Welcome to Restaurant Chez Nana
World-class Participative Dining
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Winner of the coveted Yummy Kashrut's 5-star Award every year of operation!
Not Your Mama's Summer Camp Fare
Where Kosher, Yummy, and Fun Come Together
Mealtimes are always shared with the camp counselors and often incorporated into the educational Explorations. All of our meals use only kosher ingredients, and we focus on delicious, healthy, fresh foods prepared together, shared family style.
Camper Designed Menus
Collaborating and Cooperating
Prior to arrival, campers will select dishes they enjoy, or would like to try, from our extensive menu of available meals. During Collaboration (a Zoom meeting held about a week or so before camp begins) all of the campers attending a given session will be given the opportunity to collaborate and negotiate with each other and Chef Zeynana to arrive at the meal plan for the week. Each meal will be served family style, so each camper will have the opportunity to enjoy dishes of their own
choosing for some meals, and try dishes chosen by other campers at other meals.
For example, if Collaboration results in Pancakes and Veggie Sausage with Maple Syrup for breakfast on Wednesday, then all campers will be served that meal for breakfast on Wednesday.
Exploring our Food
From Farm & Garden to Table & Tummy
Northeastern New England is famous for our small, sustainable, organic farms and and gardens. Many of our meals are Explorations of their own and will include food picked and gathered by campers at the source -- berries, fruits, vegetables, eggs, and dairy products -- or acquired at farmer's markets. Our own herb and vegetable gardens also provide a variety of delicious options to enhance many of our dishes.
Participative Dining
There's More to a Meal than Eating
Once the food has been sourced, Zeynana campers will also participate in the social and educational aspects of dining: for many of our breakfast and dinner dishes, they will research recipes, prepare, plate, serve, and help clean up the meals that they enjoy; our lunches are usually carried with us on our day's Explorations. Every meal includes shared conversation and discussion, and a good division of labor ensures that every camper will have an opportunity to be involved in every aspect of meal creation during their stay.
Menu Selections
A Sample of Available Options
Visit the Chez Nana Menu for our current available menu options for campers to choose from as they go into Collaboration -- but each meal served at camp is family style, with limited selections served per meal.
Our menus change from time to time, so check back before your camper makes their selections!
