the day of its opening, though, the Conservatory was mostly empty. Its wicker chairs sat unused and its impressive floral displays went unadmired during until the evening, when a few faculty and alumni filtered in from the main dining room.
“I love the atmosphere,” John J. Brown, former Director of the Office of Planned Giving said. “It’s a bit noisy but a lovely spot.”
Cuomo said she is confident that The Conservatory will become a popular dining alternative.
“The faculty doesn’t know about it yet,” Cuomo said, “We’re just putting our feet in the water.”
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